Unemployment Rate in Chatham County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
2.9% −44.9% vs nat'l
Rank #634 of 3,222
80th percentile

How Chatham County Compares

Chatham County
2.9%
North Carolina Average
2.9%
Rank #8 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
44.9% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Chatham County: 2.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#631 Phillips County, CO 2.9%
#632 Wayne County, IA 2.9%
#633 Cole County, MO 2.9%
#634 Chatham County, NC 2.9%
#635 St. Charles County, MO 2.9%
#636 Flathead County, MT 2.9%
#637 Kent County, MD 2.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Chatham County, North Carolina

Chatham County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 2.9%, which ranks #634 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 44.9% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Chatham County ranks #8 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 80th 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.