Unemployment Rate in Caldwell County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.0% −5.1% vs nat'l
Rank #2,039 of 3,222
37th percentile

How Caldwell County Compares

Caldwell County
5.0%
North Carolina Average
5.0%
Rank #59 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
5.1% below

National Distribution

Where Caldwell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Caldwell County: 5.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,036 Umatilla County, OR 5.0%
#2,037 Allegheny County, PA 5.0%
#2,038 Christian County, KY 5.0%
#2,039 Caldwell County, NC 5.0%
#2,040 Albany County, NY 5.0%
#2,041 Choctaw County, AL 5.0%
#2,042 Wheeler County, GA 5.0%
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Unemployment Rate in Caldwell County, North Carolina

Caldwell County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #2,039 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Caldwell County ranks #59 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 37th 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.