North Carolina
North Carolina’s unemployment rate was 3.4% in September 2026, below the national rate of 4.2%.
Unemployment rate
3.4%
September 2026 · U.S. 4.2%
Home price growth
2.4%
Q2 2026 · U.S. 3.0%
Median household income
$80,250
2025 · U.S. $87,460
Personal income per person
$68,274
2025 · U.S. $76,994
Population
11.20M
2025
Unemployment rate
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, with the national figure for comparison.
North Carolina
Shaded: U.S. recessions (NBER)North Carolina United States
Home price growth
FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, change from a year earlier, with the national figure for comparison.
North Carolina
Shaded: U.S. recessions (NBER)North Carolina United States
Other states
Same measures, every state and D.C.
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Sources: BLS, BEA, Census Bureau and FHFA via FRED. State unemployment rates are seasonally adjusted model estimates and are revised each spring.