Unemployment Rate in Cherokee County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.1%
Rank #1,348/3,222 · #27 in NC
58th
Cherokee 4.1%
NC 4.6% -12.4%
US 5.3% -23.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cherokee County's unemployment rate of 4.1% 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 Cherokee County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,345 | Crawford County, AR | 4.0% |
| #1,346 | Lauderdale County, AL | 4.0% |
| #1,347 | Silver Bow County, MT | 4.0% |
| #1,348 | Cherokee County, NC | 4.1% |
| #1,349 | Clinton County, NY | 4.1% |
| #1,350 | Finney County, KS | 4.1% |
| #1,351 | Crawford County, KS | 4.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cherokee County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.1%, ranking #1,348 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #27 of 100. This places it in the 58th 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.