Unemployment Rate in Ottawa County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.5%
Rank #1,001/3,222 · #8 in MI
69th
Ottawa 3.5%
MI 5.7% -38.2%
US 5.3% -33.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Ottawa County's unemployment rate of 3.5% 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 Ottawa County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #998 | Greeley County, NE | 3.5% |
| #999 | Costilla County, CO | 3.5% |
| #1,000 | Stafford County, VA | 3.5% |
| #1,001 | Ottawa County, MI | 3.5% |
| #1,002 | Strafford County, NH | 3.5% |
| #1,003 | Blount County, TN | 3.5% |
| #1,004 | Lawrence County, IN | 3.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Ottawa County, Michigan has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, ranking #1,001 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Michigan, it ranks #8 of 83. This places it in the 69th 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.