Unemployment rate: zip codes ranked in North Carolina

Share of people in the civilian labor force (working or looking for work) who don't have a job. Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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Zip codes with the highest unemployment

#	Zip	City	Unemployment	Population
1	27411	Greensboro	32.8%	1,433
2	27110	Winston-Salem	31.8%	2,181
3	28223	Charlotte	27.6%	4,953
4	28347	Hoffman	27%	2,212
5	27970	Roper	22.4%	2,439
6	27412	Greensboro	18.2%	3,055
7	27109	Winston-Salem	15.9%	2,823
8	27562	New Hill	15.7%	5,659
9	27553	Manson	15.1%	1,506
10	28160	Spindale	15%	3,665
11	28742	Horse Shoe	14.1%	2,710
12	28343	Gibson	14.1%	1,574
13	27823	Enfield	13.5%	6,553
14	28665	Purlear	13.5%	2,483
15	28685	Traphill	13.5%	2,181
16	27831	Garysburg	13.4%	2,362
17	28338	Ellerbe	12.7%	3,265
18	27268	High Point	12.7%	1,611
19	28301	Fayetteville	12.5%	16,798
20	27311	Pelham	12.5%	3,842
21	28736	Glenville	12.5%	1,000
22	28091	Lilesville	12.3%	2,285
23	27845	Jackson	12.2%	2,033
24	28352	Laurinburg	11.9%	23,837
25	28423	Bolton	11.7%	2,388
26	27986	Winton	11.7%	1,283
27	28501	Kinston	11.6%	17,642
28	27536	Henderson	11.5%	15,298
29	27844	Hollister	11.5%	3,334
30	27938	Gatesville	11.5%	1,790
31	28510	Arapahoe	11.4%	1,718
32	27962	Plymouth	11.3%	7,043
33	27874	Scotland Neck	11.3%	3,464
34	28464	Teachey	11.3%	2,185
35	27242	Eagle Springs	11.3%	1,674
36	28530	Grifton	11.2%	6,484
37	27812	Bethel	11.2%	2,188
38	27801	Rocky Mount	11.1%	19,532
39	27573	Roxboro	11%	11,537
40	28456	Riegelwood	11%	3,860
41	27891	Whitakers	10.9%	4,865
42	28578	Seven Springs	10.8%	4,219
43	28399	White Oak	10.8%	1,819
44	28433	Clarkton	10.7%	4,313
45	27864	Pinetops	10.6%	4,446
46	27508	Bunn	10.6%	2,362
47	27806	Aurora	10.6%	2,152
48	27842	Henrico	10.6%	1,538
49	27834	Greenville	10.4%	56,347
50	27105	Winston-Salem	10%	40,678
51	28607	Boone	10%	35,679
52	28547	Camp Lejeune	10%	21,346
53	27013	Cleveland	9.9%	6,575
54	27983	Windsor	9.7%	8,007
55	28574	Richlands	9.6%	20,990
56	28544	Midway Park	9.6%	4,386
57	27829	Fountain	9.6%	1,664
58	27935	Eure	9.6%	1,464
59	28719	Cherokee	9.5%	6,786
60	28504	Kinston	9.4%	20,407
61	28762	Old Fort	9.4%	6,599
62	27870	Roanoke Rapids	9.3%	24,958
63	27949	Kitty Hawk	9.2%	8,251
64	28306	Fayetteville	9.1%	43,042
65	27893	Wilson	9.1%	38,512
66	27589	Warrenton	9.1%	6,739
67	27820	Conway	9.1%	2,201
68	28304	Fayetteville	8.8%	37,140
69	27897	Woodland	8.7%	1,194
70	28073	Grover	8.5%	5,890
71	28351	Laurel Hill	8.5%	4,535
72	28790	Zirconia	8.5%	3,241
73	28052	Gastonia	8.4%	36,272
74	28360	Lumberton	8.4%	12,550
75	28318	Autryville	8.3%	3,644
76	28773	Saluda	8.3%	3,441
77	28422	Bolivia	8.2%	10,059
78	27051	Walkertown	8.2%	7,873
79	27890	Weldon	8.2%	2,258
80	28726	East Flat Rock	8.1%	4,363
81	27283	Julian	8.1%	3,366
82	27846	Jamesville	8.1%	3,022
83	28441	Garland	8.1%	2,532
84	27101	Winston-Salem	8%	22,973
85	28627	Glade Valley	8%	1,193
86	27217	Burlington	7.9%	41,406
87	28311	Fayetteville	7.9%	36,629
88	28326	Cameron	7.9%	26,068
89	28723	Cullowhee	7.9%	12,756
90	27948	Kill Devil Hills	7.9%	12,436
91	28612	Connelly Springs	7.9%	11,290
92	28543	Tarawa Terrace	7.9%	6,069
93	27937	Gates	7.9%	2,936
94	28379	Rockingham	7.8%	23,417
95	28694	West Jefferson	7.8%	7,626
96	27858	Greenville	7.7%	58,774
97	27260	High Point	7.7%	25,299
98	28307	Fort Bragg	7.7%	14,263
99	28314	Fayetteville	7.6%	55,834
100	27910	Ahoskie	7.6%	10,487

