Unemployment Rate in Gates County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.8%
Rank #2,439/3,222 · #79 in NC
24th
Gates 5.8%
NC 4.6% +25.5%
US 5.3% +9.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Gates County's unemployment rate of 5.8% 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 Gates County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,436 | White County, AR | 5.8% |
| #2,437 | Howard County, IN | 5.8% |
| #2,438 | Upshur County, TX | 5.8% |
| #2,439 | Gates County, NC | 5.8% |
| #2,440 | Madison County, FL | 5.8% |
| #2,441 | Pike County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,442 | Amite County, MS | 5.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Gates County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, ranking #2,439 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #79 of 100. This places it in the 24th 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.