Unemployment Rate in Perry County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.9%
Rank #256/3,222 · #3 in MS
92th
Perry 1.9%
MS 5.7% -66.7%
US 5.3% -64.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Perry County's unemployment rate of 1.9% 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 Perry County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #253 | Sutton County, TX | 1.9% |
| #254 | Beadle County, SD | 1.9% |
| #255 | Chase County, NE | 1.9% |
| #256 | Perry County, MS | 1.9% |
| #257 | Iowa County, IA | 1.9% |
| #258 | Clay County, NE | 1.9% |
| #259 | Caribou County, ID | 1.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Perry County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 1.9%, ranking #256 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 64.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #3 of 82. This places it in the 92th 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.