Unemployment Rate in Mitchell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mitchell County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mitchell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Mitchell County: 6.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,683 | Alexander County, IL | 6.5% |
| #2,684 | Daggett County, UT | 6.5% |
| #2,685 | Contra Costa County, CA | 6.5% |
| #2,686 | Mitchell County, NC | 6.5% |
| #2,687 | Gogebic County, MI | 6.5% |
| #2,688 | Lipscomb County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,689 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 6.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Mitchell County, North Carolina
Mitchell County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, which ranks #2,686 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 22.4% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Mitchell County ranks #86 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 17th 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.