Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in November 2020

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for November 2020, among all North Carolina cities, Rocky Mount had the highest unemployment rate (10.2%), followed by Goldsboro (8.5%), and Fayetteville (8.2%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina cities.

You can see similar ranking of all cities in the United States.

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in November 2020
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Fayetteville
Kinston
Salisbury
Wilson
Statesville
Thomasville
Gastonia
Greensboro
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in November 2020
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Rocky Mount 10.2
2 Goldsboro 8.5
3 Fayetteville 8.2
4 Kinston 8.1
4 Salisbury 8.1
5 Wilson 8
6 Statesville 7.5
7 Thomasville 7.4
8 Gastonia 7.3
9 Greensboro 7
10 High Point 6.9
11 Sanford 6.7
12 Jacksonville 6.5
13 Asheboro 6.4
13 Monroe 6.4
14 Burlington 6.2
14 Kannapolis 6.2
14 Winston-Salem 6.2
15 Charlotte 6
15 Greenville 6
16 Asheville 5.9
17 New Bern 5.8
18 Mooresville 5.7
19 Raleigh 5.5
20 Concord 5.4
21 Garner 5.3
22 Wilmington 5.2
23 Durham 5.1
23 Hickory 5.1
24 Fuquay-Varina 4.8
25 Huntersville 4.6
26 Mint Hill 4.5
27 Cornelius 4.3
27 Wake Forest 4.3
28 Chapel Hill 4.2
28 Matthews 4.2
29 Cary 4
29 Holly Springs 4
29 Indian Trail 4
30 Morrisville 3.6
31 Apex 3.5