Unemployment Rate in Caldwell County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.0%
Rank #2,039/3,222 · #59 in NC
37th
Caldwell 5.0%
NC 4.6% +8.7%
US 5.3% -5.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Caldwell 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 Caldwell County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,036 | Umatilla County, OR | 5.0% |
| #2,037 | Allegheny County, PA | 5.0% |
| #2,038 | Christian County, KY | 5.0% |
| #2,039 | Caldwell County, NC | 5.0% |
| #2,040 | Albany County, NY | 5.0% |
| #2,041 | Choctaw County, AL | 5.0% |
| #2,042 | Wheeler County, GA | 5.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Caldwell County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, ranking #2,039 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #59 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.