Unemployment Rate in Macon County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.1%
Rank #2,822/3,222 · #139 in GA
12th
Macon 7.1%
GA 5.1% +40.7%
US 5.3% +34.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Macon County's unemployment rate of 7.1% 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 →| #2,819 | Madison County, TX | 7.1% |
| #2,820 | Morris County, TX | 7.1% |
| #2,821 | Glades County, FL | 7.1% |
| #2,822 | Macon County, GA | 7.1% |
| #2,823 | Wayne County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,824 | Westmoreland County, VA | 7.2% |
| #2,825 | Decatur County, TN | 7.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Macon County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 7.1%, ranking #2,822 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #139 of 159. This places it in the 12th 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.