Unemployment Rate in Lincoln County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.3% −37.1% vs nat'l
Rank #880 of 3,222
73th percentile

How Lincoln County Compares

Lincoln County
3.3%
North Carolina Average
3.3%
Rank #12 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
37.1% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Lincoln County: 3.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#877 Andrews County, TX 3.3%
#878 Sevier County, TN 3.3%
#879 Spencer County, IN 3.3%
#880 Lincoln County, NC 3.3%
#881 Orange County, VA 3.3%
#882 Charlevoix County, MI 3.3%
#883 Brunswick County, VA 3.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Lincoln County, North Carolina

Lincoln County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.3%, which ranks #880 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Lincoln County ranks #12 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 73th 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.