Unemployment Rate in Kern County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.6%
Rank #2,998/3,222 · #46 in CA
7th
Kern 8.6%
CA 6.6% +30.8%
US 5.3% +61.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Kern County's unemployment rate of 8.6% 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 Kern County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,995 | Logan County, WV | 8.5% |
| #2,996 | Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | 8.5% |
| #2,997 | Pleasants County, WV | 8.5% |
| #2,998 | Kern County, CA | 8.6% |
| #2,999 | Lewis County, WV | 8.6% |
| #3,000 | Noxubee County, MS | 8.6% |
| #3,001 | Wayne County, MI | 8.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Kern County, California has a unemployment rate of 8.6%, ranking #2,998 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 61.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within California, it ranks #46 of 58. This places it in the 7th 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.