Unemployment Rate in Jones County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.3%
Rank #1,504/3,222 · #35 in NC
53th
Jones 4.3%
NC 4.6% -7.0%
US 5.3% -18.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jones County's unemployment rate of 4.3% 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 Jones County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,501 | Barry County, MI | 4.3% |
| #1,502 | Rush County, IN | 4.3% |
| #1,503 | Duchesne County, UT | 4.3% |
| #1,504 | Jones County, NC | 4.3% |
| #1,505 | Carroll County, MO | 4.3% |
| #1,506 | Nantucket County, MA | 4.3% |
| #1,507 | Marshall County, WV | 4.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jones County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, ranking #1,504 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #35 of 100. This places it in the 53th 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.