Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wayne County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wayne County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Wayne County: 4.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,937 | Pasco County, FL | 4.9% |
| #1,938 | Toole County, MT | 4.9% |
| #1,939 | Lake County, TN | 4.9% |
| #1,940 | Wayne County, NC | 4.9% |
| #1,941 | Jasper County, IN | 4.9% |
| #1,942 | Blue Earth County, MN | 4.9% |
| #1,943 | Roane County, TN | 4.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, North Carolina
Wayne County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,940 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within North Carolina, Wayne County ranks #53 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 40th 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.