Rating

Low Unemployment

Scale56-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places with lower resident unemployment on a fixed national scale, while showing and accounting for ACS survey uncertainty.

Sources

1 source

2020–2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Direct place-level unemployment percentage among residents in the civilian labor force, its published 90% margin of error, and the estimated civilian-labor-force universe.
What it tells us: Supports a resident unemployment comparison over the five-year survey period; it is not a current monthly rate or a measure of jobs located in the place.

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