Unemployment Rates, 2023: Appalachian North Carolina

	Civilian Labor Force, 2023	Persons Employed, 2023	Persons Unemployed, 2023	Unemployment Rate, 2023	Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2023
United States	167,116,000	161,037,000	6,080,000	3.6%	100.0%
Appalachian Region	12,251,069	11,840,591	410,478	3.4%	92.1%
North Carolina	5,231,638	5,050,870	180,768	3.5%	95.0%
Appalachian North Carolina	973,776	942,012	31,764	3.3%	89.7%
County
Alexander	18,013	17,433	580	3.2%	88.5%
Alleghany	4,266	4,075	191	4.5%	123.1%
Ashe	12,820	12,435	385	3.0%	82.5%
Avery	7,798	7,562	236	3.0%	83.2%
Buncombe	144,131	140,230	3,901	2.7%	74.4%
Burke	40,790	39,452	1,338	3.3%	90.2%
Caldwell	36,321	35,092	1,229	3.4%	93.0%
Catawba	79,367	76,755	2,612	3.3%	90.5%
Cherokee	10,968	10,544	424	3.9%	106.3%
Clay	4,205	4,049	156	3.7%	102.0%
Cleveland	49,621	47,901	1,720	3.5%	95.3%
Davie	20,731	20,080	651	3.1%	86.3%
Forsyth	188,507	181,846	6,661	3.5%	97.1%
Graham	2,940	2,812	128	4.4%	119.7%
Haywood	30,680	29,756	924	3.0%	82.8%
Henderson	56,343	54,705	1,638	2.9%	79.9%
Jackson	20,030	19,310	720	3.6%	98.8%
Macon	16,490	15,968	522	3.2%	87.0%
Madison	10,232	9,908	324	3.2%	87.0%
McDowell	20,276	19,623	653	3.2%	88.5%
Mitchell	6,187	5,963	224	3.6%	99.5%
Polk	9,469	9,158	311	3.3%	90.3%
Rutherford	24,392	23,267	1,125	4.6%	126.8%
Stokes	21,613	20,942	671	3.1%	85.3%
Surry	33,283	32,228	1,055	3.2%	87.1%
Swain	7,119	6,910	209	2.9%	80.7%
Transylvania	14,903	14,422	481	3.2%	88.7%
Watauga	29,969	29,070	899	3.0%	82.5%
Wilkes	26,333	25,352	981	3.7%	102.4%
Yadkin	17,608	17,054	554	3.1%	86.5%
Yancey	8,371	8,110	261	3.1%	85.7%