Unemployment Rate in Catawba County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.7% −30.9% vs nat'l
Rank #1,099 of 3,222
66th percentile

How Catawba County Compares

Catawba County
3.7%
North Carolina Average
3.7%
Rank #18 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
30.9% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Catawba County: 3.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,096 Gordon County, GA 3.7%
#1,097 Lincoln County, MO 3.7%
#1,098 Searcy County, AR 3.7%
#1,099 Catawba County, NC 3.7%
#1,100 Dubuque County, IA 3.7%
#1,101 Alamosa County, CO 3.7%
#1,102 Kane County, UT 3.7%
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Unemployment Rate in Catawba County, North Carolina

Catawba County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.7%, which ranks #1,099 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 30.9% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Catawba County ranks #18 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 66th 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.