Unemployment Rate in Jackson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,949/3,222 · #54 in NC
40th
Jackson 4.9%
NC 4.6% +5.9%
US 5.3% -7.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's unemployment rate of 4.9% 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 Jackson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,946 | Montgomery County, MD | 4.9% |
| #1,947 | Perry County, MO | 4.9% |
| #1,948 | Pierce County, WA | 4.9% |
| #1,949 | Jackson County, NC | 4.9% |
| #1,950 | Lackawanna County, PA | 4.9% |
| #1,951 | Sevier County, AR | 4.9% |
| #1,952 | Henderson County, TX | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jackson County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,949 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #54 of 100. This places it in the 40th 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.