Unemployment Rate in Washington County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,915/3,222 · #31 in AL
41th
Washington 4.9%
AL 4.7% +4.0%
US 5.3% -8.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Washington 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 Washington County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,912 | Fayette County, KY | 4.8% |
| #1,913 | Houston County, GA | 4.8% |
| #1,914 | McMinn County, TN | 4.8% |
| #1,915 | Washington County, AL | 4.9% |
| #1,916 | Chickasaw County, MS | 4.9% |
| #1,917 | Crawford County, MO | 4.9% |
| #1,918 | Santa Clara County, CA | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Washington County, Alabama has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,915 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Alabama, it ranks #31 of 67. This places it in the 41th 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.