Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in March 2021

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2021, among all North Carolina cities, Rocky Mount had the highest unemployment rate (9.9%), followed by Wilson (8.5%), and Fayetteville (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 March 2021
Rocky Mount
Wilson
Fayetteville
Goldsboro
Salisbury
Kinston
Statesville
Asheboro
Gastonia
High Point
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in March 2021
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Rocky Mount 9.9
2 Wilson 8.5
3 Fayetteville 8.3
4 Goldsboro 8.2
4 Salisbury 8.2
5 Kinston 8.1
6 Statesville 7.5
7 Asheboro 7.4
8 Gastonia 7
9 High Point 6.9
10 Greensboro 6.6
10 Jacksonville 6.6
11 Sanford 6.5
11 Thomasville 6.5
12 Monroe 6.3
13 Greenville 6.1
13 Winston-Salem 6.1
14 Burlington 6
15 Charlotte 5.8
16 Kannapolis 5.5
16 Mooresville 5.5
17 Hickory 5.4
17 New Bern 5.4
18 Asheville 5.3
18 Concord 5.3
19 Garner 5.1
19 Raleigh 5.1
19 Wilmington 5.1
20 Durham 4.9
21 Fuquay-Varina 4.6
22 Wake Forest 4.3
23 Indian Trail 4.1
23 Mint Hill 4.1
24 Huntersville 4
24 Matthews 4
25 Holly Springs 3.9
26 Chapel Hill 3.8
26 Cornelius 3.8
27 Cary 3.7
28 Morrisville 3.4
29 Apex 3.3