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North Carolina Counties 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 100 counties 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
# Counties Unemployment Rate
1 Scotland County, North Carolina 0.0%
2 Burke County, North Carolina 0.0%
3 Randolph County, North Carolina 0.0%
4 Greene County, North Carolina 0.4%
5 Gates County, North Carolina 0.5%
6 Carteret County, North Carolina 0.7%
7 Camden County, North Carolina 0.9%
8 Chatham County, North Carolina 1.3%
9 Franklin County, North Carolina 1.3%
10 Washington County, North Carolina 1.3%
11 Cabarrus County, North Carolina 1.4%
12 Forsyth County, North Carolina 1.5%
13 Clay County, North Carolina 1.6%
14 Caldwell County, North Carolina 2.0%
15 Hyde County, North Carolina 2.1%
16 Richmond County, North Carolina 2.3%
17 Polk County, North Carolina 2.4%
18 Halifax County, North Carolina 2.5%
19 Wayne County, North Carolina 2.6%
20 Perquimans County, North Carolina 2.8%
21 Haywood County, North Carolina 2.8%
22 Union County, North Carolina 2.9%
23 Currituck County, North Carolina 2.9%
24 Montgomery County, North Carolina 2.9%
25 Macon County, North Carolina 2.9%
26 Craven County, North Carolina 3.2%
27 Orange County, North Carolina 3.2%
28 Cumberland County, North Carolina 3.3%
29 Henderson County, North Carolina 3.3%
30 New Hanover County, North Carolina 3.5%
31 Buncombe County, North Carolina 3.5%
32 Lincoln County, North Carolina 3.6%
33 Hertford County, North Carolina 3.6%
34 Bertie County, North Carolina 3.9%
35 Watauga County, North Carolina 4.0%
36 Graham County, North Carolina 4.0%
37 Lee County, North Carolina 4.0%
38 Jones County, North Carolina 4.1%
39 Vance County, North Carolina 4.1%
40 Pamlico County, North Carolina 4.2%
41 Durham County, North Carolina 4.2%
42 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 4.2%
43 Dare County, North Carolina 4.3%
44 Bladen County, North Carolina 4.3%
45 Granville County, North Carolina 4.4%
46 Nash County, North Carolina 4.4%
47 Stanly County, North Carolina 4.5%
48 Moore County, North Carolina 4.6%
49 Stokes County, North Carolina 4.6%
50 Duplin County, North Carolina 4.7%
51 Caswell County, North Carolina 4.7%
52 Guilford County, North Carolina 4.7%
53 McDowell County, North Carolina 4.7%
54 Person County, North Carolina 4.7%
55 Gaston County, North Carolina 4.8%
56 Avery County, North Carolina 4.8%
57 Alamance County, North Carolina 4.9%
58 Wilkes County, North Carolina 4.9%
59 Tyrrell County, North Carolina 5.1%
60 Sampson County, North Carolina 5.2%
61 Alexander County, North Carolina 5.2%
62 Alleghany County, North Carolina 5.4%
63 Yadkin County, North Carolina 5.4%
64 Cherokee County, North Carolina 5.4%
65 Ashe County, North Carolina 5.4%
66 Rutherford County, North Carolina 5.5%
67 Harnett County, North Carolina 5.5%
68 Wake County, North Carolina 5.5%
69 Davidson County, North Carolina 5.6%
70 Cleveland County, North Carolina 5.7%
71 Madison County, North Carolina 5.8%
72 Onslow County, North Carolina 5.8%
73 Chowan County, North Carolina 5.9%
74 Rowan County, North Carolina 5.9%
75 Yancey County, North Carolina 6.0%
76 Wilson County, North Carolina 6.0%
77 Robeson County, North Carolina 6.3%
78 Rockingham County, North Carolina 6.3%
79 Jackson County, North Carolina 6.4%
80 Northampton County, North Carolina 6.5%
81 Mitchell County, North Carolina 6.5%
82 Pasquotank County, North Carolina 6.6%
83 Catawba County, North Carolina 6.7%
84 Beaufort County, North Carolina 6.8%
85 Anson County, North Carolina 6.9%
86 Martin County, North Carolina 7.0%
87 Columbus County, North Carolina 7.1%
88 Lenoir County, North Carolina 7.2%
89 Pender County, North Carolina 7.2%
90 Hoke County, North Carolina 7.4%
91 Pitt County, North Carolina 7.6%
92 Edgecombe County, North Carolina 8.0%
93 Swain County, North Carolina 8.3%
94 Johnston County, North Carolina 8.9%
95 Surry County, North Carolina 11.7%
96 Warren County, North Carolina 12.6%
97 Iredell County, North Carolina 15.3%
98 Davie County, North Carolina 16.0%
99 Transylvania County, North Carolina 17.3%
100 Brunswick County, North Carolina 20.5%