Unemployment Rate in Avery County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Avery County Compares
National Distribution
Where Avery County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Avery County: 4.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,903 | Perkins County, SD | 4.8% |
| #1,904 | Churchill County, NV | 4.8% |
| #1,905 | Hamilton County, IA | 4.8% |
| #1,906 | Avery County, NC | 4.8% |
| #1,907 | Ralls County, MO | 4.8% |
| #1,908 | Clay County, IL | 4.8% |
| #1,909 | Walton County, FL | 4.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Avery County, North Carolina
Avery County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,906 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Avery County ranks #52 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 41th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.