| | Civilian Labor Force, Three-Year Avg., 2021–2023 | Persons Employed, Three-Year Avg., 2021–2023 | Persons Unemployed, Three-Year Avg., 2021–2023 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2021–2023 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2021–2023 |
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| United States | 164,202,333 | 157,303,000 | 6,899,667 | 4.2% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,132,575 | 11,665,600 | 466,975 | 3.8% | 91.6% |
| North Carolina | 5,108,952 | 4,904,732 | 204,220 | 4.0% | 95.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 958,746 | 922,251 | 36,494 | 3.8% | 90.6% |
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| County |
| Alexander | 17,754 | 17,119 | 635 | 3.6% | 85.2% |
| Alleghany | 4,314 | 4,124 | 190 | 4.4% | 104.6% |
| Ashe | 12,752 | 12,306 | 446 | 3.5% | 83.2% |
| Avery | 7,601 | 7,338 | 263 | 3.5% | 82.3% |
| Buncombe | 140,843 | 136,197 | 4,646 | 3.3% | 78.5% |
| Burke | 40,275 | 38,749 | 1,526 | 3.8% | 90.2% |
| Caldwell | 35,901 | 34,467 | 1,434 | 4.0% | 95.1% |
| Catawba | 78,362 | 75,363 | 2,999 | 3.8% | 91.1% |
| Cherokee | 10,874 | 10,402 | 472 | 4.3% | 103.3% |
| Clay | 4,113 | 3,938 | 175 | 4.3% | 101.3% |
| Cleveland | 48,729 | 46,670 | 2,059 | 4.2% | 100.6% |
| Davie | 20,491 | 19,745 | 746 | 3.6% | 86.6% |
| Forsyth | 186,430 | 178,808 | 7,622 | 4.1% | 97.3% |
| Graham | 2,963 | 2,798 | 165 | 5.6% | 132.8% |
| Haywood | 29,945 | 28,895 | 1,049 | 3.5% | 83.4% |
| Henderson | 55,008 | 53,135 | 1,873 | 3.4% | 81.0% |
| Jackson | 19,705 | 18,909 | 796 | 4.0% | 96.1% |
| Macon | 15,909 | 15,328 | 581 | 3.7% | 86.9% |
| Madison | 9,986 | 9,622 | 364 | 3.6% | 86.7% |
| McDowell | 20,124 | 19,364 | 759 | 3.8% | 89.8% |
| Mitchell | 6,027 | 5,765 | 262 | 4.3% | 103.4% |
| Polk | 9,285 | 8,918 | 367 | 4.0% | 94.1% |
| Rutherford | 24,305 | 23,016 | 1,289 | 5.3% | 126.2% |
| Stokes | 21,370 | 20,601 | 769 | 3.6% | 85.6% |
| Surry | 32,627 | 31,423 | 1,204 | 3.7% | 87.8% |
| Swain | 7,015 | 6,763 | 252 | 3.6% | 85.5% |
| Transylvania | 14,557 | 14,028 | 529 | 3.6% | 86.4% |
| Watauga | 29,138 | 28,162 | 977 | 3.4% | 79.8% |
| Wilkes | 26,745 | 25,632 | 1,113 | 4.2% | 99.1% |
| Yadkin | 17,399 | 16,770 | 629 | 3.6% | 86.0% |
| Yancey | 8,197 | 7,894 | 303 | 3.7% | 88.0% |
