Unemployment Rate in New Hanover County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.5% −15.7% vs nat'l
Rank #1,646 of 3,222
49th percentile

How New Hanover County Compares

New Hanover County
4.5%
North Carolina Average
4.5%
Rank #42 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
15.7% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ New Hanover County: 4.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,643 Johnston County, OK 4.5%
#1,644 Holmes County, FL 4.5%
#1,645 Guayama Municipio, PR 4.5%
#1,646 New Hanover County, NC 4.5%
#1,647 Iroquois County, IL 4.5%
#1,648 Terry County, TX 4.5%
#1,649 Hillsborough County, FL 4.5%
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Unemployment Rate in New Hanover County, North Carolina

New Hanover County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.5%, which ranks #1,646 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 15.7% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, New Hanover County ranks #42 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 49th 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.