Unemployment Rate in Beaufort County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.9%
Rank #1,291/3,222 · #24 in NC
60th
Beaufort 3.9%
NC 4.6% -15.0%
US 5.3% -25.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Beaufort County's unemployment rate of 3.9% 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 Beaufort County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,288 | Franklin County, IN | 3.9% |
| #1,289 | Greene County, NY | 3.9% |
| #1,290 | Pike County, MO | 3.9% |
| #1,291 | Beaufort County, NC | 3.9% |
| #1,292 | Union County, IL | 3.9% |
| #1,293 | Benton County, MN | 3.9% |
| #1,294 | Zavala County, TX | 3.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Beaufort County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.9%, ranking #1,291 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #24 of 100. This places it in the 60th 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.