The unemployment rate in Catawba County was marked at 3.6% for February, as per the statistics released on April 3 by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is marginally more than the statewide unemployment rate of 3.5%. In Catawba County, there had been an incremental surge in the unemployment rates from 3.1% and 3.4% in December 2023 and January 2024 respectively. However, the rate remained consistent with that of February 2023 when it was 3.5%. The count of unemployed individuals in Catawba County stood at 2,874, a visible climb from 2,698 in January. On a downward trend, the number of people participating in the labor force descended from 79,178 in January to 78,886 in February.

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