Unemployment Rate in Halifax County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.3%
Rank #3,051/3,222 · #97 in NC
5th
Halifax 9.3%
NC 4.6% +100.3%
US 5.3% +74.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Halifax County's unemployment rate of 9.3% 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 Halifax County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,048 | Jackson County, CO | 9.2% |
| #3,049 | Dickens County, TX | 9.2% |
| #3,050 | Knott County, KY | 9.3% |
| #3,051 | Halifax County, NC | 9.3% |
| #3,052 | Wilbarger County, TX | 9.3% |
| #3,053 | Clay County, KY | 9.3% |
| #3,054 | Tulare County, CA | 9.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Halifax County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 9.3%, ranking #3,051 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 74.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #97 of 100. This places it in the 5th 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.