Unemployment Rate in Montgomery County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.8%
Rank #594/3,222 · #6 in NC
82th
Montgomery 2.8%
NC 4.6% -38.6%
US 5.3% -46.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #591 | Monroe County, FL | 2.8% |
| #592 | Buchanan County, IA | 2.8% |
| #593 | Franklin County, TN | 2.8% |
| #594 | Montgomery County, NC | 2.8% |
| #595 | Carter County, MT | 2.8% |
| #596 | Cottonwood County, MN | 2.8% |
| #597 | Buffalo County, WI | 2.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Montgomery County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 2.8%, ranking #594 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #6 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.