Unemployment Rate in Wake County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.1%
Rank #1,356/3,222 · #29 in NC
58th
Wake 4.1%
NC 4.6% -12.0%
US 5.3% -23.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wake County's unemployment rate of 4.1% 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 Wake County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,353 | Shelby County, OH | 4.1% |
| #1,354 | Dickey County, ND | 4.1% |
| #1,355 | McDowell County, NC | 4.1% |
| #1,356 | Wake County, NC | 4.1% |
| #1,357 | Logan County, OH | 4.1% |
| #1,358 | Davidson County, NC | 4.1% |
| #1,359 | Sussex County, VA | 4.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wake County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.1%, ranking #1,356 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #29 of 100. This places it in the 58th 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.