RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 10 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * North Carolina's February County and Area Unemployment Figures Released Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 95 counties in February 2025, increased in four, and remained unchanged in one. Hyde County had the highest unemployment rate at 8.6 percent while Camden County had the lowest at 2.6 percent. All fifteen of the state's metro areas  more