Unemployment rates in North Carolina saw varied changes across the state in August 2024, with increases in 49 counties and decreases in 29 others, while 22 counties remained unchanged. Scotland County reported the highest unemployment rate at 7.4 percent, whereas Dare County recorded the lowest at 3.3 percent. The state’s
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Raleigh, N.C. The state’s seasonally adjusted August 2024 unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, increasing 0.1 of a percentage point from July’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.2 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased 0.3 of a percentage point from a year ago. The
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