Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.2%
Rank #792/3,222 · #35 in MO
75th
Jefferson 3.2%
MO 4.0% -20.2%
US 5.3% -39.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's unemployment rate of 3.2% 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 →| #789 | Muscatine County, IA | 3.2% |
| #790 | Grundy County, MO | 3.2% |
| #791 | Fayette County, IA | 3.2% |
| #792 | Jefferson County, MO | 3.2% |
| #793 | Shelby County, IA | 3.2% |
| #794 | Payette County, ID | 3.2% |
| #795 | Saline County, MO | 3.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 3.2%, ranking #792 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #35 of 115. This places it in the 75th 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.