Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.3%
Rank #2,860/3,222 · #112 in MO
11th
Wayne 7.3%
MO 4.0% +83.9%
US 5.3% +38.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's unemployment rate of 7.3% 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 Wayne County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,857 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 7.3% |
| #2,858 | San Lorenzo Municipio, PR | 7.3% |
| #2,859 | Hardy County, WV | 7.3% |
| #2,860 | Wayne County, MO | 7.3% |
| #2,861 | Zapata County, TX | 7.3% |
| #2,862 | Boone County, IL | 7.4% |
| #2,863 | Putnam County, FL | 7.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wayne County, Missouri has a unemployment rate of 7.3%, ranking #2,860 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Missouri, it ranks #112 of 115. This places it in the 11th 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.