Unemployment Rate in Swain County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.6%
Rank #2,903/3,222 · #90 in NC
10th
Swain 7.6%
NC 4.6% +64.4%
US 5.3% +43.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Swain County's unemployment rate of 7.6% 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 Swain County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,900 | New York County, NY | 7.6% |
| #2,901 | Hidalgo County, TX | 7.6% |
| #2,902 | Taos County, NM | 7.6% |
| #2,903 | Swain County, NC | 7.6% |
| #2,904 | Schley County, GA | 7.6% |
| #2,905 | Jackson County, TN | 7.6% |
| #2,906 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | 7.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Swain County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 7.6%, ranking #2,903 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #90 of 100. This places it in the 10th 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.