Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.0%
Rank #2,938/3,222 · #99 in IA
9th
Jefferson 8.0%
IA 3.6% +122.5%
US 5.3% +50.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's unemployment rate of 8.0% 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 →| #2,935 | Allen County, KS | 7.9% |
| #2,936 | Robertson County, TX | 7.9% |
| #2,937 | Union County, SC | 7.9% |
| #2,938 | Jefferson County, IA | 8.0% |
| #2,939 | Huerfano County, CO | 8.0% |
| #2,940 | Stanislaus County, CA | 8.0% |
| #2,941 | Lincoln County, OR | 8.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 8.0%, ranking #2,938 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #99 of 99. This places it in the 9th 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.