North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2008
Updated on February 7, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 5.5% (sa) in May, 2008. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Scotland (10.2%), Graham (9.5%), and Edgecombe (9.4%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Currituck (3.1%), Orange (4%), and Wake (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, 2008
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2008
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County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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Alamance | 5.7 |
Alexander | 6.2 |
Alleghany | 6.9 |
Anson | 7.7 |
Ashe | 5.5 |
Avery | 5.4 |
Beaufort | 6.6 |
Bertie | 7 |
Bladen | 6.9 |
Brunswick | 5.4 |
Buncombe | 4.5 |
Burke | 7.3 |
Cabarrus | 5.1 |
Caldwell | 7.1 |
Camden | 4.6 |
Carteret | 4.6 |
Caswell | 7.3 |
Catawba | 6.3 |
Chatham | 4.5 |
Cherokee | 8.1 |
Chowan | 8.2 |
Clay | 5.4 |
Cleveland | 7.5 |
Columbus | 6.9 |
Craven | 5.3 |
Cumberland | 5.9 |
Currituck | 3.1 |
Dare | 4.5 |
Davidson | 6.4 |
Davie | 5.3 |
Duplin | 5.2 |
Durham | 4.5 |
Edgecombe | 9.4 |
Forsyth | 5.3 |
Franklin | 5.8 |
Gaston | 6.6 |
Gates | 5.1 |
Graham | 9.5 |
Granville | 6.3 |
Greene | 7 |
Guilford | 5.6 |
Halifax | 8.1 |
Harnett | 6 |
Haywood | 5.3 |
Henderson | 4.3 |
Hertford | 6.4 |
Hoke | 5.4 |
Hyde | 5.6 |
Iredell | 5.5 |
Jackson | 4.7 |
Johnston | 5.3 |
Jones | 5.6 |
Lee | 6.7 |
Lenoir | 6.9 |
Lincoln | 6.3 |
McDowell | 7.2 |
Macon | 5.3 |
Madison | 5.6 |
Martin | 6 |
Mecklenburg | 5.5 |
Mitchell | 7.4 |
Montgomery | 7.6 |
Moore | 5.7 |
Nash | 7.1 |
New Hanover | 4.6 |
Northampton | 7 |
Onslow | 5.5 |
Orange | 4 |
Pamlico | 5.7 |
Pasquotank | 6.7 |
Pender | 5.2 |
Perquimans | 6.2 |
Person | 6.8 |
Pitt | 6.3 |
Polk | 4.3 |
Randolph | 5.7 |
Richmond | 8.6 |
Robeson | 7.2 |
Rockingham | 6.9 |
Rowan | 5.7 |
Rutherford | 7.1 |
Sampson | 4.9 |
Scotland | 10.2 |
Stanly | 5.8 |
Stokes | 5.4 |
Surry | 7.3 |
Swain | 6 |
Transylvania | 4.5 |
Tyrrell | 5.9 |
Union | 5 |
Vance | 7.9 |
Wake | 4.3 |
Warren | 7.6 |
Washington | 6.8 |
Watauga | 4.5 |
Wayne | 5.4 |
Wilkes | 7.1 |
Wilson | 7.8 |
Yadkin | 4.9 |
Yancey | 6.8 |