North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in April, 2024
Updated on August 1, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, the unemployment rate of North Carolina was 3.6% (sa) in April, 2024. Among all North Carolina counties, these 3 were among those with high unemployment rates (nsa): Tyrrell (4.9%), Edgecombe (4.7%), and Halifax (4.6%).

On the hand, the following three counties were among those with low unemployment rates (nsa): Currituck (2.4%), Camden (2.4%), and Madison (2.5%).

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

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North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in April, 2024
North Carolina Unemployment Rate By County in April, 2024
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Alamance 3.2
Alexander 3.3
Alleghany 3.3
Anson 3.9
Ashe 2.5
Avery 3
Beaufort 3.3
Bertie 4.2
Bladen 4.3
Brunswick 3.5
Buncombe 2.6
Burke 2.9
Cabarrus 3.1
Caldwell 3.1
Camden 2.4
Carteret 3
Caswell 3.3
Catawba 3.1
Chatham 2.8
Cherokee 3.4
Chowan 2.9
Clay 2.8
Cleveland 3.4
Columbus 3.9
Craven 3.1
Cumberland 4
Currituck 2.4
Dare 3.7
Davidson 3.2
Davie 2.8
Duplin 2.8
Durham 2.8
Edgecombe 4.7
Forsyth 3.3
Franklin 3
Gaston 3.2
Gates 2.9
Graham 3
Granville 3.1
Greene 2.6
Guilford 3.6
Halifax 4.6
Harnett 3.4
Haywood 2.8
Henderson 2.5
Hertford 3.7
Hoke 3.7
Hyde 4.4
Iredell 2.9
Jackson 3.1
Johnston 2.7
Jones 3
Lee 3.1
Lenoir 3.4
Lincoln 2.8
McDowell 3
Macon 2.8
Madison 2.5
Martin 3.6
Mecklenburg 3.3
Mitchell 2.7
Montgomery 3.4
Moore 3
Nash 4
New Hanover 2.9
Northampton 3.6
Onslow 3.3
Orange 2.8
Pamlico 3.4
Pasquotank 3.3
Pender 2.9
Perquimans 3.3
Person 3
Pitt 3.5
Polk 2.7
Randolph 3.1
Richmond 3.4
Robeson 4.3
Rockingham 3.4
Rowan 3
Rutherford 3.5
Sampson 3.3
Scotland 4.6
Stanly 2.7
Stokes 3
Surry 2.9
Swain 3.3
Transylvania 2.9
Tyrrell 4.9
Union 2.8
Vance 3.9
Wake 2.8
Warren 4
Washington 3.9
Watauga 2.9
Wayne 3.3
Wilkes 3.2
Wilson 4.5
Yadkin 2.7
Yancey 2.8