North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in August, 2012
Updated on April 6, 2023.
The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of North Carolina in August, 2012 was 9.5%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2012 were:
- Scotland: 17.5%
- Graham: 15.6%
- Washington: 15.4%
On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2012 were:
- Orange: 6.7%
- Wake: 7.5%
- Buncombe: 7.5%
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each North Carolina county for August, 2012. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of North Carolina's counties.
See also: Historical North Carolina Unemployment Rate.
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in August, 2012 (%)
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in August, 2012
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 9.1 |
| Alexander | 9.8 |
| Alleghany | 10 |
| Anson | 11.9 |
| Ashe | 10 |
| Avery | 10 |
| Beaufort | 11.1 |
| Bertie | 12.5 |
| Bladen | 13.7 |
| Brunswick | 11 |
| Buncombe | 7.5 |
| Burke | 10.1 |
| Cabarrus | 9.4 |
| Caldwell | 11.9 |
| Camden | 8 |
| Carteret | 8.6 |
| Caswell | 11.5 |
| Catawba | 10.5 |
| Chatham | 8.2 |
| Cherokee | 11.4 |
| Chowan | 11.6 |
| Clay | 10.8 |
| Cleveland | 11.6 |
| Columbus | 12.9 |
| Craven | 10 |
| Cumberland | 12.3 |
| Currituck | 8 |
| Dare | 8.5 |
| Davidson | 10.2 |
| Davie | 9.3 |
| Duplin | 9.6 |
| Durham | 7.9 |
| Edgecombe | 15.2 |
| Forsyth | 9.5 |
| Franklin | 10.1 |
| Gaston | 10.9 |
| Gates | 8.3 |
| Graham | 15.6 |
| Granville | 8.5 |
| Greene | 9.1 |
| Guilford | 10.2 |
| Halifax | 14.7 |
| Harnett | 11.8 |
| Haywood | 9.3 |
| Henderson | 7.8 |
| Hertford | 11.8 |
| Hoke | 12.1 |
| Hyde | 10.7 |
| Iredell | 10.2 |
| Jackson | 10 |
| Johnston | 8.8 |
| Jones | 10.2 |
| Lee | 11.9 |
| Lenoir | 10.4 |
| Lincoln | 10 |
| McDowell | 11.2 |
| Macon | 10 |
| Madison | 10.1 |
| Martin | 12.8 |
| Mecklenburg | 9.2 |
| Mitchell | 12.7 |
| Montgomery | 10.8 |
| Moore | 9.3 |
| Nash | 12.4 |
| New Hanover | 8.9 |
| Northampton | 12.6 |
| Onslow | 8.4 |
| Orange | 6.7 |
| Pamlico | 9.6 |
| Pasquotank | 10.5 |
| Pender | 10.7 |
| Perquimans | 10.9 |
| Person | 11.6 |
| Pitt | 9.8 |
| Polk | 8.9 |
| Randolph | 10.4 |
| Richmond | 13.9 |
| Robeson | 14.3 |
| Rockingham | 11.9 |
| Rowan | 11.1 |
| Rutherford | 13.8 |
| Sampson | 10.6 |
| Scotland | 17.5 |
| Stanly | 10.3 |
| Stokes | 9.9 |
| Surry | 10.2 |
| Swain | 12.8 |
| Transylvania | 8.7 |
| Tyrrell | 10.7 |
| Union | 8.3 |
| Vance | 14.3 |
| Wake | 7.5 |
| Warren | 13.2 |
| Washington | 15.4 |
| Watauga | 7.6 |
| Wayne | 8.9 |
| Wilkes | 10.7 |
| Wilson | 13.9 |
| Yadkin | 9.5 |
| Yancey | 10.4 |
North Carolina Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years
Use the following links to see North Carolina's unemployment rate
for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
Historical Unemployment Rate of North Carolina's Counties
Use the following links to
to see the historical unemployment rate
for North Carolina's counties.