Unemployment Rate in Jones County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.0%
Rank #1,321/3,222 · #14 in MS
59th
Jones 4.0%
MS 5.7% -29.9%
US 5.3% -24.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jones County's unemployment rate of 4.0% 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 Jones County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,318 | Lyman County, SD | 4.0% |
| #1,319 | Wythe County, VA | 4.0% |
| #1,320 | Weakley County, TN | 4.0% |
| #1,321 | Jones County, MS | 4.0% |
| #1,322 | Harrison County, WV | 4.0% |
| #1,323 | Montgomery County, KY | 4.0% |
| #1,324 | Wood County, WI | 4.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jones County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 4.0%, ranking #1,321 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #14 of 82. This places it in the 59th 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.