Unemployment Rate in Alexander County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.0%
Rank #2,032/3,222 · #58 in NC
37th
Alexander 5.0%
NC 4.6% +8.6%
US 5.3% -5.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Alexander County's unemployment rate of 5.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alexander County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,029 | Cass County, MI | 5.0% |
| #2,030 | Marion County, IN | 5.0% |
| #2,031 | Forsyth County, NC | 5.0% |
| #2,032 | Alexander County, NC | 5.0% |
| #2,033 | Fredericksburg city, VA | 5.0% |
| #2,034 | Lake County, IL | 5.0% |
| #2,035 | Clark County, MO | 5.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Alexander County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, ranking #2,032 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #58 of 100. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.