North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2012
Updated on April 6, 2023.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 9.5% (sa) in May, 2012. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Scotland (17.5%), Graham (17.1%), and Washington (14.9%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Orange (6.2%), Watauga (7.3%), and Wake (7.3%).
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, 2012
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2012
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 8.6 |
| Alexander | 9.9 |
| Alleghany | 10.1 |
| Anson | 10.8 |
| Ashe | 10.1 |
| Avery | 11 |
| Beaufort | 10.6 |
| Bertie | 11.3 |
| Bladen | 12.3 |
| Brunswick | 10.9 |
| Buncombe | 7.4 |
| Burke | 9.9 |
| Cabarrus | 9.1 |
| Caldwell | 11.9 |
| Camden | 7.8 |
| Carteret | 8.6 |
| Caswell | 10.6 |
| Catawba | 10.2 |
| Chatham | 7.9 |
| Cherokee | 10.7 |
| Chowan | 10.7 |
| Clay | 10.3 |
| Cleveland | 10.9 |
| Columbus | 12 |
| Craven | 9.5 |
| Cumberland | 10.5 |
| Currituck | 8.3 |
| Dare | 10.6 |
| Davidson | 9.8 |
| Davie | 9.5 |
| Duplin | 9 |
| Durham | 7.5 |
| Edgecombe | 14.1 |
| Forsyth | 9 |
| Franklin | 10 |
| Gaston | 10.4 |
| Gates | 7.6 |
| Graham | 17.1 |
| Granville | 8.2 |
| Greene | 8.8 |
| Guilford | 9.6 |
| Halifax | 13.2 |
| Harnett | 10.6 |
| Haywood | 9.1 |
| Henderson | 7.6 |
| Hertford | 10.7 |
| Hoke | 10.6 |
| Hyde | 11 |
| Iredell | 10 |
| Jackson | 10.5 |
| Johnston | 8.6 |
| Jones | 10.1 |
| Lee | 11.2 |
| Lenoir | 10 |
| Lincoln | 9.6 |
| McDowell | 10.8 |
| Macon | 10.1 |
| Madison | 9.8 |
| Martin | 12 |
| Mecklenburg | 8.8 |
| Mitchell | 11.7 |
| Montgomery | 11 |
| Moore | 8.7 |
| Nash | 11.7 |
| New Hanover | 8.5 |
| Northampton | 11.4 |
| Onslow | 8.1 |
| Orange | 6.2 |
| Pamlico | 9 |
| Pasquotank | 10 |
| Pender | 10.4 |
| Perquimans | 10.4 |
| Person | 11.2 |
| Pitt | 9.4 |
| Polk | 8.8 |
| Randolph | 10.1 |
| Richmond | 13.2 |
| Robeson | 13.3 |
| Rockingham | 11.2 |
| Rowan | 10.9 |
| Rutherford | 13.2 |
| Sampson | 9.1 |
| Scotland | 17.5 |
| Stanly | 9.9 |
| Stokes | 9.5 |
| Surry | 9.7 |
| Swain | 14 |
| Transylvania | 8.6 |
| Tyrrell | 12.8 |
| Union | 7.9 |
| Vance | 13.7 |
| Wake | 7.3 |
| Warren | 12.5 |
| Washington | 14.9 |
| Watauga | 7.3 |
| Wayne | 8.4 |
| Wilkes | 10.6 |
| Wilson | 13.7 |
| Yadkin | 9.4 |
| Yancey | 10.1 |