Unemployment Rate in Catawba County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.7%
Rank #1,099/3,222 · #18 in NC
66th
Catawba 3.7%
NC 4.6% -20.9%
US 5.3% -30.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Catawba County's unemployment rate of 3.7% 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 Catawba County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,096 | Gordon County, GA | 3.7% |
| #1,097 | Lincoln County, MO | 3.7% |
| #1,098 | Searcy County, AR | 3.7% |
| #1,099 | Catawba County, NC | 3.7% |
| #1,100 | Dubuque County, IA | 3.7% |
| #1,101 | Alamosa County, CO | 3.7% |
| #1,102 | Kane County, UT | 3.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Catawba County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.7%, ranking #1,099 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #18 of 100. This places it in the 66th 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.