North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in July, 2002
Updated on August 1, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 6.4% (sa) in July, 2002. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Mitchell (12%), Edgecombe (10.8%), and Vance (10.4%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Currituck (2.2%), Dare (2.6%), and Jackson (3.8%).

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

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North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in July, 2002
North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in July, 2002
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Alamance 7.4
Alexander 7.6
Alleghany 7.1
Anson 9.2
Ashe 7.6
Avery 6.3
Beaufort 8.4
Bertie 7.9
Bladen 9.4
Brunswick 6.7
Buncombe 5
Burke 7.5
Cabarrus 5.6
Caldwell 9.3
Camden 4.1
Carteret 4.9
Caswell 8.5
Catawba 8.3
Chatham 5.2
Cherokee 10.1
Chowan 5.3
Clay 5.7
Cleveland 10
Columbus 9.4
Craven 5.8
Cumberland 6.8
Currituck 2.2
Dare 2.6
Davidson 8.5
Davie 5.6
Duplin 7
Durham 6
Edgecombe 10.8
Forsyth 5.8
Franklin 6.6
Gaston 7.5
Gates 4.5
Graham 8
Granville 7.4
Greene 7.3
Guilford 6.5
Halifax 10.1
Harnett 7.3
Haywood 5.6
Henderson 4.8
Hertford 7
Hoke 7.8
Hyde 4.3
Iredell 6.2
Jackson 3.8
Johnston 5.6
Jones 6.6
Lee 7.3
Lenoir 8.4
Lincoln 7.6
McDowell 9.2
Macon 4.5
Madison 6
Martin 6.3
Mecklenburg 5.9
Mitchell 12
Montgomery 8
Moore 6.3
Nash 7.8
New Hanover 6.1
Northampton 9.9
Onslow 6.5
Orange 4.5
Pamlico 4.6
Pasquotank 5.3
Pender 7.4
Perquimans 4.9
Person 7.8
Pitt 6.9
Polk 4.9
Randolph 7.1
Richmond 9.8
Robeson 9.7
Rockingham 7.6
Rowan 6.2
Rutherford 8.9
Sampson 6.5
Scotland 9.7
Stanly 6.8
Stokes 5.5
Surry 7.5
Swain 5.8
Transylvania 5.4
Tyrrell 5.3
Union 5.3
Vance 10.4
Wake 5.7
Warren 9
Washington 8
Watauga 4.3
Wayne 6.9
Wilkes 8.8
Wilson 8.9
Yadkin 5.3
Yancey 9.4