Unemployment Statistics
Data last refreshed 03/2020.
| North Carolina Counties | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 3,320 | 4.1% |
| Alexander County | 610 | 3.4% |
| Alleghany County | 255 | 6.0% |
| Anson County | 533 | 4.9% |
| Ashe County | 550 | 4.4% |
| Avery County | 321 | 4.6% |
| Beaufort County | 950 | 5.0% |
| Bertie County | 438 | 5.7% |
| Bladen County | 771 | 5.3% |
| Brunswick County | 3,003 | 5.7% |
| Buncombe County | 4,679 | 3.4% |
| Burke County | 1,650 | 4.1% |
| Cabarrus County | 4,197 | 3.9% |
| Caldwell County | 1,512 | 4.2% |
| Camden County | 191 | 4.2% |
| Carteret County | 1,438 | 4.6% |
| Caswell County | 486 | 5.0% |
| Catawba County | 3,067 | 3.9% |
| Chatham County | 1,306 | 3.7% |
| Cherokee County | 539 | 4.9% |
| Chowan County | 251 | 4.6% |
| Clay County | 204 | 5.0% |
| Cleveland County | 2,203 | 4.6% |
| Columbus County | 1,221 | 5.3% |
| Craven County | 1,752 | 4.3% |
| Cumberland County | 6,967 | 5.5% |
| Currituck County | 567 | 4.1% |
| Dare County | 1,325 | 7.4% |
| Davidson County | 3,354 | 4.2% |
| Davie County | 765 | 3.8% |
| Duplin County | 1,096 | 4.3% |
| Durham County | 6,151 | 3.6% |
| Edgecombe County | 1,260 | 6.1% |
| Forsyth County | 7,483 | 4.0% |
| Franklin County | 1,362 | 4.3% |
| Gaston County | 4,849 | 4.4% |
| Gates County | 234 | 4.5% |
| Graham County | 197 | 6.4% |
| Granville County | 1,081 | 3.6% |
| Greene County | 376 | 4.0% |
| Guilford County | 11,446 | 4.4% |
| Halifax County | 1,293 | 6.4% |
| Harnett County | 2,545 | 4.8% |
| Haywood County | 1,147 | 3.9% |
| Henderson County | 1,995 | 3.7% |
| Hertford County | 506 | 5.6% |
| Hoke County | 1,062 | 5.4% |
| Hyde County | 229 | 13.1% |
| Iredell County | 3,547 | 4.0% |
| Jackson County | 899 | 4.7% |
| Johnston County | 3,845 | 3.9% |
| Jones County | 176 | 4.1% |
| Lee County | 1,194 | 4.6% |
| Lenoir County | 1,121 | 4.1% |
| Lincoln County | 1,695 | 3.9% |
| Macon County | 673 | 4.5% |
| Madison County | 404 | 4.1% |
| Martin County | 472 | 5.3% |
| McDowell County | 877 | 4.3% |
| Mecklenburg County | 24,361 | 3.9% |
| Mitchell County | 314 | 5.3% |
| Montgomery County | 484 | 4.3% |
| Moore County | 1,699 | 4.0% |
| Nash County | 2,154 | 5.1% |
| New Hanover County | 4,732 | 3.9% |
| Northampton County | 463 | 6.0% |
| Onslow County | 3,120 | 4.9% |
| Orange County | 2,693 | 3.4% |
| Pamlico County | 217 | 4.2% |
| Pasquotank County | 820 | 5.0% |
| Pender County | 1,217 | 4.3% |
| Perquimans County | 266 | 5.5% |
| Person County | 797 | 4.3% |
| Pitt County | 3,904 | 4.4% |
| Polk County | 357 | 4.1% |
| Randolph County | 2,717 | 4.2% |
| Richmond County | 954 | 5.8% |
| Robeson County | 2,887 | 5.8% |
| Rockingham County | 1,901 | 4.8% |
| Rowan County | 2,916 | 4.4% |
| Rutherford County | 1,395 | 5.5% |
| Sampson County | 1,240 | 4.3% |
| Scotland County | 856 | 7.4% |
| Stanly County | 1,279 | 4.3% |
| Stokes County | 862 | 4.0% |
| Surry County | 1,402 | 4.2% |
| Swain County | 346 | 5.1% |
| Transylvania County | 588 | 4.1% |
| Tyrrell County | 100 | 7.5% |
| Union County | 4,690 | 3.8% |
| Vance County | 1,045 | 6.1% |
| Wake County | 21,342 | 3.6% |
| Warren County | 404 | 6.2% |
| Washington County | 312 | 7.2% |
| Watauga County | 1,071 | 3.7% |
| Wayne County | 2,281 | 4.5% |
| Wilkes County | 1,327 | 4.7% |
| Wilson County | 2,064 | 6.0% |
| Yadkin County | 680 | 3.9% |
| Yancey County | 370 | 4.5% |
| North Carolina | 210,268 | 4.2% |
Data provided by the United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration ("DOLETA") and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development ("DEED")