| | Civilian Labor Force, 2018 | Persons Employed, 2018 | Persons Unemployed, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, 2018 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2018 |
|
| United States | 162,075,000 | 155,761,000 | 6,314,000 | 3.9% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,072,930 | 11,566,708 | 506,222 | 4.2% | 107.6% |
| North Carolina | 4,986,138 | 4,787,719 | 198,419 | 4.0% | 102.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 963,169 | 927,925 | 35,244 | 3.7% | 93.9% |
|
| County |
| Alexander | 17,946 | 17,370 | 576 | 3.2% | 82.4% |
| Alleghany | 4,314 | 4,117 | 197 | 4.6% | 117.2% |
| Ashe | 12,701 | 12,239 | 462 | 3.6% | 93.4% |
| Avery | 7,598 | 7,318 | 280 | 3.7% | 94.6% |
| Buncombe | 138,995 | 134,810 | 4,185 | 3.0% | 77.3% |
| Burke | 40,838 | 39,348 | 1,490 | 3.6% | 93.7% |
| Caldwell | 36,395 | 34,981 | 1,414 | 3.9% | 99.7% |
| Catawba | 78,670 | 75,869 | 2,801 | 3.6% | 91.4% |
| Cherokee | 11,268 | 10,762 | 506 | 4.5% | 115.3% |
| Clay | 4,124 | 3,943 | 181 | 4.4% | 112.7% |
| Cleveland | 47,897 | 45,986 | 1,911 | 4.0% | 102.4% |
| Davie | 20,541 | 19,829 | 712 | 3.5% | 89.0% |
| Forsyth | 186,902 | 179,681 | 7,221 | 3.9% | 99.2% |
| Graham | 3,182 | 2,995 | 187 | 5.9% | 150.9% |
| Haywood | 29,653 | 28,640 | 1,013 | 3.4% | 87.7% |
| Henderson | 54,525 | 52,734 | 1,791 | 3.3% | 84.3% |
| Jackson | 19,553 | 18,728 | 825 | 4.2% | 108.3% |
| Macon | 15,356 | 14,748 | 608 | 4.0% | 101.6% |
| Madison | 10,071 | 9,701 | 370 | 3.7% | 94.3% |
| McDowell | 21,117 | 20,395 | 722 | 3.4% | 87.8% |
| Mitchell | 6,027 | 5,755 | 272 | 4.5% | 115.8% |
| Polk | 8,950 | 8,609 | 341 | 3.8% | 97.8% |
| Rutherford | 24,793 | 23,520 | 1,273 | 5.1% | 131.8% |
| Stokes | 21,587 | 20,793 | 794 | 3.7% | 94.4% |
| Surry | 34,033 | 32,828 | 1,205 | 3.5% | 90.9% |
| Swain | 6,920 | 6,620 | 300 | 4.3% | 111.3% |
| Transylvania | 14,286 | 13,742 | 544 | 3.8% | 97.7% |
| Watauga | 28,906 | 27,884 | 1,022 | 3.5% | 90.8% |
| Wilkes | 30,152 | 29,009 | 1,143 | 3.8% | 97.3% |
| Yadkin | 17,623 | 17,024 | 599 | 3.4% | 87.2% |
| Yancey | 8,246 | 7,947 | 299 | 3.6% | 93.1% |
