Unemployment Rate in Henderson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.5%
Rank #961/3,222 · #13 in NC
70th
Henderson 3.5%
NC 4.6% -25.2%
US 5.3% -34.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Henderson County's unemployment rate of 3.5% 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 Henderson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #958 | Fulton County, NY | 3.5% |
| #959 | Bollinger County, MO | 3.5% |
| #960 | Livingston County, IL | 3.5% |
| #961 | Henderson County, NC | 3.5% |
| #962 | Dewey County, OK | 3.5% |
| #963 | Marshall County, MN | 3.5% |
| #964 | Van Zandt County, TX | 3.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Henderson County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, ranking #961 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #13 of 100. This places it in the 70th 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.