Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2021

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for October 2021, among all North Carolina cities, Rocky Mount had the highest unemployment rate (8.4%), followed by Wilson (6.9%), and Fayetteville (6.6%).

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 2021
Rocky Mount
Wilson
Fayetteville
Kinston
Goldsboro
Salisbury
Sanford
Statesville
High Point
Jacksonville
Ranking of North Carolina Cities By Unemployment Rate in October 2021
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Rocky Mount 8.4
2 Wilson 6.9
3 Fayetteville 6.6
3 Kinston 6.6
4 Goldsboro 6.5
5 Salisbury 5.9
6 Sanford 5.7
7 Statesville 5.6
8 High Point 5.5
9 Jacksonville 5.4
10 Gastonia 5.1
10 Greensboro 5.1
10 Thomasville 5.1
11 Greenville 5
12 Asheboro 4.8
12 Winston-Salem 4.8
13 Kannapolis 4.7
14 Burlington 4.6
15 New Bern 4.4
16 Charlotte 4.3
16 Hickory 4.3
17 Monroe 4.2
18 Concord 4
18 Mooresville 4
19 Raleigh 3.9
20 Wilmington 3.8
21 Durham 3.7
21 Mint Hill 3.7
22 Asheville 3.6
22 Fuquay-Varina 3.6
22 Garner 3.6
23 Cornelius 3.5
24 Chapel Hill 3.4
25 Indian Trail 3.2
25 Matthews 3.2
25 Wake Forest 3.2
26 Huntersville 3
27 Cary 2.8
28 Holly Springs 2.7
29 Apex 2.5
29 Morrisville 2.5