Unemployment Rate in Onslow County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.5% −33.7% vs nat'l
Rank #993 of 3,222
69th percentile

How Onslow County Compares

Onslow County
3.5%
North Carolina Average
3.5%
Rank #15 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
33.7% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Onslow County: 3.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#990 Lee County, AL 3.5%
#991 Gallia County, OH 3.5%
#992 Clay County, IA 3.5%
#993 Onslow County, NC 3.5%
#994 Campbell County, WY 3.5%
#995 Menard County, IL 3.5%
#996 Knox County, TN 3.5%
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Unemployment Rate in Onslow County, North Carolina

Onslow County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, which ranks #993 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.7% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Onslow County ranks #15 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 69th 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.