McDowell County, NC monthly unemployment update

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

McDowell County had a 3.8% unemployment rate in November 2022, marking a 0.1% 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. Rutherford County, NC: 5.2%
#2. Mitchell County, NC: 4.2%
#3. McDowell County, NC: 3.8%
#4. Burke County, NC: 3.6%
#5. Yancey County, NC: 3.5%
#6. Buncombe County, NC: 3.0%

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%