Unemployment Rate in Macon County, NC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

2.8% Rank #582/3,222 · #4 in NC
82th
Macon 2.8%
NC 4.6% -39.6%
US 5.3% -47.2%

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National Distribution

How Macon County's unemployment rate of 2.8% 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 Macon County for unemployment rate.

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#579 Moody County, SD 2.8%
#580 Gilliam County, OR 2.8%
#581 Cannon County, TN 2.8%
#582 Macon County, NC 2.8%
#583 Adams County, IN 2.8%
#584 Nottoway County, VA 2.8%
#585 Brantley County, GA 2.8%

About Unemployment Rate

Macon County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 2.8%, ranking #582 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 47.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #4 of 100. This places it in the 82th 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.