Unemployment Rate in Durham County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Durham County Compares
National Distribution
Where Durham County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Durham County: 3.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,266 | Antrim County, MI | 3.9% |
| #1,267 | Douglas County, WA | 3.9% |
| #1,268 | Marshall County, AL | 3.9% |
| #1,269 | Durham County, NC | 3.9% |
| #1,270 | Waushara County, WI | 3.9% |
| #1,271 | Benton County, IN | 3.9% |
| #1,272 | Crowley County, CO | 3.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Durham County, North Carolina
Durham County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.9%, which ranks #1,269 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 26.3% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Durham County ranks #23 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 61th 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.