Unemployment Rate in Wilson County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.6% +5.7% vs nat'l
Rank #2,352 of 3,222
27th percentile

How Wilson County Compares

Wilson County
5.6%
North Carolina Average
5.6%
Rank #74 of 100 in state
National
5.3%
5.7% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Wilson County: 5.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,349 Pine County, MN 5.6%
#2,350 Rockland County, NY 5.6%
#2,351 Venango County, PA 5.6%
#2,352 Wilson County, NC 5.6%
#2,353 Natchitoches Parish, LA 5.6%
#2,354 Val Verde County, TX 5.6%
#2,355 Thomas County, GA 5.6%
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Unemployment Rate in Wilson County, North Carolina

Wilson County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.6%, which ranks #2,352 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.7% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within North Carolina, Wilson County ranks #74 of 100 out of 100 counties. This places it in the 27th 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.