How far apart the counties of the Charlotte market are on unemployment
the Charlotte market · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
0.4Spread in County Unemployment Rate Across the Market, in Points (July 2026) — Gaston County against Union County
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County
Unemployment rate
1
Gaston County
3.8%
2
Mecklenburg County
3.7%
3
Rowan County
3.7%
4
Cabarrus County
3.6%
5
Iredell County
3.5%
6
Lincoln County
3.4%
7
Union County
3.4%
Read this carefully: The gap in percentage points between this market's highest- and lowest-unemployment counties, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics for a single month. Each county's rate is its own.
Methodology
Source:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, July 2026 (county, seasonally unadjusted)
Measure
Unemployment rate, ranked highest first across Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union, NC
(7 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed
Gaston County against Union County, the highest and lowest of the 7 units compared. Every unit is named individually in the table below and each figure is that unit's own; none of them is a figure for the market as a whole. The median across the 7 is 3.6%.
Universe
The counties this market is made of, contrasted against each other. Each figure is that county's own and none of them is a figure for the market as a whole.
Vintage
2026
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