Unemployment Rate in Union County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.2%
Rank #1,432/3,222 · #33 in NC
56th
Union 4.2%
NC 4.6% -9.6%
US 5.3% -21.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Union County's unemployment rate of 4.2% 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 Union County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,429 | Bourbon County, KY | 4.2% |
| #1,430 | Switzerland County, IN | 4.2% |
| #1,431 | Fluvanna County, VA | 4.2% |
| #1,432 | Union County, NC | 4.2% |
| #1,433 | Jefferson County, MT | 4.2% |
| #1,434 | Hill County, TX | 4.2% |
| #1,435 | Washington County, MD | 4.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Union County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, ranking #1,432 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #33 of 100. This places it in the 56th 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.