#1 Healthiest County in NC
CountyHealthRankings.org, March 2012

Workforce

North Carolina is a "right to work" state, and has one of the lowest unionization rates in the U.S.

 

Wake County
  2012 Average March 2012
March 2013
Labor Force 490,419 485,093
489,768
Unemployment 7.5% 7.6% 6.9%

 

Raleigh
  2012 Average March 2012
March 2013
Labor Force 222,174 219,520 222,018
Unemployment 6.9% 6.9% 6.3%