Unemployment Rate in Union County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.7%
Rank #535/3,222 · #7 in KY
83th
Union 2.7%
KY 4.8% -44.3%
US 5.3% -49.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Union County's unemployment rate of 2.7% 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 Union County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #532 | Lincoln County, AR | 2.7% |
| #533 | Davis County, UT | 2.7% |
| #534 | Clarke County, VA | 2.7% |
| #535 | Union County, KY | 2.7% |
| #536 | Murray County, MN | 2.7% |
| #537 | Habersham County, GA | 2.7% |
| #538 | Lawrence County, OH | 2.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Union County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 2.7%, ranking #535 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 49.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #7 of 120. This places it in the 83th 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.