Unemployment Rate in Sampson County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.2% −1.3% vs nat'l
Rank #2,145 of 3,222
33th percentile

How Sampson County Compares

Sampson County
5.2%
North Carolina Average
5.2%
Rank #66 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
1.3% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Sampson County: 5.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,142 Capitol Planning Region, CT 5.2%
#2,143 Washington County, ID 5.2%
#2,144 Clarke County, GA 5.2%
#2,145 Sampson County, NC 5.2%
#2,146 Santa Fe County, NM 5.2%
#2,147 Mobile County, AL 5.2%
#2,148 Telfair County, GA 5.2%
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Unemployment Rate in Sampson County, North Carolina

Sampson County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.2%, which ranks #2,145 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.3% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Sampson County ranks #66 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 33th 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.