North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in February, 2003
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 6.8% (sa) in February, 2003. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Tyrrell (16.6%), Swain (15%), and Alleghany (13.8%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Gates (4.1%), Orange (4.3%), and Polk (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, 2003
North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in February, 2003
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Alamance 7.9
Alexander 7.8
Alleghany 13.8
Anson 9.7
Ashe 9.9
Avery 7.4
Beaufort 9.8
Bertie 7.9
Bladen 9.7
Brunswick 7.9
Buncombe 5.3
Burke 7.9
Cabarrus 6.4
Caldwell 8.4
Camden 5.3
Carteret 7.2
Caswell 9.1
Catawba 8.7
Chatham 5.8
Cherokee 10.4
Chowan 6.1
Clay 5.6
Cleveland 9.6
Columbus 9.1
Craven 6.1
Cumberland 6.6
Currituck 5.3
Dare 11.3
Davidson 7.1
Davie 6.8
Duplin 8
Durham 6
Edgecombe 11.9
Forsyth 5.9
Franklin 6.9
Gaston 8.2
Gates 4.1
Graham 12.9
Granville 8.3
Greene 6.3
Guilford 6.5
Halifax 9.5
Harnett 7.3
Haywood 7.3
Henderson 5.5
Hertford 6.4
Hoke 9
Hyde 12.9
Iredell 7
Jackson 7.1
Johnston 5.9
Jones 6.8
Lee 8.5
Lenoir 8.2
Lincoln 7.5
McDowell 7.7
Macon 6.9
Madison 6.4
Martin 7.7
Mecklenburg 6.2
Mitchell 10.4
Montgomery 10.5
Moore 7.7
Nash 8.1
New Hanover 6.5
Northampton 8.7
Onslow 7
Orange 4.3
Pamlico 6.2
Pasquotank 6
Pender 7.8
Perquimans 5.8
Person 8.4
Pitt 6.6
Polk 5
Randolph 6.9
Richmond 11
Robeson 9.5
Rockingham 8.9
Rowan 6.6
Rutherford 8.5
Sampson 6.7
Scotland 12.8
Stanly 7.8
Stokes 6.4
Surry 8.6
Swain 15
Transylvania 11.3
Tyrrell 16.6
Union 5.7
Vance 11.1
Wake 5.9
Warren 8.8
Washington 9.6
Watauga 5.2
Wayne 6.5
Wilkes 8.3
Wilson 8.1
Yadkin 6.9
Yancey 8.5