Unemployment Rate in Mecklenburg County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.3% −18.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,517 of 3,222
53th percentile

How Mecklenburg County Compares

Mecklenburg County
4.3%
North Carolina Average
4.3%
Rank #36 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
18.4% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Mecklenburg County: 4.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,514 Sandusky County, OH 4.3%
#1,515 Camden County, MO 4.3%
#1,516 Madison County, VA 4.3%
#1,517 Mecklenburg County, NC 4.3%
#1,518 Spartanburg County, SC 4.3%
#1,519 Androscoggin County, ME 4.3%
#1,520 Kenton County, KY 4.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, which ranks #1,517 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Mecklenburg County ranks #36 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 53th 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.