Unemployment Rate in Beaufort County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Beaufort County Compares
National Distribution
Where Beaufort County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Beaufort County: 3.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,288 | Franklin County, IN | 3.9% |
| #1,289 | Greene County, NY | 3.9% |
| #1,290 | Pike County, MO | 3.9% |
| #1,291 | Beaufort County, NC | 3.9% |
| #1,292 | Union County, IL | 3.9% |
| #1,293 | Benton County, MN | 3.9% |
| #1,294 | Zavala County, TX | 3.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Beaufort County, North Carolina
Beaufort County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.9%, which ranks #1,291 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 25.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Beaufort County ranks #24 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 60th 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.