Unemployment Rate in Shawnee County, KS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.1%
Rank #1,393/3,222 · #85 in KS
57th
Shawnee 4.1%
KS 3.8% +7.5%
US 5.3% -22.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Shawnee County's unemployment rate of 4.1% 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 Shawnee County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,390 | Buchanan County, MO | 4.1% |
| #1,391 | Natrona County, WY | 4.1% |
| #1,392 | Prowers County, CO | 4.1% |
| #1,393 | Shawnee County, KS | 4.1% |
| #1,394 | DeKalb County, AL | 4.1% |
| #1,395 | Trigg County, KY | 4.1% |
| #1,396 | Lake County, OR | 4.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Shawnee County, Kansas has a unemployment rate of 4.1%, ranking #1,393 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kansas, it ranks #85 of 105. This places it in the 57th 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.