Unemployment Rate in Lafayette County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.0%
Rank #689/3,222 · #31 in MO
79th
Lafayette 3.0%
MO 4.0% -23.7%
US 5.3% -42.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lafayette County's unemployment rate of 3.0% 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 Lafayette County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #686 | Brewster County, TX | 3.0% |
| #687 | Twin Falls County, ID | 3.0% |
| #688 | Freestone County, TX | 3.0% |
| #689 | Lafayette County, MO | 3.0% |
| #690 | Sherman County, NE | 3.0% |
| #691 | Oglethorpe County, GA | 3.0% |
| #692 | Grand Isle County, VT | 3.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lafayette County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 3.0%, ranking #689 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #31 of 115. This places it in the 79th 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.