as of September, 2021:
| County | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment Rate | Labor Force |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 79,492 | 3,121 | 3.8 | 82,613 |
| Alexander | 17,404 | 581 | 3.2 | 17,985 |
| Alleghany | 4,135 | 149 | 3.5 | 4,284 |
| Anson | 9,896 | 514 | 4.9 | 10,410 |
| Ashe | 13,002 | 386 | 2.9 | 13,388 |
| Avery | 7,818 | 232 | 2.9 | 8,050 |
| Beaufort | 19,293 | 767 | 3.8 | 20,060 |
| Bertie | 7,074 | 364 | 4.9 | 7,438 |
| Bladen | 14,250 | 678 | 4.5 | 14,928 |
| Brunswick | 51,835 | 2,532 | 4.7 | 54,367 |
| Buncombe | 132,729 | 4,373 | 3.2 | 137,102 |
| Burke | 39,466 | 1,419 | 3.5 | 40,885 |
| Cabarrus | 106,577 | 3,771 | 3.4 | 110,348 |
| Caldwell | 35,126 | 1,357 | 3.7 | 36,483 |
| Camden | 4,482 | 147 | 3.2 | 4,629 |
| Carteret | 31,104 | 1,017 | 3.2 | 32,121 |
| Caswell | 9,336 | 410 | 4.2 | 9,746 |
| Catawba | 76,263 | 2,806 | 3.5 | 79,069 |
| Chatham | 35,705 | 1,061 | 2.9 | 36,766 |
| Cherokee | 10,306 | 424 | 4.0 | 10,730 |
| Chowan | 5,274 | 217 | 4.0 | 5,491 |
| Clay | 3,941 | 161 | 3.9 | 4,102 |
| Cleveland | 46,143 | 2,015 | 4.2 | 48,158 |
| Columbus | 21,183 | 1,168 | 5.2 | 22,351 |
| Craven | 39,910 | 1,535 | 3.7 | 41,445 |
| Cumberland | 119,022 | 7,025 | 5.6 | 126,047 |
| Currituck | 13,549 | 424 | 3.0 | 13,973 |
| Dare | 20,745 | 724 | 3.4 | 21,469 |
| Davidson | 77,659 | 2,815 | 3.5 | 80,474 |
| Davie | 19,786 | 679 | 3.3 | 20,465 |
| Duplin | 23,945 | 870 | 3.5 | 24,815 |
| Durham | 169,671 | 5,590 | 3.2 | 175,261 |
| Edgecombe | 19,187 | 1,398 | 6.8 | 20,585 |
| Forsyth | 180,431 | 7,155 | 3.8 | 187,586 |
| Franklin | 30,991 | 1,194 | 3.7 | 32,185 |
| Gaston | 106,477 | 4,500 | 4.1 | 110,977 |
| Gates | 4,962 | 186 | 3.6 | 5,148 |
| Graham | 2,963 | 155 | 5.0 | 3,118 |
| Granville | 28,995 | 960 | 3.2 | 29,955 |
| Greene | 9,438 | 302 | 3.1 | 9,740 |
| Guilford | 245,279 | 11,430 | 4.5 | 256,709 |
| Halifax | 18,707 | 1,133 | 5.7 | 19,840 |
| Harnett | 51,665 | 2,285 | 4.2 | 53,950 |
| Haywood | 28,075 | 964 | 3.3 | 29,039 |
| Henderson | 51,729 | 1,731 | 3.2 | 53,460 |
| Hertford | 8,465 | 470 | 5.3 | 8,935 |
| Hoke | 18,797 | 1,017 | 5.1 | 19,814 |
| Hyde | 1,776 | 77 | 4.2 | 1,853 |
| Iredell | 87,035 | 3,225 | 3.6 | 90,260 |
| Jackson | 19,672 | 709 | 3.5 | 20,381 |
| Johnston | 98,634 | 3,357 | 3.3 | 101,991 |
| Jones | 4,116 | 147 | 3.4 | 4,263 |
| Lee | 25,055 | 1,125 | 4.3 | 26,180 |
| Lenoir | 26,396 | 1,094 | 4.0 | 27,490 |
| Lincoln | 42,811 | 1,405 | 3.2 | 44,216 |
| Macon | 15,742 | 510 | 3.1 | 16,252 |
| Madison | 9,451 | 334 | 3.4 | 9,785 |
| Martin | 8,579 | 378 | 4.2 | 8,957 |
| McDowell | 19,749 | 716 | 3.5 | 20,465 |
| Mecklenburg | 602,678 | 23,816 | 3.8 | 626,494 |
| Mitchell | 5,696 | 238 | 4.0 | 5,934 |
| Montgomery | 11,174 | 427 | 3.7 | 11,601 |
| Moore | 40,424 | 1,478 | 3.5 | 41,902 |
| Nash | 40,089 | 2,168 | 5.1 | 42,257 |
| New Hanover | 122,563 | 4,092 | 3.2 | 126,655 |
| Northampton | 7,159 | 356 | 4.7 | 7,515 |
| Onslow | 62,318 | 2,598 | 4.0 | 64,916 |
| Orange | 78,680 | 2,237 | 2.8 | 80,917 |
| Pamlico | 5,161 | 189 | 3.5 | 5,350 |
| Pasquotank | 15,913 | 687 | 4.1 | 16,600 |
| Pender | 28,518 | 981 | 3.3 | 29,499 |
| Perquimans | 4,711 | 201 | 4.1 | 4,912 |
| Person | 17,823 | 757 | 4.1 | 18,580 |
| Pitt | 88,885 | 3,582 | 3.9 | 92,467 |
| Polk | 8,954 | 364 | 3.9 | 9,318 |
| Randolph | 61,835 | 2,371 | 3.7 | 64,206 |
| Richmond | 15,500 | 961 | 5.8 | 16,461 |
| Robeson | 46,583 | 2,984 | 6.0 | 49,567 |
| Rockingham | 37,312 | 1,718 | 4.4 | 39,030 |
| Rowan | 63,404 | 2,496 | 3.8 | 65,900 |
| Rutherford | 23,299 | 1,263 | 5.1 | 24,562 |
| Sampson | 27,441 | 1,025 | 3.6 | 28,466 |
| Scotland | 10,236 | 865 | 7.8 | 11,101 |
| Stanly | 28,940 | 1,048 | 3.5 | 29,988 |
| Stokes | 20,844 | 691 | 3.2 | 21,535 |
| Surry | 31,639 | 1,121 | 3.4 | 32,760 |
| Swain | 7,037 | 225 | 3.1 | 7,262 |
| Transylvania | 13,806 | 479 | 3.4 | 14,285 |
| Tyrrell | 1,416 | 67 | 4.5 | 1,483 |
| Union | 120,604 | 3,867 | 3.1 | 124,471 |
| Vance | 15,534 | 1,071 | 6.4 | 16,605 |
| Wake | 586,317 | 18,700 | 3.1 | 605,017 |
| Warren | 6,174 | 414 | 6.3 | 6,588 |
| Washington | 4,252 | 225 | 5.0 | 4,477 |
| Watauga | 28,234 | 850 | 2.9 | 29,084 |
| Wayne | 48,651 | 2,030 | 4.0 | 50,681 |
| Wilkes | 27,082 | 1,056 | 3.8 | 28,138 |
| Wilson | 32,423 | 1,901 | 5.5 | 34,324 |
| Yadkin | 16,971 | 572 | 3.3 | 17,543 |
| Yancey | 8,268 | 281 | 3.3 | 8,549 |