North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2018
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 4.2% (sa) in January, 2018. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Hyde (14.4%), Tyrrell (10.2%), and Dare (9.9%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Buncombe (3.3%), Alexander (3.4%), and Orange (3.5%).

The chart and table below shows the unemployment rate (nsa) for each county.

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North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2018
North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in January, 2018
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Alamance 4.1
Alexander 3.4
Alleghany 5.6
Anson 4.8
Ashe 4.3
Avery 4.5
Beaufort 5
Bertie 5.7
Bladen 5.9
Brunswick 6.5
Buncombe 3.3
Burke 4
Cabarrus 4
Caldwell 4.3
Camden 4.2
Carteret 4.8
Caswell 4.8
Catawba 3.9
Chatham 3.7
Cherokee 5.3
Chowan 5.2
Clay 5
Cleveland 4.5
Columbus 5.8
Craven 4.5
Cumberland 5.6
Currituck 4.7
Dare 9.9
Davidson 4
Davie 3.9
Duplin 4.9
Durham 3.8
Edgecombe 7.8
Forsyth 4.2
Franklin 4.5
Gaston 4.5
Gates 4.2
Graham 7.9
Granville 3.8
Greene 4
Guilford 4.6
Halifax 7.1
Harnett 5
Haywood 3.9
Henderson 3.6
Hertford 5.6
Hoke 5.5
Hyde 14.4
Iredell 4.2
Jackson 5.1
Johnston 3.9
Jones 4.5
Lee 4.7
Lenoir 4.3
Lincoln 3.9
McDowell 3.7
Macon 4.7
Madison 4.1
Martin 5.5
Mecklenburg 4.2
Mitchell 5.3
Montgomery 4.2
Moore 4.3
Nash 5.6
New Hanover 4.2
Northampton 6.1
Onslow 5.2
Orange 3.5
Pamlico 4.7
Pasquotank 5.8
Pender 4.6
Perquimans 5.4
Person 4.4
Pitt 4.5
Polk 4.2
Randolph 4.1
Richmond 6.1
Robeson 6.3
Rockingham 5.2
Rowan 4.5
Rutherford 6
Sampson 4.5
Scotland 8.1
Stanly 4
Stokes 4.1
Surry 3.9
Swain 6.6
Transylvania 4.4
Tyrrell 10.2
Union 3.8
Vance 6.2
Wake 3.7
Warren 7
Washington 7
Watauga 3.9
Wayne 4.7
Wilkes 4.1
Wilson 6.7
Yadkin 3.6
Yancey 3.9