Unemployment Rate in Vance County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.2%
Rank #2,969/3,222 · #94 in NC
8th
Vance 8.2%
NC 4.6% +77.5%
US 5.3% +55.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Vance County's unemployment rate of 8.2% 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 Vance County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,966 | Philadelphia County, PA | 8.1% |
| #2,967 | Franklin Parish, LA | 8.2% |
| #2,968 | Toa Baja Municipio, PR | 8.2% |
| #2,969 | Vance County, NC | 8.2% |
| #2,970 | Bulloch County, GA | 8.2% |
| #2,971 | Tuolumne County, CA | 8.2% |
| #2,972 | Wise County, VA | 8.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Vance County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 8.2%, ranking #2,969 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 55.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #94 of 100. This places it in the 8th 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.