Unemployment Rate in Clay County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.6%
Rank #518/3,222 · #2 in NC
84th
Clay 2.6%
NC 4.6% -42.7%
US 5.3% -50.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Clay County's unemployment rate of 2.6% 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 Clay County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #515 | Major County, OK | 2.6% |
| #516 | Parmer County, TX | 2.6% |
| #517 | Decatur County, IN | 2.6% |
| #518 | Clay County, NC | 2.6% |
| #519 | Gray County, KS | 2.7% |
| #520 | Mifflin County, PA | 2.7% |
| #521 | Lincoln County, MN | 2.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Clay County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 2.6%, ranking #518 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #2 of 100. This places it in the 84th 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.