Clay County, NC monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Clay County using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of November 2022.

Clay County had a 4.2% unemployment rate in November 2022, marking a 0.3% decrease from a month ago. North Carolina reported a 3.9% unemployment rate in November, which is the 21th highest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month dropped to 3.5% but is still 0.4% lower than last year.

Unemployment rates in neighboring counties
#1. Cherokee County, NC: 4.3%
#2. Clay County, NC: 4.2%
#3. Towns County, GA: 3.5%
#3. Macon County, NC: 3.5%
#5. Union County, GA: 2.4%

Counties with the highest unemployment rate in North Carolina
#1. Edgecombe County: 7.3%
#2. Scotland County: 7.2%
#3. Warren County: 6.7%
#4. Vance County: 6.6%
#5. Halifax County: 6.1%

Counties with the lowest unemployment rate in North Carolina
#1. Buncombe County: 3.0%
#1. Orange County: 3.0%
#3. Chatham County: 3.1%
#3. Greene County: 3.1%
#3. Swain County: 3.1%