Unemployment Statistics
Data last refreshed 03/2023.
| North Carolina Counties | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 3,020 | 3.6% |
| Alexander County | 552 | 3.0% |
| Alleghany County | 168 | 3.6% |
| Anson County | 409 | 3.9% |
| Ashe County | 419 | 3.3% |
| Avery County | 251 | 3.3% |
| Beaufort County | 805 | 4.0% |
| Bertie County | 318 | 4.4% |
| Bladen County | 639 | 4.2% |
| Brunswick County | 2,590 | 4.5% |
| Buncombe County | 4,016 | 2.8% |
| Burke County | 1,328 | 3.2% |
| Cabarrus County | 3,952 | 3.3% |
| Caldwell County | 1,233 | 3.4% |
| Camden County | 158 | 3.3% |
| Carteret County | 1,102 | 3.4% |
| Caswell County | 359 | 3.7% |
| Catawba County | 2,642 | 3.3% |
| Chatham County | 1,129 | 3.0% |
| Cherokee County | 430 | 3.8% |
| Chowan County | 228 | 3.8% |
| Clay County | 152 | 3.5% |
| Cleveland County | 1,804 | 3.6% |
| Columbus County | 959 | 3.9% |
| Craven County | 1,536 | 3.6% |
| Cumberland County | 6,370 | 5.0% |
| Currituck County | 488 | 3.3% |
| Dare County | 1,007 | 5.4% |
| Davidson County | 2,844 | 3.4% |
| Davie County | 666 | 3.2% |
| Duplin County | 855 | 3.3% |
| Durham County | 5,652 | 3.1% |
| Edgecombe County | 1,214 | 6.0% |
| Forsyth County | 6,789 | 3.5% |
| Franklin County | 1,256 | 3.6% |
| Gaston County | 4,128 | 3.5% |
| Gates County | 172 | 3.3% |
| Graham County | 131 | 4.5% |
| Granville County | 936 | 3.0% |
| Greene County | 307 | 3.1% |
| Guilford County | 10,440 | 4.0% |
| Halifax County | 998 | 5.1% |
| Harnett County | 2,211 | 3.9% |
| Haywood County | 920 | 3.0% |
| Henderson County | 1,654 | 2.9% |
| Hertford County | 421 | 4.9% |
| Hoke County | 942 | 4.6% |
| Hyde County | 152 | 8.8% |
| Iredell County | 3,219 | 3.3% |
| Jackson County | 766 | 3.9% |
| Johnston County | 3,553 | 3.2% |
| Jones County | 141 | 3.2% |
| Lee County | 1,048 | 3.9% |
| Lenoir County | 986 | 3.5% |
| Lincoln County | 1,449 | 3.1% |
| Macon County | 560 | 3.5% |
| Madison County | 326 | 3.2% |
| Martin County | 372 | 4.3% |
| McDowell County | 664 | 3.2% |
| Mecklenburg County | 23,355 | 3.5% |
| Mitchell County | 220 | 3.6% |
| Montgomery County | 390 | 3.5% |
| Moore County | 1,503 | 3.5% |
| Nash County | 2,022 | 4.8% |
| New Hanover County | 4,288 | 3.2% |
| Northampton County | 340 | 4.6% |
| Onslow County | 2,792 | 4.0% |
| Orange County | 2,404 | 2.9% |
| Pamlico County | 187 | 3.4% |
| Pasquotank County | 729 | 4.3% |
| Pender County | 1,015 | 3.2% |
| Perquimans County | 205 | 4.1% |
| Person County | 675 | 3.5% |
| Pitt County | 3,570 | 4.0% |
| Polk County | 326 | 3.5% |
| Randolph County | 2,337 | 3.5% |
| Richmond County | 814 | 4.7% |
| Robeson County | 2,453 | 5.0% |
| Rockingham County | 1,604 | 4.0% |
| Rowan County | 2,385 | 3.5% |
| Rutherford County | 1,148 | 4.6% |
| Sampson County | 1,017 | 3.4% |
| Scotland County | 735 | 6.4% |
| Stanly County | 996 | 3.2% |
| Stokes County | 679 | 3.1% |
| Surry County | 1,088 | 3.3% |
| Swain County | 243 | 3.4% |
| Transylvania County | 465 | 3.2% |
| Tyrrell County | 87 | 6.9% |
| Union County | 4,066 | 3.1% |
| Vance County | 951 | 5.6% |
| Wake County | 19,640 | 3.1% |
| Warren County | 365 | 5.7% |
| Washington County | 208 | 4.9% |
| Watauga County | 924 | 3.1% |
| Wayne County | 1,955 | 3.8% |
| Wilkes County | 980 | 3.6% |
| Wilson County | 1,729 | 5.1% |
| Yadkin County | 565 | 3.1% |
| Yancey County | 278 | 3.4% |
| North Carolina | 185,569 | 3.5% |
Data provided by the United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration ("DOLETA") and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development ("DEED")