Unemployment Rate in Macon County, MO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

2.1% Rank #301/3,222 · #10 in MO
91th
Macon 2.1%
MO 4.0% -48.0%
US 5.3% -60.8%

Unemployment Rate Trend

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National Distribution

How Macon County's unemployment rate of 2.1% 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

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#298 Blaine County, ID 2.1%
#299 Lamb County, TX 2.1%
#300 Cameron Parish, LA 2.1%
#301 Macon County, MO 2.1%
#302 Pierce County, NE 2.1%
#303 Clark County, ID 2.1%
#304 Effingham County, IL 2.1%

About Unemployment Rate

Macon County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 2.1%, ranking #301 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 60.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #10 of 115. This places it in the 91th 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.