Unemployment Rate in Henderson County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.5% −34.7% vs nat'l
Rank #961 of 3,222
70th percentile

How Henderson County Compares

Henderson County
3.5%
North Carolina Average
3.5%
Rank #13 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
34.7% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Henderson County: 3.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#958 Fulton County, NY 3.5%
#959 Bollinger County, MO 3.5%
#960 Livingston County, IL 3.5%
#961 Henderson County, NC 3.5%
#962 Dewey County, OK 3.5%
#963 Marshall County, MN 3.5%
#964 Van Zandt County, TX 3.5%
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Unemployment Rate in Henderson County, North Carolina

Henderson County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, which ranks #961 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 34.7% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Henderson County ranks #13 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 70th 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.