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North Carolina Cities by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 459 cities ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Springdale CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
2 Hayesville town, North Carolina 0.0%
3 Moravian Falls CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
4 Faith town, North Carolina 0.0%
5 Elizabethtown town, North Carolina 0.0%
6 Advance CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
7 Hays CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
8 Bermuda Run town, North Carolina 0.0%
9 Forest Oaks CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
10 Archer Lodge town, North Carolina 0.0%
11 Sharpsburg town, North Carolina 0.0%
12 Emma CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
13 Southmont CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
14 Valley Hill CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
15 Balfour CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
16 Chadbourn town, North Carolina 0.0%
17 Cypress Landing CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
18 Flat Rock CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
19 Efland CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
20 Nebo CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
21 Brices Creek CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
22 Boonville town, North Carolina 0.0%
23 Swansboro town, North Carolina 0.0%
24 Fruitland CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
25 Red Oak town, North Carolina 0.0%
26 Stokesdale town, North Carolina 0.0%
27 Stony Point CDP, North Carolina 0.0%
28 Alamance village, North Carolina 0.2%
29 Jamestown town, North Carolina 0.3%
30 Harkers Island CDP, North Carolina 0.5%
31 Middlesex town, North Carolina 0.6%
32 Edneyville CDP, North Carolina 0.6%
33 Hemby Bridge town, North Carolina 0.6%
34 Swannanoa CDP, North Carolina 0.6%
35 Southport city, North Carolina 0.7%
36 Mountain Home CDP, North Carolina 0.8%
37 Jackson Heights CDP, North Carolina 0.9%
38 Robbins town, North Carolina 0.9%
39 Cove Creek CDP, North Carolina 1.0%
40 Farmville town, North Carolina 1.0%
41 Wendell town, North Carolina 1.0%
42 Dudley CDP, North Carolina 1.1%
43 James City CDP, North Carolina 1.1%
44 Canton town, North Carolina 1.2%
45 Northlakes CDP, North Carolina 1.2%
46 Bryson City town, North Carolina 1.2%
47 Sneads Ferry CDP, North Carolina 1.2%
48 Biltmore Forest town, North Carolina 1.2%
49 Wrightsville Beach town, North Carolina 1.3%
50 Candor town, North Carolina 1.3%
51 Foxfire village, North Carolina 1.3%
52 Buies Creek CDP, North Carolina 1.4%
53 Emerald Isle town, North Carolina 1.4%
54 Kure Beach town, North Carolina 1.5%
55 Taylorsville town, North Carolina 1.5%
56 Seven Lakes CDP, North Carolina 1.5%
57 King city, North Carolina 1.6%
58 Bayboro town, North Carolina 1.6%
59 Troy town, North Carolina 1.6%
60 Carthage town, North Carolina 1.6%
61 Pleasant Garden town, North Carolina 1.6%
62 Spruce Pine town, North Carolina 1.7%
63 Lowesville CDP, North Carolina 1.7%
64 Surf City town, North Carolina 1.7%
65 Etowah CDP, North Carolina 1.7%
66 Woodfin town, North Carolina 1.7%
67 Princeton town, North Carolina 1.7%
68 Maiden town, North Carolina 1.7%
69 Maggie Valley town, North Carolina 1.7%
70 Barbecue CDP, North Carolina 1.7%
71 Cherry Branch CDP, North Carolina 1.7%
72 Cherokee CDP, North Carolina 1.7%
73 Lake Royale CDP, North Carolina 1.7%
74 Granite Falls town, North Carolina 1.8%
75 Sea Breeze CDP, North Carolina 1.8%
76 Walkertown town, North Carolina 1.8%
77 Rutherford College town, North Carolina 1.9%
78 Midland town, North Carolina 1.9%
79 Erwin town, North Carolina 1.9%
80 Wanchese CDP, North Carolina 1.9%
81 Nags Head town, North Carolina 2.0%
82 Governors Village CDP, North Carolina 2.0%
83 Clyde town, North Carolina 2.0%
84 Clayton town, North Carolina 2.0%
85 Grandy CDP, North Carolina 2.0%
86 Holly Ridge town, North Carolina 2.0%
87 Royal Pines CDP, North Carolina 2.1%
88 Stem town, North Carolina 2.1%
89 Barker Heights CDP, North Carolina 2.1%
90 Ogden CDP, North Carolina 2.1%
91 Pittsboro town, North Carolina 2.1%
92 Sunset Beach town, North Carolina 2.1%
93 Randleman city, North Carolina 2.2%
94 Weddington town, North Carolina 2.2%
95 Rhodhiss town, North Carolina 2.2%
96 Matthews town, North Carolina 2.2%
97 Franklin town, North Carolina 2.3%
98 Cape Carteret town, North Carolina 2.3%
99 Haw River town, North Carolina 2.3%
100 Tarboro town, North Carolina 2.3%