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RALEIGH — Iredell County’s unemployment rate increased to 3.7 percent in June, up from 3.4 percent in May, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce.
Iredell County has a workforce of 104,849 individuals. Some 3,841 people were classified as unemployed in June.
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 92 counties in June 2025, decreased in four, and remained unchanged in four. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.8 percent while Currituck County had the lowest at 3.1 percent. All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highest rate at 5.3 percent while Raleigh had the lowest at 3.4 percent. The not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 4.0 percent.
When compared to the same month last year, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates increased in 56 counties, decreased in 22, and remained unchanged in 22. Ten metro areas experienced rate increases over the year, one decreased, and four remained unchanged.
The number of workers employed statewide (not seasonally adjusted) increased in June by 10,334 to 5,094,366, while those unemployed increased by 18,608 to 210,927. Since June 2024, the number of workers employed statewide decreased 10,249, while those unemployed increased 6,452.
It is important to note that employment estimates are subject to large seasonal patterns; therefore, it is advisable to focus on over-the-year changes in the not seasonally adjusted estimates.
So much for the Trump economy creating new jobs. Businesses need some level of certainty before committing to hiring and capital investment. All this administration delivers is a roller coaster of bad decisions from the Toddler-in-Chief.
Totally agree! I am seeing it firsthand. Firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not make the job losses less real. Ask the 11 people I had to lay off last month as a direct result of the tariffs.
Hey Jim, you do know that .3% increase is a net of 11 people, right? And, the labor force participation rate in NC is less than 60%. (percentage of people age 16 and over who are eligible for work) It seems there are more people choosing not to work than the number who chose to make an insurance claim.
Surely some Republicans can get Trump to say these numbers are “fake” and give us the true one: a 1500% increase in jobs in N.C. and in every county. Then they can fire whoever is reporting these bad numbers just so Trump looks bad.