| Civilian Labor Force, Three-Year Avg., 2019–2021 | Persons Employed, Three-Year Avg., 2019–2021 | Persons Unemployed, Three-Year Avg., 2019–2021 | Three-Year Average Unemployment Rate, 2019–2021 | Three-Year Avg. Unemp. Rate, Percent of U.S. Avg., 2019–2021 |
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United States | 161,828,333 | 152,638,000 | 9,190,333 | 5.7% | 100.0% |
Appalachian Region | 12,106,853 | 11,455,280 | 651,573 | 5.4% | 94.8% |
North Carolina | 4,936,125 | 4,678,310 | 257,815 | 5.2% | 92.0% |
Appalachian North Carolina | 940,075 | 892,002 | 48,073 | 5.1% | 90.0% |
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County |
Alexander | 17,407 | 16,553 | 855 | 4.9% | 86.5% |
Alleghany | 4,227 | 3,997 | 229 | 5.4% | 95.5% |
Ashe | 12,539 | 11,970 | 569 | 4.5% | 79.9% |
Avery | 7,312 | 6,979 | 333 | 4.5% | 80.1% |
Buncombe | 136,386 | 129,515 | 6,871 | 5.0% | 88.7% |
Burke | 39,433 | 37,442 | 1,990 | 5.0% | 88.9% |
Caldwell | 35,249 | 33,306 | 1,943 | 5.5% | 97.0% |
Catawba | 76,792 | 72,718 | 4,073 | 5.3% | 93.4% |
Cherokee | 10,789 | 10,177 | 612 | 5.7% | 99.9% |
Clay | 4,019 | 3,798 | 221 | 5.5% | 97.0% |
Cleveland | 47,670 | 45,005 | 2,665 | 5.6% | 98.4% |
Davie | 20,117 | 19,170 | 946 | 4.7% | 82.8% |
Forsyth | 183,600 | 174,005 | 9,595 | 5.2% | 92.0% |
Graham | 3,071 | 2,849 | 222 | 7.2% | 127.3% |
Haywood | 28,888 | 27,466 | 1,422 | 4.9% | 86.7% |
Henderson | 52,995 | 50,538 | 2,457 | 4.6% | 81.6% |
Jackson | 19,476 | 18,443 | 1,033 | 5.3% | 93.4% |
Macon | 15,256 | 14,517 | 739 | 4.8% | 85.3% |
Madison | 9,647 | 9,182 | 465 | 4.8% | 84.8% |
McDowell | 20,183 | 19,175 | 1,008 | 5.0% | 87.9% |
Mitchell | 5,895 | 5,559 | 336 | 5.7% | 100.4% |
Polk | 8,926 | 8,499 | 428 | 4.8% | 84.4% |
Rutherford | 24,287 | 22,651 | 1,636 | 6.7% | 118.6% |
Stokes | 21,007 | 20,033 | 974 | 4.6% | 81.6% |
Surry | 32,483 | 30,912 | 1,571 | 4.8% | 85.2% |
Swain | 6,853 | 6,474 | 379 | 5.5% | 97.4% |
Transylvania | 14,144 | 13,501 | 642 | 4.5% | 80.0% |
Watauga | 28,242 | 27,014 | 1,228 | 4.3% | 76.6% |
Wilkes | 27,918 | 26,501 | 1,417 | 5.1% | 89.4% |
Yadkin | 17,171 | 16,344 | 827 | 4.8% | 84.8% |
Yancey | 8,094 | 7,707 | 387 | 4.8% | 84.2% |