Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,940/3,222 · #53 in NC
40th
Wayne 4.9%
NC 4.6% +5.6%
US 5.3% -7.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's unemployment rate of 4.9% 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 Wayne County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,937 | Pasco County, FL | 4.9% |
| #1,938 | Toole County, MT | 4.9% |
| #1,939 | Lake County, TN | 4.9% |
| #1,940 | Wayne County, NC | 4.9% |
| #1,941 | Jasper County, IN | 4.9% |
| #1,942 | Blue Earth County, MN | 4.9% |
| #1,943 | Roane County, TN | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wayne County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,940 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #53 of 100. This places it in the 40th 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.