Unemployment Rate in New Hanover County, NC was 3.10% in December of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Unemployment Rate in New Hanover County, NC reached a record high of 17.10 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.80 in December of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Unemployment Rate in New Hanover County, NC - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2026.