Unemployment Rate in Cherokee County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.1% −23.5% vs nat'l
Rank #1,348 of 3,222
58th percentile

How Cherokee County Compares

Cherokee County
4.1%
North Carolina Average
4.1%
Rank #27 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
23.5% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Cherokee County: 4.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,345 Crawford County, AR 4.0%
#1,346 Lauderdale County, AL 4.0%
#1,347 Silver Bow County, MT 4.0%
#1,348 Cherokee County, NC 4.1%
#1,349 Clinton County, NY 4.1%
#1,350 Finney County, KS 4.1%
#1,351 Crawford County, KS 4.1%
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Unemployment Rate in Cherokee County, North Carolina

Cherokee County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.1%, which ranks #1,348 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 23.5% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Cherokee County ranks #27 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 58th 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.