Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.2%
Rank #2,117/3,222 · #75 in KY
34th
Jefferson 5.2%
KY 4.8% +6.7%
US 5.3% -2.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's unemployment rate of 5.2% 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 →| #2,114 | Ouachita County, AR | 5.2% |
| #2,115 | Delaware County, OK | 5.2% |
| #2,116 | Livingston County, NY | 5.2% |
| #2,117 | Jefferson County, KY | 5.2% |
| #2,118 | Defiance County, OH | 5.2% |
| #2,119 | Laurens County, GA | 5.2% |
| #2,120 | Lucas County, IA | 5.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.2%, ranking #2,117 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #75 of 120. This places it in the 34th 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.