Unemployment Rate in Orange County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Orange County Compares
National Distribution
Where Orange County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Orange County: 3.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,080 | Jasper County, MO | 3.6% |
| #1,081 | Washington County, MO | 3.6% |
| #1,082 | Lincoln County, NE | 3.6% |
| #1,083 | Orange County, NC | 3.6% |
| #1,084 | Wyoming County, NY | 3.6% |
| #1,085 | Morrill County, NE | 3.6% |
| #1,086 | Red River Parish, LA | 3.6% |
Unemployment Rate in Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.6%, which ranks #1,083 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 31.4% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Orange County ranks #17 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 66th 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.