Unemployment Rate in Macon County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.3%
Rank #2,980/3,222 · #57 in AL
8th
Macon 8.3%
AL 4.7% +77.5%
US 5.3% +56.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Macon County's unemployment rate of 8.3% 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 Macon County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,977 | Newton County, TX | 8.3% |
| #2,978 | Aleutians East Borough, AK | 8.3% |
| #2,979 | Madison County, ID | 8.3% |
| #2,980 | Macon County, AL | 8.3% |
| #2,981 | Lassen County, CA | 8.3% |
| #2,982 | Orangeburg County, SC | 8.3% |
| #2,983 | Trinity County, CA | 8.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Macon County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 8.3%, ranking #2,980 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 56.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Alabama, it ranks #57 of 67. This places it in the 8th 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.