Unemployment Rate in Lee County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lee County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lee County: 3.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,202 | Salt Lake County, UT | 3.8% |
| #1,203 | Mason County, WV | 3.8% |
| #1,204 | Jones County, GA | 3.8% |
| #1,205 | Lee County, NC | 3.8% |
| #1,206 | Marshall County, IL | 3.8% |
| #1,207 | Carter County, OK | 3.8% |
| #1,208 | Crawford County, IA | 3.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Lee County, North Carolina
Lee County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, which ranks #1,205 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Lee County ranks #22 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 63th 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.