Unemployment Rate in Watauga County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.9%
Rank #2,926/3,222 · #92 in NC
9th
Watauga 7.9%
NC 4.6% +69.8%
US 5.3% +48.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Watauga County's unemployment rate of 7.9% 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 Watauga County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,923 | Rincón Municipio, PR | 7.8% |
| #2,924 | Cameron County, PA | 7.8% |
| #2,925 | Henderson County, IL | 7.8% |
| #2,926 | Watauga County, NC | 7.9% |
| #2,927 | McDonough County, IL | 7.9% |
| #2,928 | Beckham County, OK | 7.9% |
| #2,929 | Siskiyou County, CA | 7.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Watauga County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 7.9%, ranking #2,926 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #92 of 100. This places it in the 9th 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.