Unemployment Rate in Robeson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.9%
Rank #2,509/3,222 · #82 in NC
22th
Robeson 5.9%
NC 4.6% +28.4%
US 5.3% +12.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Robeson County's unemployment rate of 5.9% 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 Robeson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,506 | Bates County, MO | 5.9% |
| #2,507 | Anderson County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,508 | Lincoln County, WV | 5.9% |
| #2,509 | Robeson County, NC | 5.9% |
| #2,510 | Pinal County, AZ | 5.9% |
| #2,511 | Calhoun County, AL | 5.9% |
| #2,512 | Crook County, OR | 5.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Robeson County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, ranking #2,509 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.1% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #82 of 100. This places it in the 22th 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.