Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.8%
Rank #2,446/3,222 · #110 in GA
24th
Jefferson 5.8%
GA 5.1% +14.5%
US 5.3% +9.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's unemployment rate of 5.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Jefferson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,443 | San Diego County, CA | 5.8% |
| #2,444 | Hampton city, VA | 5.8% |
| #2,445 | Perry County, TN | 5.8% |
| #2,446 | Jefferson County, GA | 5.8% |
| #2,447 | Tuscaloosa County, AL | 5.8% |
| #2,448 | Piute County, UT | 5.8% |
| #2,449 | Caddo County, OK | 5.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, ranking #2,446 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #110 of 159. This places it in the 24th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.