Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.2%
Rank #2,823/3,222 · #140 in GA
12th
Wayne 7.2%
GA 5.1% +40.8%
US 5.3% +34.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's unemployment rate of 7.2% 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 Wayne County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,820 | Morris County, TX | 7.1% |
| #2,821 | Glades County, FL | 7.1% |
| #2,822 | Macon County, GA | 7.1% |
| #2,823 | Wayne County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,824 | Westmoreland County, VA | 7.2% |
| #2,825 | Decatur County, TN | 7.2% |
| #2,826 | Jasper County, GA | 7.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wayne County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 7.2%, ranking #2,823 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #140 of 159. This places it in the 12th 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.