Unemployment Statistics
Data last refreshed 03/2025.
| North Carolina Counties | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 3,098 | 3.6% |
| Alexander County | 595 | 3.7% |
| Alleghany County | 167 | 3.6% |
| Anson County | 378 | 4.2% |
| Ashe County | 426 | 3.4% |
| Avery County | 319 | 4.3% |
| Beaufort County | 684 | 3.5% |
| Bertie County | 290 | 4.8% |
| Bladen County | 582 | 4.8% |
| Brunswick County | 2,725 | 4.1% |
| Buncombe County | 7,505 | 5.3% |
| Burke County | 1,514 | 3.8% |
| Cabarrus County | 4,275 | 3.4% |
| Caldwell County | 1,355 | 3.7% |
| Camden County | 151 | 2.8% |
| Carteret County | 1,141 | 3.6% |
| Caswell County | 340 | 3.4% |
| Catawba County | 2,705 | 3.5% |
| Chatham County | 1,276 | 3.2% |
| Cherokee County | 417 | 3.7% |
| Chowan County | 209 | 3.3% |
| Clay County | 172 | 3.6% |
| Cleveland County | 1,847 | 4.0% |
| Columbus County | 840 | 4.1% |
| Craven County | 1,526 | 3.7% |
| Cumberland County | 6,119 | 4.6% |
| Currituck County | 483 | 3.0% |
| Dare County | 988 | 5.5% |
| Davidson County | 2,964 | 3.7% |
| Davie County | 711 | 3.4% |
| Duplin County | 765 | 3.3% |
| Durham County | 6,042 | 3.2% |
| Edgecombe County | 1,064 | 5.2% |
| Forsyth County | 7,008 | 3.8% |
| Franklin County | 1,260 | 3.2% |
| Gaston County | 4,396 | 3.7% |
| Gates County | 156 | 3.4% |
| Graham County | 134 | 3.7% |
| Granville County | 1,016 | 3.5% |
| Greene County | 283 | 3.2% |
| Guilford County | 11,142 | 4.2% |
| Halifax County | 875 | 4.8% |
| Harnett County | 2,261 | 3.8% |
| Haywood County | 1,117 | 3.8% |
| Henderson County | 2,006 | 3.5% |
| Hertford County | 357 | 4.3% |
| Hoke County | 875 | 4.2% |
| Hyde County | 116 | 6.8% |
| Iredell County | 3,521 | 3.4% |
| Jackson County | 820 | 3.9% |
| Johnston County | 3,923 | 3.1% |
| Jones County | 156 | 4.0% |
| Lee County | 1,111 | 3.6% |
| Lenoir County | 913 | 3.7% |
| Lincoln County | 1,548 | 3.2% |
| Macon County | 592 | 3.6% |
| Madison County | 557 | 5.1% |
| Martin County | 348 | 3.8% |
| McDowell County | 829 | 4.4% |
| Mecklenburg County | 24,343 | 3.7% |
| Mitchell County | 382 | 5.3% |
| Montgomery County | 404 | 3.8% |
| Moore County | 1,487 | 3.3% |
| Nash County | 1,935 | 4.5% |
| New Hanover County | 4,388 | 3.5% |
| Northampton County | 291 | 4.4% |
| Onslow County | 2,769 | 3.7% |
| Orange County | 2,565 | 3.3% |
| Pamlico County | 183 | 3.8% |
| Pasquotank County | 692 | 3.8% |
| Pender County | 1,081 | 3.4% |
| Perquimans County | 205 | 3.6% |
| Person County | 677 | 3.3% |
| Pitt County | 3,292 | 3.9% |
| Polk County | 346 | 3.6% |
| Randolph County | 2,308 | 3.4% |
| Richmond County | 782 | 4.0% |
| Robeson County | 2,248 | 4.9% |
| Rockingham County | 1,630 | 4.1% |
| Rowan County | 2,546 | 3.5% |
| Rutherford County | 1,262 | 4.8% |
| Sampson County | 949 | 3.8% |
| Scotland County | 670 | 5.1% |
| Stanly County | 1,035 | 3.0% |
| Stokes County | 713 | 3.5% |
| Surry County | 1,075 | 3.3% |
| Swain County | 253 | 3.9% |
| Transylvania County | 515 | 3.7% |
| Tyrrell County | 74 | 5.6% |
| Union County | 4,379 | 3.3% |
| Vance County | 812 | 4.3% |
| Wake County | 20,894 | 3.1% |
| Warren County | 356 | 4.9% |
| Washington County | 184 | 4.6% |
| Watauga County | 1,037 | 3.7% |
| Wayne County | 1,866 | 3.6% |
| Wilkes County | 979 | 3.8% |
| Wilson County | 1,658 | 4.8% |
| Yadkin County | 549 | 3.2% |
| Yancey County | 404 | 4.7% |
| North Carolina | 195,211 | 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")