| | Civilian Labor Force, 2022 | Persons Employed, 2022 | Persons Unemployed, 2022 | Unemployment Rate, 2022 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2022 |
|
| United States | 164,287,000 | 158,291,000 | 5,996,000 | 3.6% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,135,996 | 11,700,293 | 435,703 | 3.6% | 98.4% |
| North Carolina | 5,155,937 | 4,965,568 | 190,369 | 3.7% | 101.2% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 968,131 | 933,976 | 34,155 | 3.5% | 96.7% |
|
| County |
| Alexander | 17,930 | 17,347 | 583 | 3.3% | 89.1% |
| Alleghany | 4,462 | 4,284 | 178 | 4.0% | 109.3% |
| Ashe | 12,885 | 12,444 | 441 | 3.4% | 93.8% |
| Avery | 7,681 | 7,427 | 254 | 3.3% | 90.6% |
| Buncombe | 142,267 | 138,014 | 4,253 | 3.0% | 81.9% |
| Burke | 40,681 | 39,260 | 1,421 | 3.5% | 95.7% |
| Caldwell | 36,235 | 34,920 | 1,315 | 3.6% | 99.4% |
| Catawba | 79,114 | 76,349 | 2,765 | 3.5% | 95.8% |
| Cherokee | 11,100 | 10,648 | 452 | 4.1% | 111.6% |
| Clay | 4,190 | 4,022 | 168 | 4.0% | 109.9% |
| Cleveland | 49,037 | 47,129 | 1,908 | 3.9% | 106.6% |
| Davie | 20,745 | 20,035 | 710 | 3.4% | 93.8% |
| Forsyth | 188,496 | 181,410 | 7,086 | 3.8% | 103.0% |
| Graham | 2,953 | 2,793 | 160 | 5.4% | 148.5% |
| Haywood | 30,256 | 29,282 | 974 | 3.2% | 88.2% |
| Henderson | 55,624 | 53,850 | 1,774 | 3.2% | 87.4% |
| Jackson | 19,756 | 18,984 | 772 | 3.9% | 107.1% |
| Macon | 15,986 | 15,424 | 562 | 3.5% | 96.3% |
| Madison | 10,099 | 9,751 | 348 | 3.4% | 94.4% |
| McDowell | 20,251 | 19,540 | 711 | 3.5% | 96.2% |
| Mitchell | 6,009 | 5,756 | 253 | 4.2% | 115.4% |
| Polk | 9,379 | 9,018 | 361 | 3.8% | 105.5% |
| Rutherford | 24,563 | 23,378 | 1,185 | 4.8% | 132.2% |
| Stokes | 21,633 | 20,902 | 731 | 3.4% | 92.6% |
| Surry | 32,788 | 31,651 | 1,137 | 3.5% | 95.0% |
| Swain | 7,156 | 6,921 | 235 | 3.3% | 90.0% |
| Transylvania | 14,681 | 14,169 | 512 | 3.5% | 95.6% |
| Watauga | 29,336 | 28,374 | 962 | 3.3% | 89.8% |
| Wilkes | 26,962 | 25,910 | 1,052 | 3.9% | 106.9% |
| Yadkin | 17,614 | 17,019 | 595 | 3.4% | 92.6% |
| Yancey | 8,262 | 7,965 | 297 | 3.6% | 98.5% |
