Unemployment Rate in Cherokee County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cherokee County Compares
National Distribution
Where Cherokee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ 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% |
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.