Unemployment Rate in Washington County, IL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.3%
Rank #1,541/3,222 · #49 in IL
52th
Washington 4.3%
IL 5.8% -25.3%
US 5.3% -18.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's unemployment rate of 4.3% 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 →| #1,538 | Simpson County, MS | 4.3% |
| #1,539 | Austin County, TX | 4.3% |
| #1,540 | Williams County, ND | 4.3% |
| #1,541 | Washington County, IL | 4.3% |
| #1,542 | Flagler County, FL | 4.3% |
| #1,543 | Hubbard County, MN | 4.3% |
| #1,544 | Duval County, FL | 4.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Washington County, Illinois has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, ranking #1,541 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Illinois, it ranks #49 of 102. This places it in the 52th 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.