Unemployment Rate in Avery County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

4.8% Rank #1,906/3,222 · #52 in NC
41th
Avery 4.8%
NC 4.6% +4.5%
US 5.3% -8.8%

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National Distribution

How Avery County's unemployment rate of 4.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.

Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties

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Counties ranked closest to Avery County for unemployment rate.

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#1,903 Perkins County, SD 4.8%
#1,904 Churchill County, NV 4.8%
#1,905 Hamilton County, IA 4.8%
#1,906 Avery County, NC 4.8%
#1,907 Ralls County, MO 4.8%
#1,908 Clay County, IL 4.8%
#1,909 Walton County, FL 4.8%

About Unemployment Rate

Avery County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,906 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #52 of 100. This places it in the 41th 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.