North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in September, 2021
Updated on April 6, 2023.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 4.6% (sa) in September, 2021. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Scotland (8.6%), Edgecombe (8.1%), and Vance (7%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Watauga (2.9%), Orange (2.9%), and Currituck (3%).

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

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North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in September, 2021
North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in September, 2021
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Alamance 4.1
Alexander 3.6
Alleghany 3.7
Anson 5.9
Ashe 3.1
Avery 3
Beaufort 4.2
Bertie 5.3
Bladen 5.3
Brunswick 4.9
Buncombe 3.3
Burke 3.9
Cabarrus 3.7
Caldwell 4.2
Camden 3.3
Carteret 3.4
Caswell 4.5
Catawba 4.1
Chatham 3
Cherokee 4.1
Chowan 4.3
Clay 4
Cleveland 4.7
Columbus 5.3
Craven 3.9
Cumberland 6.1
Currituck 3
Dare 3.6
Davidson 3.9
Davie 3.6
Duplin 3.9
Durham 3.5
Edgecombe 8.1
Forsyth 4.3
Franklin 4.1
Gaston 4.6
Gates 3.7
Graham 5.7
Granville 3.5
Greene 3.6
Guilford 4.9
Halifax 6.7
Harnett 4.6
Haywood 3.5
Henderson 3.3
Hertford 6.1
Hoke 5.7
Hyde 4.2
Iredell 3.9
Jackson 3.6
Johnston 3.6
Jones 3.7
Lee 4.8
Lenoir 4.5
Lincoln 3.5
McDowell 3.8
Macon 3.3
Madison 3.5
Martin 4.7
Mecklenburg 4.2
Mitchell 4.4
Montgomery 3.9
Moore 4
Nash 5.8
New Hanover 3.5
Northampton 5.5
Onslow 4.3
Orange 2.9
Pamlico 3.7
Pasquotank 4.4
Pender 3.5
Perquimans 4.6
Person 4.3
Pitt 4.4
Polk 4
Randolph 3.9
Richmond 6.7
Robeson 6.8
Rockingham 4.7
Rowan 4.2
Rutherford 5.6
Sampson 3.9
Scotland 8.6
Stanly 3.8
Stokes 3.5
Surry 3.6
Swain 3.3
Transylvania 3.4
Tyrrell 5.4
Union 3.3
Vance 7
Wake 3.4
Warren 7
Washington 6
Watauga 2.9
Wayne 4.4
Wilkes 4
Wilson 6.1
Yadkin 3.5
Yancey 3.6