Unemployment Rate in Guilford County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.6% −14.0% vs nat'l
Rank #1,713 of 3,222
47th percentile

How Guilford County Compares

Guilford County
4.6%
North Carolina Average
4.6%
Rank #44 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
14.0% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Guilford County: 4.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,710 Barry County, MO 4.6%
#1,711 Manatee County, FL 4.6%
#1,712 Black Hawk County, IA 4.6%
#1,713 Guilford County, NC 4.6%
#1,714 Crane County, TX 4.6%
#1,715 Northampton County, PA 4.6%
#1,716 Cass County, IN 4.6%
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Unemployment Rate in Guilford County, North Carolina

Guilford County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, which ranks #1,713 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 14.0% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Guilford County ranks #44 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 47th 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.