Unemployment Rate in Rockingham County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.8% +9.2% vs nat'l
Rank #2,432 of 3,222
25th percentile

How Rockingham County Compares

Rockingham County
5.8%
North Carolina Average
5.8%
Rank #77 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
9.2% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Rockingham County: 5.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,429 Humboldt County, NV 5.8%
#2,430 Montgomery County, AR 5.8%
#2,431 Lawrence County, AR 5.8%
#2,432 Rockingham County, NC 5.8%
#2,433 Kay County, OK 5.8%
#2,434 Luzerne County, PA 5.8%
#2,435 Hoke County, NC 5.8%
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Unemployment Rate in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Rockingham County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, which ranks #2,432 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.2% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Rockingham County ranks #77 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 25th 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.