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%

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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.

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#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.