Unemployment Rate in Columbus County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.4% −17.2% vs nat'l
Rank #1,586 of 3,222
51th percentile

How Columbus County Compares

Columbus County
4.4%
North Carolina Average
4.4%
Rank #40 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
17.2% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Columbus County: 4.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,583 Hendry County, FL 4.4%
#1,584 Blair County, PA 4.4%
#1,585 Montrose County, CO 4.4%
#1,586 Columbus County, NC 4.4%
#1,587 Deschutes County, OR 4.4%
#1,588 Franklin County, TX 4.4%
#1,589 Toombs County, GA 4.4%
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Unemployment Rate in Columbus County, North Carolina

Columbus County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, which ranks #1,586 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 17.2% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Columbus County ranks #40 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 51th 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.