Unemployment Rate in Cumberland County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cumberland County's unemployment rate of 6.1% 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 Cumberland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,570 | Pearl River County, MS | 6.1% |
| #2,571 | Henderson County, TN | 6.1% |
| #2,572 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 6.1% |
| #2,573 | Cumberland County, NC | 6.1% |
| #2,574 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 6.1% |
| #2,575 | Martin County, NC | 6.1% |
| #2,576 | Chemung County, NY | 6.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cumberland County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 6.1%, ranking #2,573 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #83 of 100. This places it in the 20th 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.