Unemployment Rate in Lafayette County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.3%
Rank #2,194/3,222 · #35 in AR
32th
Lafayette 5.3%
AR 4.9% +7.9%
US 5.3% -0.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lafayette County's unemployment rate of 5.3% 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 Lafayette County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,191 | Miller County, MO | 5.3% |
| #2,192 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 5.3% |
| #2,193 | Kaufman County, TX | 5.3% |
| #2,194 | Lafayette County, AR | 5.3% |
| #2,195 | Madison County, AR | 5.3% |
| #2,196 | Benton County, WA | 5.3% |
| #2,197 | Mitchell County, TX | 5.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lafayette County, Arkansas has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, ranking #2,194 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #35 of 75. This places it in the 32th 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.