Unemployment Rate in Shelby County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.2%
Rank #1,409/3,222 · #37 in KY
56th
Shelby 4.2%
KY 4.8% -14.1%
US 5.3% -21.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's unemployment rate of 4.2% 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 Shelby County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,406 | Martin County, MN | 4.2% |
| #1,407 | Kent County, MI | 4.2% |
| #1,408 | Clermont County, OH | 4.2% |
| #1,409 | Shelby County, KY | 4.2% |
| #1,410 | Webster County, GA | 4.2% |
| #1,411 | Greenbrier County, WV | 4.2% |
| #1,412 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 4.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Shelby County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, ranking #1,409 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #37 of 120. This places it in the 56th 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.