- Cumberland County ---- 9.3% (Up 0.8%)
- Durham County ---- 8.1% (Up 0.8%)
- Edgecombe County ---- 15.7% (Up 0.5%)
- Franklin County ---- 10.6% (Up 0.5%)
- Halifax County ---- 14.4% (Up 0.1%)
- Johnston County ---- 10.2% (Up 0.1%)
- Moore County ---- 10.2% (Up 0.6%)
- Nash County ---- 13.5% (Up 0.7%)
- Northampton County ---- 11.0% (Down 0.4%)
- Orange County ---- 6.7% (Up 0.9%)
- Person County ---- 12.1% (Up 0.7%)
- Wake County ---- 8.6% (Up 0.7%)
- Warren County ---- 13.1% (Up 0.5%)
The news was expected after the statewide rate for May was announced earlier this month. The NC Employment Security Commission said it increased to 11.1 percent. That's a .3 percent increase from April.
