Unemployment Rate in Walker County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,925/3,222 · #32 in AL
40th
Walker 4.9%
AL 4.7% +4.4%
US 5.3% -8.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Walker County's unemployment rate of 4.9% 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 Walker County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,922 | Mason County, IL | 4.9% |
| #1,923 | Erie County, NY | 4.9% |
| #1,924 | Denver County, CO | 4.9% |
| #1,925 | Walker County, AL | 4.9% |
| #1,926 | Horry County, SC | 4.9% |
| #1,927 | LaSalle Parish, LA | 4.9% |
| #1,928 | McKean County, PA | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Walker County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,925 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Alabama, it ranks #32 of 67. This places it in the 40th 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.