Unemployment Rates Increase in Wilkes

Unemployment rates increased in 95 of North Carolina’s counties in May including Wilkes, decreased in three, and remained unchanged in two. Hyde County had the highest unemployment rate at 6.8 percent, while Buncombe County had the lowest at 3.1 percent. The May not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 4.0 percent.  Wilkes unemployment rate of 4.1 is slightly higher than the state rate.  The Wilkes unemployment rate is also higher than last month at 3.6 and this time last year at 3.4.  The next unemployment update is scheduled for Friday, July 19, 2019 when the state unemployment rate for June 2019 will be release.