Unemployment Rates, 2019: Appalachian North Carolina

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 Civilian Labor Force, 2019Persons Employed, 2019Persons Unemployed, 2019Unemployment Rate, 2019Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2019
United States163,539,000157,538,0006,001,0003.7%100.0%
Appalachian Region12,249,22711,755,348493,8794.0%109.9%
North Carolina4,999,8104,808,270191,5403.8%104.4%
Appalachian North Carolina962,334927,72834,6063.6%98.0%
County
Alexander17,81217,2315813.3%88.9%
Alleghany4,3514,1492024.6%126.5%
Ashe12,75912,2974623.6%98.7%
Avery7,4617,1892723.6%99.4%
Buncombe139,527135,3914,1363.0%80.8%
Burke40,42838,9411,4873.7%100.2%
Caldwell36,08034,6421,4384.0%108.6%
Catawba78,17375,4022,7713.5%96.6%
Cherokee11,12210,6334894.4%119.8%
Clay4,1143,9311834.4%121.2%
Cleveland48,24146,3611,8803.9%106.2%
Davie20,45719,7726853.3%91.3%
Forsyth187,105180,2076,8983.7%100.5%
Graham3,2063,0361705.3%144.5%
Haywood29,68528,6909953.4%91.3%
Henderson54,61352,8321,7813.3%88.9%
Jackson19,77818,9688104.1%111.6%
Macon15,51414,9185963.8%104.7%
Madison10,0209,6603603.6%97.9%
McDowell20,71719,9397783.8%102.3%
Mitchell6,0135,7432704.5%122.4%
Polk9,0318,6973343.7%100.8%
Rutherford25,05923,8551,2044.8%130.9%
Stokes21,50020,7407603.5%96.3%
Surry33,70732,5021,2053.6%97.4%
Swain6,9806,7082723.9%106.2%
Transylvania14,57314,0425313.6%99.3%
Watauga29,24428,2441,0003.4%93.2%
Wilkes29,11527,9641,1514.0%107.7%
Yadkin17,58016,9835973.4%92.5%
Yancey8,3698,0613083.7%100.3%