Unemployment Rate in Oakland County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.8%
Rank #1,871/3,222 · #36 in MI
42th
Oakland 4.8%
MI 5.7% -16.0%
US 5.3% -9.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Oakland County's unemployment rate of 4.8% 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 Oakland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,868 | Marion County, WV | 4.8% |
| #1,869 | Atkinson County, GA | 4.8% |
| #1,870 | Essex County, VT | 4.8% |
| #1,871 | Oakland County, MI | 4.8% |
| #1,872 | Florence County, WI | 4.8% |
| #1,873 | Maries County, MO | 4.8% |
| #1,874 | Warren County, MS | 4.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Oakland County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,871 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Michigan, it ranks #36 of 83. This places it in the 42th 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.