Unemployment Rate in Forsyth County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.0% −5.2% vs nat'l
Rank #2,031 of 3,222
37th percentile

How Forsyth County Compares

Forsyth County
5.0%
North Carolina Average
5.0%
Rank #57 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
5.2% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Forsyth County: 5.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,028 St. Louis city, MO 5.0%
#2,029 Cass County, MI 5.0%
#2,030 Marion County, IN 5.0%
#2,031 Forsyth County, NC 5.0%
#2,032 Alexander County, NC 5.0%
#2,033 Fredericksburg city, VA 5.0%
#2,034 Lake County, IL 5.0%
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Unemployment Rate in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Forsyth County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, which ranks #2,031 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.2% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Forsyth County ranks #57 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 37th 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.