County

Labor Force

Number Employed

Out of
Work

Jobless Rate

County

Labor Force

Number Employed

Out of Work

Jobless Rate

Alamance

68,850

64,470

4,380

6.4 

Johnston

63,170

61,160

2,010

3.2

Alexander

18,250

16,900

1,350

7.4 

Jones

4,350

4,160

190

4.4

Alleghany

5,630

5,180

450

8.0 

Lee

26,040

24,570

1,470

5.6

Anson

10,420

9,280

1,140

10.9 

Lenoir

29,950

27,570

2,380

7.9

Ashe

11,500

10,490

1,010

8.8 

Lincoln

35,490

32,140

3,350

9.4

Avery

8,180

7,820

360

4.4 

Macon

14,030

13,740

290

2.1

Beaufort

19,520

17,960

1,560

8.0 

Madison

9,360

8,900

460

4.9

Bertie

8,230

7,530

700

8.5 

Martin

10,260

9,360

900

8.8

Bladen

19,510

18,020

1,490

7.6 

McDowell

20,730

19,110

1,620

7.8

Brunswick

34,990

33,520

1,470

4.2 

Mecklenburg

390,020

374,390

15,630

4.0

Buncombe

104,760

101,170

3,590

3.4 

Mitchell

7,650

6,780

870

11.4

Burke

44,440

41,640

2,800

6.3 

Montgomery

12,100

11,160

940

7.8

Cabarrus

71,680

68,660

3,020

4.2 

Moore

30,680

29,270

1,410

4.6

Caldwell

42,960

39,420

3,540

8.2 

Nash

43,280

40,450

2,830

6.5

Camden

3,160

3,060

100

3.2 

N. Hanover

84,640

81,200

3,440

4.1

Carteret

28,750

27,850

900

3.1 

Northampton

8,250

7,430

820

9.9

Caswell

12,900

12,190

710

5.5 

Onslow

48,110

46,270

1,840

3.8

Catawba

78,730

73,060

5,670

7.2 

Orange

66,250

64,920

1,330

2.0

Chatham

27,900

27,010

890

3.2 

Pamlico

5,430

5,230

200

3.7

Cherokee

11,500

10,780

720

6.3 

Pasquotank

14,960

14,290

670

4.5

Chowan

6,780

6,200

580

8.6 

Pender

16,880

15,950

930

5.5

Clay

4,180

4,060

120

2.9 

Perquimans

4,740

4,520

220

4.6

Cleveland

46,730

41,030

5,700

12.2 

Person

17,240

15,970

1,270

7.4

Columbus

21,460

19,350

2,110

9.8 

Pitt

66,470

62,340

4,130

6.2

Craven

36,760

35,070

1,690

4.6 

Polk

7,880

7,660

220

2.8

Cumberland

118,850

112,660

6,190

5.2 

Randolph

73,270

68,990

4,280

5.8

Currituck

9,120

9,010

110

1.2 

Richmond

19,590

17,780

1,810

9.2

Dare

20,920

20,600

320

1.5 

Robeson

53,060

46,770

6,290

11.9

Davidson

84,190

77,200

6,990

8.3 

Rockingham

44,280

41,450

2,830

6.4

Davie

18,530

17,190

1,340

7.2 

Rowan

69,720

65,790

3,930

5.6

Duplin

21,870

20,560

1,310

6.0 

Rutherford

28,960

26,890

2,070

7.1

Durham

121,300

116,950

4,350

3.6 

Sampson

23,490

21,570

1,920

8.2

Edgecombe

24,130

22,100

2,030

8.4 

Scotland

17,240

15,430

1,810

10.5

Forsyth

154,170

148,320

5,850

3.8 

Stanly

27,650

25,460

2,190

7.9

Franklin

24,600

23,630

970

3.9 

Stokes

23,550

22,520

1,030

4.4

Gaston

108,270

99,160

9,110

8.4 

Surry

34,090

32,190

1,900

5.6

Gates

4,290

4,140

150

3.5 

Swain

6,080

5,730

350

5.8

Graham

4,030

3,730

300

7.4 

Transylvania

11,320

10,990

330

2.9

Granville

23,030

21,510

1,520

6.6 

Tyrrell

2,130

2,030

100

4.7

Greene

9,250

8,620

630

6.8 

Union

65,260

62,730

2,530

3.9

Guilford

223,270

212,640

10,630

4.8 

Vance

19,700

17,440

2,260

11.5

Halifax

22,350

19,910

2,440

10.9 

Wake

368,870

357,280

11,590

3.1

Harnett

35,620

33,290

2,330

6.5 

Warren

7,250

6,490

760

10.5

Haywood

24,170

23,060

1,110

4.6 

Washington

6,130

5,620

510

8.3

Henderson

39,010

37,880

1,130

2.9 

Watauga

23,700

23,150

550

2.3

Hertford

10,530

9,820

710

6.7 

Wayne

49,220

45,980

3,240

6.6

Hoke

12,140

11,240

900

7.4 

Wilkes

33,570

31,690

1,880

5.6

Hyde

3,320

3,230

90

2.7 

Wilson

36,720

33,060

3,660

10.0

Iredell

65,870

62,290

3,580

5.4 

Yadkin

18,530

17,720

810

4.4

Jackson

15,920

15,440

480

3.0 

Yancey

7,090

6,210

880 

12.4