Unemployment Rate in Union County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Union County Compares
National Distribution
Where Union County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Union County: 4.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,429 | Bourbon County, KY | 4.2% |
| #1,430 | Switzerland County, IN | 4.2% |
| #1,431 | Fluvanna County, VA | 4.2% |
| #1,432 | Union County, NC | 4.2% |
| #1,433 | Jefferson County, MT | 4.2% |
| #1,434 | Hill County, TX | 4.2% |
| #1,435 | Washington County, MD | 4.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Union County, North Carolina
Union County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, which ranks #1,432 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.0% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Union County ranks #33 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 56th 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.