Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.0%
Rank #2,792/3,222 · #58 in MS
13th
Wayne 7.0%
MS 5.7% +22.5%
US 5.3% +31.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's unemployment rate of 7.0% 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 →| #2,789 | Whitman County, WA | 6.9% |
| #2,790 | Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 7.0% |
| #2,791 | Tyler County, WV | 7.0% |
| #2,792 | Wayne County, MS | 7.0% |
| #2,793 | Benton County, OR | 7.0% |
| #2,794 | Hatillo Municipio, PR | 7.0% |
| #2,795 | Owen County, KY | 7.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wayne County, Mississippi has a unemployment rate of 7.0%, ranking #2,792 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #58 of 82. This places it in the 13th 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.