| | Civilian Labor Force, 2020 | Persons Employed, 2020 | Persons Unemployed, 2020 | Unemployment Rate, 2020 | Unemployment Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2020 |
|
| United States | 160,742,000 | 147,795,000 | 12,947,000 | 8.1% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 12,035,782 | 11,141,797 | 893,985 | 7.4% | 92.2% |
| North Carolina | 4,848,893 | 4,505,462 | 343,431 | 7.1% | 87.9% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 920,796 | 854,050 | 66,746 | 7.2% | 90.0% |
|
| County |
| Alexander | 17,127 | 15,874 | 1,253 | 7.3% | 90.8% |
| Alleghany | 4,105 | 3,814 | 291 | 7.1% | 88.0% |
| Ashe | 12,245 | 11,501 | 744 | 6.1% | 75.4% |
| Avery | 7,095 | 6,660 | 435 | 6.1% | 76.1% |
| Buncombe | 133,508 | 122,736 | 10,772 | 8.1% | 100.2% |
| Burke | 38,606 | 35,905 | 2,701 | 7.0% | 86.9% |
| Caldwell | 34,593 | 31,936 | 2,657 | 7.7% | 95.4% |
| Catawba | 75,769 | 69,884 | 5,885 | 7.8% | 96.4% |
| Cherokee | 10,654 | 9,832 | 822 | 7.7% | 95.8% |
| Clay | 3,973 | 3,687 | 286 | 7.2% | 89.4% |
| Cleveland | 47,102 | 43,522 | 3,580 | 7.6% | 94.4% |
| Davie | 19,763 | 18,470 | 1,293 | 6.5% | 81.2% |
| Forsyth | 180,183 | 167,293 | 12,890 | 7.2% | 88.8% |
| Graham | 2,986 | 2,698 | 288 | 9.6% | 119.7% |
| Haywood | 28,092 | 26,047 | 2,045 | 7.3% | 90.4% |
| Henderson | 51,335 | 47,904 | 3,431 | 6.7% | 83.0% |
| Jackson | 19,162 | 17,750 | 1,412 | 7.4% | 91.5% |
| Macon | 14,970 | 13,993 | 977 | 6.5% | 81.0% |
| Madison | 9,298 | 8,675 | 623 | 6.7% | 83.2% |
| McDowell | 19,929 | 18,581 | 1,348 | 6.8% | 84.0% |
| Mitchell | 5,744 | 5,311 | 433 | 7.5% | 93.6% |
| Polk | 8,719 | 8,192 | 527 | 6.0% | 75.0% |
| Rutherford | 23,751 | 21,603 | 2,148 | 9.0% | 112.3% |
| Stokes | 20,523 | 19,248 | 1,275 | 6.2% | 77.1% |
| Surry | 31,730 | 29,615 | 2,115 | 6.7% | 82.8% |
| Swain | 6,745 | 6,188 | 557 | 8.3% | 102.5% |
| Transylvania | 13,757 | 12,938 | 819 | 6.0% | 73.9% |
| Watauga | 27,087 | 25,442 | 1,645 | 6.1% | 75.4% |
| Wilkes | 27,476 | 25,654 | 1,822 | 6.6% | 82.3% |
| Yadkin | 16,849 | 15,687 | 1,162 | 6.9% | 85.6% |
| Yancey | 7,920 | 7,410 | 510 | 6.4% | 79.9% |
