Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2020

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for October 2020, among all North Carolina cities, Rocky Mount had the highest unemployment rate (10.3%), followed by Salisbury (8.5%), and Wilson (8.3%).

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 October 2020
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Wilson
Goldsboro
Statesville
Fayetteville
Kinston
Gastonia
Thomasville
Greensboro
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2020
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Rocky Mount 10.3
2 Salisbury 8.5
3 Wilson 8.3
4 Goldsboro 8.2
4 Statesville 8.2
5 Fayetteville 8.1
6 Kinston 8
7 Gastonia 7.7
8 Thomasville 7.5
9 Greensboro 7
10 High Point 6.9
11 Sanford 6.8
12 Burlington 6.5
13 Asheboro 6.4
13 Winston-Salem 6.4
14 Asheville 6.2
14 Charlotte 6.2
14 Kannapolis 6.2
15 Jacksonville 6.1
15 Monroe 6.1
15 New Bern 6.1
16 Greenville 5.8
16 Mooresville 5.8
17 Concord 5.5
17 Garner 5.5
17 Raleigh 5.5
17 Wilmington 5.5
18 Hickory 5.4
19 Durham 5
20 Huntersville 4.9
21 Fuquay-Varina 4.7
22 Indian Trail 4.4
23 Mint Hill 4.3
24 Cornelius 4.2
24 Wake Forest 4.2
25 Holly Springs 4.1
25 Matthews 4.1
26 Cary 4
27 Chapel Hill 3.9
28 Morrisville 3.5
29 Apex 3.4