North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in October, 2016
Updated on April 6, 2023.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 5.1% (sa) in October, 2016. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Robeson (13.2%), Lenoir (10.9%), and Edgecombe (10.2%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Buncombe (3.8%), Orange (4.1%), and Alexander (4.1%).
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, 2016
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in October, 2016
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 4.6 |
| Alexander | 4.1 |
| Alleghany | 5.3 |
| Anson | 5.9 |
| Ashe | 4.4 |
| Avery | 4.6 |
| Beaufort | 6 |
| Bertie | 6.8 |
| Bladen | 8.5 |
| Brunswick | 6.4 |
| Buncombe | 3.8 |
| Burke | 4.8 |
| Cabarrus | 4.5 |
| Caldwell | 5.1 |
| Camden | 4.9 |
| Carteret | 5.1 |
| Caswell | 5.2 |
| Catawba | 4.6 |
| Chatham | 4.2 |
| Cherokee | 5.5 |
| Chowan | 6.2 |
| Clay | 5.3 |
| Cleveland | 5.3 |
| Columbus | 7.1 |
| Craven | 5.5 |
| Cumberland | 6.7 |
| Currituck | 4.6 |
| Dare | 5.4 |
| Davidson | 4.7 |
| Davie | 4.4 |
| Duplin | 5.9 |
| Durham | 4.5 |
| Edgecombe | 10.2 |
| Forsyth | 4.7 |
| Franklin | 5.1 |
| Gaston | 5.4 |
| Gates | 5.2 |
| Graham | 7.2 |
| Granville | 4.4 |
| Greene | 7.5 |
| Guilford | 5.1 |
| Halifax | 8.1 |
| Harnett | 5.7 |
| Haywood | 4.4 |
| Henderson | 4.2 |
| Hertford | 6.6 |
| Hoke | 6.8 |
| Hyde | 8.6 |
| Iredell | 4.7 |
| Jackson | 4.8 |
| Johnston | 4.7 |
| Jones | 7.2 |
| Lee | 5.7 |
| Lenoir | 10.9 |
| Lincoln | 4.7 |
| McDowell | 4.7 |
| Macon | 5.1 |
| Madison | 4.5 |
| Martin | 7.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 4.7 |
| Mitchell | 5.8 |
| Montgomery | 5.4 |
| Moore | 4.8 |
| Nash | 6.7 |
| New Hanover | 4.6 |
| Northampton | 7 |
| Onslow | 5.5 |
| Orange | 4.1 |
| Pamlico | 5.2 |
| Pasquotank | 6 |
| Pender | 5.4 |
| Perquimans | 6.3 |
| Person | 5.2 |
| Pitt | 6.2 |
| Polk | 4.6 |
| Randolph | 4.8 |
| Richmond | 7.1 |
| Robeson | 13.2 |
| Rockingham | 5.6 |
| Rowan | 5.5 |
| Rutherford | 6.2 |
| Sampson | 6 |
| Scotland | 9.3 |
| Stanly | 4.7 |
| Stokes | 4.7 |
| Surry | 4.7 |
| Swain | 5.1 |
| Transylvania | 4.7 |
| Tyrrell | 7.1 |
| Union | 4.3 |
| Vance | 7.2 |
| Wake | 4.3 |
| Warren | 7.7 |
| Washington | 7.6 |
| Watauga | 4.2 |
| Wayne | 7.6 |
| Wilkes | 4.7 |
| Wilson | 8.2 |
| Yadkin | 4.3 |
| Yancey | 4.9 |