Unemployment Rate in Cabarrus County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.6%
Rank #1,755/3,222 · #46 in NC
46th
Cabarrus 4.6%
NC 4.6% -0.1%
US 5.3% -12.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cabarrus County's unemployment rate of 4.6% 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 Cabarrus County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,752 | Adams County, CO | 4.6% |
| #1,753 | Nevada County, AR | 4.6% |
| #1,754 | Chesapeake city, VA | 4.6% |
| #1,755 | Cabarrus County, NC | 4.6% |
| #1,756 | Oneida County, NY | 4.6% |
| #1,757 | Clatsop County, OR | 4.6% |
| #1,758 | Towns County, GA | 4.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cabarrus County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, ranking #1,755 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #46 of 100. This places it in the 46th 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.