Unemployment Rate in Wilkes County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.5%
Rank #181/3,222 · #2 in GA
94th
Wilkes 1.5%
GA 5.1% -69.5%
US 5.3% -70.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wilkes County's unemployment rate of 1.5% 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 Wilkes County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #178 | Prince Edward County, VA | 1.5% |
| #179 | Golden Valley County, MT | 1.5% |
| #180 | Daviess County, IN | 1.5% |
| #181 | Wilkes County, GA | 1.5% |
| #182 | Glascock County, GA | 1.6% |
| #183 | Worth County, MO | 1.6% |
| #184 | Houston County, MN | 1.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wilkes County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 1.5%, ranking #181 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 70.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Georgia, it ranks #2 of 159. This places it in the 94th 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.