North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in February, 2002
Updated on February 7, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 7.2% (sa) in February, 2002. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Swain (15.7%), Graham (14.7%), and Hyde (14%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Orange (4.4%), Currituck (4.7%), and Gates (5%).

The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate (nsa) for each county.

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North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in February, 2002
North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in February, 2002
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Alamance 7.9
Alexander 7.3
Alleghany 9.9
Anson 10.8
Ashe 11.4
Avery 8.2
Beaufort 11.1
Bertie 9.5
Bladen 11
Brunswick 7.9
Buncombe 5.7
Burke 9.2
Cabarrus 6
Caldwell 8.8
Camden 5.7
Carteret 7.8
Caswell 8.5
Catawba 9.3
Chatham 5.7
Cherokee 13.7
Chowan 7.1
Clay 6.8
Cleveland 12.3
Columbus 9.4
Craven 6.9
Cumberland 7.5
Currituck 4.7
Dare 12.9
Davidson 7.4
Davie 6
Duplin 8
Durham 6
Edgecombe 12.7
Forsyth 6.2
Franklin 6.6
Gaston 8.7
Gates 5
Graham 14.7
Granville 7.7
Greene 8.4
Guilford 6.8
Halifax 11.9
Harnett 8.2
Haywood 9.1
Henderson 5.8
Hertford 8.1
Hoke 8.5
Hyde 14
Iredell 7.5
Jackson 7
Johnston 5.9
Jones 7.5
Lee 8.6
Lenoir 9.5
Lincoln 7.7
McDowell 9.3
Macon 7.9
Madison 7.4
Martin 7.3
Mecklenburg 6.1
Mitchell 12.8
Montgomery 8.5
Moore 7
Nash 8.5
New Hanover 7.1
Northampton 11.3
Onslow 6.8
Orange 4.4
Pamlico 8
Pasquotank 6.7
Pender 8.3
Perquimans 6.9
Person 8.1
Pitt 6.9
Polk 6.4
Randolph 7.3
Richmond 12.2
Robeson 11.4
Rockingham 8.7
Rowan 6.9
Rutherford 11.7
Sampson 7.8
Scotland 10.2
Stanly 8.1
Stokes 7
Surry 9.2
Swain 15.7
Transylvania 7.2
Tyrrell 12.4
Union 5.8
Vance 9.7
Wake 6
Warren 9.9
Washington 9.1
Watauga 5.3
Wayne 7
Wilkes 9.2
Wilson 7.8
Yadkin 6.4
Yancey 13