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%

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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.

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#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.