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Published: November 8, 2009

Stress index

• Catawba County has the ninth highest stress index in the state

• Burke County has the eighth highest stress index in the state

• Alexander County ranks 13th

• Caldwell County ranks 36th

• Highest in North Carolina: Edgecombe, with a 17.35

• Lowest in North Carolina: Currituck, with a 6.51



Unemployment

• Catawba County has the ninth highest unemployment rate in the state

• Burke County has the eighth highest unemployment rate in the state

• Alexander County ranks 10th

• Caldwell County is 37th

• Highest unemployment in North Carolina: Scotland County

• Lowest unemployment in North Carolina: Currituck County

Foreclosure

• 32 of the state's 100 counties have higher foreclosure rates than Catawba County

• 97 of the state's 100 counties have higher foreclosure rates than Alexander County

• 59 of the state's 100 counties have higher foreclosure rates than Burke County

• 25 of the state's 100 counties have higher foreclosure rates than Caldwell County

• Mecklenburg County has the highest foreclosure rate in the state

• Chowan County has the lowest foreclosure rate in the state

Bankruptcy

• 33 N.C. counties have higher bankruptcy rates than Catawba County

• 47 N.C. counties have higher bankruptcy rates than Alexander County

• 63 N.C. counties have higher bankruptcy rates than Burke County

• 40 N.C. counties have higher bankruptcy rates than Caldwell County

• Graham County has the highest rate of bankruptcy in the state

• Vance County has the lowest rate of bankruptcy in the state

Monthly change in unemployment rates

• Catawba and Alexander counties tied with Rockingham County for the state's second-best

improvement in unemployment rates from August to September

• 60 N.C. counties showed more improvement in unemployment rates than Burke County

• The biggest drop in unemployment was in Wilson County, which dropped .9 point

• The biggest increase in unemployment between August and September was in Graham County, which saw a .7 point increase



Annual change in unemployment

• Catawba and Alexander tied for the state's highest increase in unemployment between September 2008 and September 2009, with a 6-point increase.

• Burke tied with Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland for the third highest increase in unemployment from September 2008 to September 2009 with a 5.7-point increase.

• Caldwell County had the state's 14th highest increase in unemployment rates — 5.3 points —between September 2008 and September 2009

• Hyde County had the state's smallest increase in unemployment between September 2008 and September 2009, with a 1.4-point increase.

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