Unemployment Rate in Wilson County, NC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.6%
Rank #2,352/3,222 · #74 in NC
27th
Wilson 5.6%
NC 4.6% +21.1%
US 5.3% +5.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Wilson County's unemployment rate of 5.6% 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 Wilson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,349 | Pine County, MN | 5.6% |
| #2,350 | Rockland County, NY | 5.6% |
| #2,351 | Venango County, PA | 5.6% |
| #2,352 | Wilson County, NC | 5.6% |
| #2,353 | Natchitoches Parish, LA | 5.6% |
| #2,354 | Val Verde County, TX | 5.6% |
| #2,355 | Thomas County, GA | 5.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Wilson County, North Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.6%, ranking #2,352 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within North Carolina, it ranks #74 of 100. This places it in the 27th 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.