Unemployment Rate in Northampton County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
8.1% +53.0% vs nat'l
Rank #2,959 of 3,222
8th percentile

How Northampton County Compares

Northampton County
8.1%
North Carolina Average
8.1%
Rank #93 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
53.0% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Northampton County: 8.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,956 Lawrence County, IL 8.1%
#2,957 Crawford County, MI 8.1%
#2,958 Quebradillas Municipio, PR 8.1%
#2,959 Northampton County, NC 8.1%
#2,960 Sharp County, AR 8.1%
#2,961 Jefferson County, AR 8.1%
#2,962 Caguas Municipio, PR 8.1%
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Unemployment Rate in Northampton County, North Carolina

Northampton County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 8.1%, which ranks #2,959 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 53.0% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Northampton County ranks #93 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 8th 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.