Unemployment rates increased in 97 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in December, according to statistics
released by the state’s Employment Security Commission.
And taken from the above numbers, here are the jobless figures from several of the state's metropolitan areas for December:
Asheville — 6.7 percent, up from 6.1 percent in November.
Burlington — 9.4 percent, up from 8.5 percent.
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord NC-SC — 8.9 percent, up from 8.2 percent.
Durham — 6.1 percent, up from 5.8 percent.
Fayetteville — 7.8 percent, up from 7.4 percent.
Goldsboro — 7.9 percent, up from 7.2 percent.
Greensboro-High Point — 8.6 percent, up from 8.1 percent.
Greenville — 8.3 percent, up from 7.7 percent.
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton — 10.9 percent, up from 10.2 percent.
Jacksonville — 6.8 percent, up from 6.5 percent.
Raleigh-Cary — 6.5 percent, up from 6.1 percent.
Rocky Mount — 11.7 percent, up from 10.9 percent.
Wilmington — 8.4 percent up from 7.6 percent.
Winston-Salem — 7.6 percent, up from 7.2 percent.
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