Unemployment Rate in Lee County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,205/3,222 · #22 in NC
63th
Lee 3.8%
NC 4.6% -17.6%
US 5.3% -28.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's unemployment rate of 3.8% 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 Lee County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,202 | Salt Lake County, UT | 3.8% |
| #1,203 | Mason County, WV | 3.8% |
| #1,204 | Jones County, GA | 3.8% |
| #1,205 | Lee County, NC | 3.8% |
| #1,206 | Marshall County, IL | 3.8% |
| #1,207 | Carter County, OK | 3.8% |
| #1,208 | Crawford County, IA | 3.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lee County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,205 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #22 of 100. This places it in the 63th 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.