Unemployment Rate in Burke County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Burke County Compares
National Distribution
Where Burke County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Burke County: 4.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,576 | Randolph County, MO | 4.4% |
| #1,577 | Caldwell County, KY | 4.4% |
| #1,578 | Bennington County, VT | 4.4% |
| #1,579 | Burke County, NC | 4.4% |
| #1,580 | Linn County, KS | 4.4% |
| #1,581 | Washington County, RI | 4.4% |
| #1,582 | Warren County, IN | 4.4% |
Unemployment Rate in Burke County, North Carolina
Burke County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, which ranks #1,579 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 17.3% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Burke County ranks #39 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 51th 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.