Labor Market Update

Unemployment rate in Mountain Area region was 3.3% as of June 2024. As of June 2024, there are 3,215 less people working compared to June 2023.

Unemployed Individuals by month (Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties):

June 2024 8,579

May 2024 7,542

April 2024 6,865

March 2024 7,808

February 2024 7,924

January 2024 7,493

December 2023 6,459

November 2023 7,120

October 2023 7,335

September 2023 6,987

August 2023 7,702

July 2023 7,470

June 2023 7,551

May 2023 6,752

April 2023 6,466

March 2023 6,916

February 2023 6,696

January 2023 6,808

Note there are some statistical disparities between the data reported for the Asheville metro and the Mountain Area Workforce region as the metro includes Haywood County but does not include Transylvania County. The Mountain Area Workforce region includes Transylvania County but not Haywood County.

Total Labor Force 225,918

Total Employed Labor Force 218,405

Mountain Area WDB Regional Labor Market Overview

Mountain Area WDB Overview | LEAD Analytics

Unemployment Rates Increase in 98 of North Carolina’s Counties in May 2024

Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 98 of North Carolina’s counties in June 2024 and remained unchanged in two. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 7.0 percent while Buncombe County had the lowest at 3.2 percent. All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount had the highest rate at 5.5 percent while Asheville had the lowest at 3.3 percent. The not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 4.1 percent.

Asheville MSA Jobs

Mountain Area WDB Labor Force

Mountain Area WDB Employed Individuals

Mountain Area WDB Unemployment Rate

Mountain Area WDB Unemployed Individuals

Asheville MSA Industry Jobs Compared to One Year Ago

Mountain Area WDB Job Openings

Mountain Area WDB Taxable Retail Sales

Asheville metro unemployment rate 3.3%, AVL metro continues to have the the lowest unemployment rate of any NC metro

Asheville metro (as of June 2024) continues to have the lowest unemployment of any NC metro at 3.3%. Buncombe County had the lowest unemployment of any NC County at 3.2%.

Buncombe 3.2%

Haywood 3.5%

Henderson 3.4%

Madison 3.6%

Transylvania 3.8%

Monthly job growth by metro:

Durham/Chapel Hill 1%
Greenville 0.7%
Raleigh 0.4%
Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia 0.3%
Fayetteville 0.3%
Goldsboro 0.2%
Jacksonville 0.2%
New Bern 0.2%
Wilmington 0.2%
Asheville 0.1%
Hickory 0.1%
Greensboro-High Point 0%
Rocky Mount 0%
Burlington -0.1%
Winston Salem -0.1%

Asheville Metro All Employees (Total Individuals Working) 241,295 in June 2024

Asheville Metro Labor Force 241,443 (Total Individuals Working or Seeking Employment) in June 2024

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