Unemployment Rate in Rutherford County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Rutherford County's unemployment rate of 6.3% 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 Rutherford County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,642 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 6.3% |
| #2,643 | Citrus County, FL | 6.3% |
| #2,644 | Long County, GA | 6.3% |
| #2,645 | Rutherford County, NC | 6.3% |
| #2,646 | Otsego County, NY | 6.3% |
| #2,647 | Highlands County, FL | 6.4% |
| #2,648 | Sitka City and Borough, AK | 6.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Rutherford County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, ranking #2,645 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.8% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #85 of 100. This places it in the 18th 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.