North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in October, 2009
Updated on February 7, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 10.9% (sa) in October, 2009. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Scotland (16.7%), Edgecombe (16.3%), and Rutherford (16.2%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Currituck (5.9%), Hyde (6%), and Orange (6.3%).
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 October, 2009
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in October, 2009
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 11.5 |
| Alexander | 13.4 |
| Alleghany | 10.5 |
| Anson | 15.6 |
| Ashe | 11.3 |
| Avery | 8.1 |
| Beaufort | 11 |
| Bertie | 10.5 |
| Bladen | 11.8 |
| Brunswick | 10.2 |
| Buncombe | 8 |
| Burke | 13.4 |
| Cabarrus | 11.2 |
| Caldwell | 15.4 |
| Camden | 7.6 |
| Carteret | 8.2 |
| Caswell | 12 |
| Catawba | 13.5 |
| Chatham | 7.3 |
| Cherokee | 14.7 |
| Chowan | 11.5 |
| Clay | 11.4 |
| Cleveland | 14.5 |
| Columbus | 12.3 |
| Craven | 10.3 |
| Cumberland | 8.8 |
| Currituck | 5.9 |
| Dare | 7.6 |
| Davidson | 12.5 |
| Davie | 11.1 |
| Duplin | 8.7 |
| Durham | 7.8 |
| Edgecombe | 16.3 |
| Forsyth | 9.3 |
| Franklin | 9.7 |
| Gaston | 13 |
| Gates | 6.7 |
| Graham | 15.9 |
| Granville | 10.3 |
| Greene | 9.9 |
| Guilford | 10.7 |
| Halifax | 12.7 |
| Harnett | 10.8 |
| Haywood | 8.7 |
| Henderson | 8.5 |
| Hertford | 9 |
| Hoke | 7.9 |
| Hyde | 6 |
| Iredell | 12.4 |
| Jackson | 8 |
| Johnston | 9.5 |
| Jones | 10.5 |
| Lee | 12.8 |
| Lenoir | 11.2 |
| Lincoln | 13.4 |
| McDowell | 14 |
| Macon | 10.2 |
| Madison | 9 |
| Martin | 10.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 10.8 |
| Mitchell | 11.2 |
| Montgomery | 12.6 |
| Moore | 9.5 |
| Nash | 11.2 |
| New Hanover | 9.2 |
| Northampton | 10.4 |
| Onslow | 8 |
| Orange | 6.3 |
| Pamlico | 10 |
| Pasquotank | 9.3 |
| Pender | 10.7 |
| Perquimans | 10.2 |
| Person | 10.1 |
| Pitt | 9.5 |
| Polk | 8.8 |
| Randolph | 10.8 |
| Richmond | 13.8 |
| Robeson | 11.7 |
| Rockingham | 11.4 |
| Rowan | 12.8 |
| Rutherford | 16.2 |
| Sampson | 8.5 |
| Scotland | 16.7 |
| Stanly | 12 |
| Stokes | 10.3 |
| Surry | 12 |
| Swain | 9.9 |
| Transylvania | 8.9 |
| Tyrrell | 9.1 |
| Union | 9.8 |
| Vance | 13 |
| Wake | 8.3 |
| Warren | 12.6 |
| Washington | 11.4 |
| Watauga | 7.2 |
| Wayne | 8.4 |
| Wilkes | 12.7 |
| Wilson | 11.9 |
| Yadkin | 9.5 |
| Yancey | 10.9 |