Unemployment Rate in Muhlenberg County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.6%
Rank #2,374/3,222 · #81 in KY
26th
Muhlenberg 5.6%
KY 4.8% +16.7%
US 5.3% +6.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Muhlenberg County's unemployment rate of 5.6% 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 Muhlenberg County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,371 | Las Animas County, CO | 5.6% |
| #2,372 | Logan County, AR | 5.6% |
| #2,373 | DeKalb County, TN | 5.6% |
| #2,374 | Muhlenberg County, KY | 5.6% |
| #2,375 | Elk County, PA | 5.6% |
| #2,376 | Muskogee County, OK | 5.6% |
| #2,377 | Lumpkin County, GA | 5.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.6%, ranking #2,374 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #81 of 120. This places it in the 26th 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.