North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2002
Updated on April 6, 2023.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 7% (sa) in May, 2002. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Edgecombe (11.7%), Cherokee (11.2%), and Richmond (11.1%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Currituck (2.5%), Dare (3.7%), and Watauga (4.3%).
The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate (nsa) for each county.
You can see similar information by state for the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2002
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2002
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 7.3 |
| Alexander | 7 |
| Alleghany | 7.2 |
| Anson | 9.2 |
| Ashe | 8.4 |
| Avery | 6.9 |
| Beaufort | 8.7 |
| Bertie | 8.4 |
| Bladen | 9.7 |
| Brunswick | 6.9 |
| Buncombe | 5.4 |
| Burke | 8 |
| Cabarrus | 5.7 |
| Caldwell | 7.5 |
| Camden | 4.6 |
| Carteret | 5.6 |
| Caswell | 8.7 |
| Catawba | 8.5 |
| Chatham | 5.4 |
| Cherokee | 11.2 |
| Chowan | 5.7 |
| Clay | 6.1 |
| Cleveland | 10.4 |
| Columbus | 9.2 |
| Craven | 6.1 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Currituck | 2.5 |
| Dare | 3.7 |
| Davidson | 6.5 |
| Davie | 5.9 |
| Duplin | 7.4 |
| Durham | 6.1 |
| Edgecombe | 11.7 |
| Forsyth | 5.8 |
| Franklin | 6.8 |
| Gaston | 7.7 |
| Gates | 4.4 |
| Graham | 9.2 |
| Granville | 7.3 |
| Greene | 8.4 |
| Guilford | 6.4 |
| Halifax | 10.4 |
| Harnett | 7.7 |
| Haywood | 6.1 |
| Henderson | 5.5 |
| Hertford | 7.5 |
| Hoke | 8 |
| Hyde | 6 |
| Iredell | 6.7 |
| Jackson | 4.5 |
| Johnston | 5.7 |
| Jones | 7.6 |
| Lee | 7.6 |
| Lenoir | 8.8 |
| Lincoln | 7.1 |
| McDowell | 8.5 |
| Macon | 5 |
| Madison | 6.1 |
| Martin | 6.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 6.1 |
| Mitchell | 10.1 |
| Montgomery | 8 |
| Moore | 6.6 |
| Nash | 8.3 |
| New Hanover | 6.5 |
| Northampton | 10.2 |
| Onslow | 6.2 |
| Orange | 4.3 |
| Pamlico | 5.3 |
| Pasquotank | 5.5 |
| Pender | 7.3 |
| Perquimans | 5.5 |
| Person | 7.3 |
| Pitt | 7 |
| Polk | 5.4 |
| Randolph | 6.6 |
| Richmond | 11.1 |
| Robeson | 9.9 |
| Rockingham | 8 |
| Rowan | 6.4 |
| Rutherford | 10 |
| Sampson | 6.7 |
| Scotland | 9.7 |
| Stanly | 7 |
| Stokes | 6.2 |
| Surry | 7.9 |
| Swain | 6.4 |
| Transylvania | 6.1 |
| Tyrrell | 6.7 |
| Union | 5.4 |
| Vance | 10.6 |
| Wake | 5.8 |
| Warren | 9.3 |
| Washington | 8.1 |
| Watauga | 4.3 |
| Wayne | 6.5 |
| Wilkes | 8.6 |
| Wilson | 9.7 |
| Yadkin | 5.8 |
| Yancey | 8.8 |