Unemployment Statistics
Data last refreshed 03/2024.
| North Carolina Counties | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 3,191 | 3.7% |
| Alexander County | 650 | 3.6% |
| Alleghany County | 197 | 4.6% |
| Anson County | 424 | 4.0% |
| Ashe County | 382 | 2.9% |
| Avery County | 251 | 3.2% |
| Beaufort County | 793 | 4.0% |
| Bertie County | 324 | 4.5% |
| Bladen County | 658 | 4.3% |
| Brunswick County | 2,601 | 4.3% |
| Buncombe County | 4,237 | 2.9% |
| Burke County | 1,410 | 3.5% |
| Cabarrus County | 4,326 | 3.6% |
| Caldwell County | 1,351 | 3.7% |
| Camden County | 156 | 3.2% |
| Carteret County | 1,127 | 3.4% |
| Caswell County | 367 | 3.7% |
| Catawba County | 2,884 | 3.6% |
| Chatham County | 1,225 | 3.2% |
| Cherokee County | 457 | 4.1% |
| Chowan County | 226 | 3.7% |
| Clay County | 156 | 3.7% |
| Cleveland County | 1,839 | 3.6% |
| Columbus County | 994 | 4.4% |
| Craven County | 1,522 | 3.5% |
| Cumberland County | 6,423 | 4.9% |
| Currituck County | 461 | 3.1% |
| Dare County | 1,007 | 5.2% |
| Davidson County | 3,012 | 3.7% |
| Davie County | 679 | 3.3% |
| Duplin County | 878 | 3.2% |
| Durham County | 6,103 | 3.3% |
| Edgecombe County | 1,121 | 5.5% |
| Forsyth County | 7,175 | 3.8% |
| Franklin County | 1,331 | 3.7% |
| Gaston County | 4,270 | 3.6% |
| Gates County | 174 | 3.3% |
| Graham County | 141 | 4.7% |
| Granville County | 1,009 | 3.2% |
| Greene County | 278 | 2.8% |
| Guilford County | 11,217 | 4.3% |
| Halifax County | 1,003 | 5.1% |
| Harnett County | 2,379 | 4.2% |
| Haywood County | 992 | 3.2% |
| Henderson County | 1,742 | 3.1% |
| Hertford County | 428 | 5.0% |
| Hoke County | 934 | 4.5% |
| Hyde County | 137 | 7.6% |
| Iredell County | 3,340 | 3.4% |
| Jackson County | 808 | 4.1% |
| Johnston County | 3,810 | 3.4% |
| Jones County | 147 | 3.2% |
| Lee County | 1,092 | 4.2% |
| Lenoir County | 994 | 3.5% |
| Lincoln County | 1,522 | 3.2% |
| Macon County | 552 | 3.4% |
| Madison County | 324 | 3.2% |
| Martin County | 399 | 4.5% |
| McDowell County | 679 | 3.3% |
| Mecklenburg County | 24,607 | 3.7% |
| Mitchell County | 224 | 3.5% |
| Montgomery County | 438 | 3.8% |
| Moore County | 1,553 | 3.5% |
| Nash County | 2,003 | 4.7% |
| New Hanover County | 4,389 | 3.3% |
| Northampton County | 328 | 4.4% |
| Onslow County | 3,039 | 4.3% |
| Orange County | 2,705 | 3.2% |
| Pamlico County | 203 | 3.6% |
| Pasquotank County | 718 | 4.1% |
| Pender County | 1,055 | 3.3% |
| Perquimans County | 216 | 4.1% |
| Person County | 733 | 3.8% |
| Pitt County | 3,751 | 4.1% |
| Polk County | 320 | 3.3% |
| Randolph County | 2,470 | 3.7% |
| Richmond County | 812 | 4.7% |
| Robeson County | 2,504 | 5.1% |
| Rockingham County | 1,588 | 4.0% |
| Rowan County | 2,489 | 3.6% |
| Rutherford County | 1,131 | 4.6% |
| Sampson County | 1,079 | 3.7% |
| Scotland County | 725 | 6.3% |
| Stanly County | 1,042 | 3.2% |
| Stokes County | 725 | 3.3% |
| Surry County | 1,142 | 3.4% |
| Swain County | 251 | 3.6% |
| Transylvania County | 505 | 3.4% |
| Tyrrell County | 71 | 5.4% |
| Union County | 4,432 | 3.3% |
| Vance County | 891 | 5.2% |
| Wake County | 21,863 | 3.3% |
| Warren County | 351 | 5.5% |
| Washington County | 203 | 4.7% |
| Watauga County | 990 | 3.3% |
| Wayne County | 2,034 | 3.8% |
| Wilkes County | 1,028 | 3.9% |
| Wilson County | 1,839 | 5.3% |
| Yadkin County | 581 | 3.3% |
| Yancey County | 270 | 3.2% |
| North Carolina | 195,605 | 3.7% |
Data provided by the United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration ("DOLETA") and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development ("DEED")