Zip codes with the lowest unemployment

#	Zip	City	Unemployment	Population
1	27885	Swanquarter	0%	1,003
2	27946	Hobbsville	0%	1,008
3	27957	Merry Hill	0%	1,012
4	27947	Jarvisburg	0%	1,028
5	28531	Harkers Island	0%	1,060
6	28693	Warrensville	0%	1,071
7	27878	Sharpsburg	0%	1,094
8	28452	Longwood	0%	1,152
9	27927	Corolla	0%	1,199
10	27916	Aydlett	0%	1,258
11	28766	Penrose	0%	1,259
12	28772	Rosman	0%	1,375
13	28774	Sapphire	0%	1,451
14	28438	Evergreen	0%	1,582
15	28683	Thurmond	0%	1,614
16	28432	Clarendon	0%	1,656
17	27315	Providence	0%	1,751
18	28783	Tuckasegee	0%	1,785
19	27507	Bullock	0%	1,811
20	28617	Crumpler	0%	1,839
21	27208	Bennett	0%	1,979
22	27695	Raleigh	0%	1,993
23	27212	Blanch	0%	1,997
24	27007	Ararat	0%	2,095
25	28698	Zionville	0%	2,320
26	28420	Ash	0%	2,658
27	27541	Hurdle Mills	0%	3,399
28	28542	Camp Lejeune	0%	3,508
29	28729	Etowah	0%	3,681
30	27503	Bahama	0%	5,374
31	28310	Fort Bragg	0%	9,583
32	28392	Tar Heel	0.1%	1,758
33	27233	Climax	0.1%	3,178
34	27808	Bath	0.2%	2,220
35	28721	Clyde	0.2%	10,698
36	28709	Barnardsville	0.3%	2,260
37	27950	Knotts Island	0.4%	1,796
38	28480	Wrightsville Beach	0.4%	2,776
39	28454	Maple Hill	0.4%	2,895
40	27326	Ruffin	0.4%	3,396
41	28717	Cashiers	0.5%	1,265
42	27252	Goldston	0.6%	1,425
43	28753	Marshall	0.6%	10,389
44	28527	Ernul	0.7%	1,588
45	27926	Corapeake	0.7%	1,983
46	28654	Moravian Falls	0.7%	3,168
47	28761	Nebo	0.7%	8,150
48	27857	Oak City	0.8%	1,099
49	27860	Pantego	0.8%	1,546
50	28357	Lumber Bridge	0.8%	2,852
51	27880	Sims	0.8%	3,953
52	27207	Bear Creek	0.8%	4,367
53	27243	Efland	0.8%	5,677
54	27371	Troy	0.8%	7,572
55	27939	Grandy	0.9%	2,206
56	28634	Harmony	0.9%	5,353
57	28445	Holly Ridge	0.9%	10,797
58	28623	Ennice	1%	1,814
59	28526	Dover	1%	1,842
60	27924	Colerain	1%	2,708
61	27959	Nags Head	1%	3,170
62	28337	Elizabethtown	1%	8,357
63	27009	Belews Creek	1.1%	2,939
64	28435	Currie	1.2%	1,889
65	27046	Sandy Ridge	1.2%	2,032
66	28763	Otto	1.2%	2,688
67	28594	Emerald Isle	1.2%	3,934
68	28573	Pollocksville	1.3%	1,874
69	27229	Candor	1.3%	3,456
70	28751	Maggie Valley	1.4%	4,159
71	27043	Pinnacle	1.4%	6,295
72	28465	Oak Island	1.4%	8,756
73	27863	Pikeville	1.4%	13,729
74	27847	Kelford	1.5%	1,044
75	27865	Pinetown	1.5%	2,387
76	27281	Jackson Springs	1.5%	3,864
77	28741	Highlands	1.5%	4,257
78	27370	Trinity	1.5%	15,001
79	28670	Ronda	1.6%	2,124
80	28460	Sneads Ferry	1.6%	13,532
81	27609	Raleigh	1.6%	35,573
82	28107	Midland	1.7%	10,244
83	28369	Orrum	1.8%	1,878
84	27884	Stokes	1.8%	1,892
85	27581	Stem	1.8%	3,880
86	27572	Rougemont	1.8%	6,131
87	28609	Catawba	1.8%	6,615
88	28203	Charlotte	1.8%	18,823
89	28385	Salemburg	1.9%	2,575
90	28137	Richfield	1.9%	2,664
91	28098	Lowell	1.9%	3,851
92	28071	Gold Hill	1.9%	4,219
93	28207	Charlotte	1.9%	9,527
94	28138	Rockwell	1.9%	10,271
95	27525	Franklinton	1.9%	17,110
96	28644	Laurel Springs	2%	1,433
97	27981	Wanchese	2%	1,969
98	28421	Atkinson	2%	2,010
99	28635	Hays	2%	2,669
100	27249	Gibsonville	2%	13,741

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