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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