North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.
According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 11.6% (sa) in May, 2020. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Dare (19.5%), Swain (18.7%), and Graham (16.9%).
On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Bertie (7.8%), Camden (7.9%), and Gates (8%).
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, 2020
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate By County
in May, 2020
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| County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 11.8 |
| Alexander | 12.6 |
| Alleghany | 11.6 |
| Anson | 10 |
| Ashe | 10.5 |
| Avery | 10.1 |
| Beaufort | 8.7 |
| Bertie | 7.8 |
| Bladen | 10.4 |
| Brunswick | 14.3 |
| Buncombe | 16.2 |
| Burke | 12.5 |
| Cabarrus | 11.5 |
| Caldwell | 13.2 |
| Camden | 7.9 |
| Carteret | 10.2 |
| Caswell | 12.2 |
| Catawba | 14.4 |
| Chatham | 8.2 |
| Cherokee | 14.5 |
| Chowan | 8 |
| Clay | 11.7 |
| Cleveland | 12.4 |
| Columbus | 11.2 |
| Craven | 10 |
| Cumberland | 14.7 |
| Currituck | 10.8 |
| Dare | 19.5 |
| Davidson | 11.2 |
| Davie | 12.1 |
| Duplin | 8 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Edgecombe | 15.1 |
| Forsyth | 12.2 |
| Franklin | 10.4 |
| Gaston | 13.4 |
| Gates | 8 |
| Graham | 16.9 |
| Granville | 9.1 |
| Greene | 8.2 |
| Guilford | 13.8 |
| Halifax | 12.3 |
| Harnett | 11.6 |
| Haywood | 14.2 |
| Henderson | 12.5 |
| Hertford | 8.7 |
| Hoke | 13.1 |
| Hyde | 14.3 |
| Iredell | 12.6 |
| Jackson | 15.5 |
| Johnston | 9.9 |
| Jones | 8.2 |
| Lee | 12.8 |
| Lenoir | 8.7 |
| Lincoln | 11.4 |
| McDowell | 11.9 |
| Macon | 10.9 |
| Madison | 12.3 |
| Martin | 9.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 12.8 |
| Mitchell | 12 |
| Montgomery | 9.6 |
| Moore | 12.7 |
| Nash | 12.4 |
| New Hanover | 12.8 |
| Northampton | 9.1 |
| Onslow | 11.3 |
| Orange | 8.2 |
| Pamlico | 8.1 |
| Pasquotank | 11 |
| Pender | 10.5 |
| Perquimans | 9.4 |
| Person | 12.2 |
| Pitt | 9.8 |
| Polk | 10.2 |
| Randolph | 12 |
| Richmond | 12.8 |
| Robeson | 11.6 |
| Rockingham | 13.2 |
| Rowan | 14 |
| Rutherford | 15.1 |
| Sampson | 8.2 |
| Scotland | 16.9 |
| Stanly | 10.1 |
| Stokes | 10.5 |
| Surry | 11 |
| Swain | 18.7 |
| Transylvania | 10.2 |
| Tyrrell | 15.3 |
| Union | 9.5 |
| Vance | 14.7 |
| Wake | 10.7 |
| Warren | 14.2 |
| Washington | 10.3 |
| Watauga | 12.3 |
| Wayne | 9.1 |
| Wilkes | 11 |
| Wilson | 12.8 |
| Yadkin | 13 |
| Yancey | 10.9 |