Unemployment Rate in Laurel County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.5%
Rank #981/3,222 · #22 in KY
70th
Laurel 3.5%
KY 4.8% -27.6%
US 5.3% -34.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Laurel County's unemployment rate of 3.5% 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 Laurel County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #978 | White County, IN | 3.5% |
| #979 | Crawford County, IN | 3.5% |
| #980 | Somerset County, ME | 3.5% |
| #981 | Laurel County, KY | 3.5% |
| #982 | Huntington County, IN | 3.5% |
| #983 | Woodford County, IL | 3.5% |
| #984 | Broadwater County, MT | 3.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Laurel County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, ranking #981 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #22 of 120. This places it in the 70th 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.