Beaufort County’s unemployment rate rose from 6.2 percent in December 2015 to 6.5 percent in January of this year, according to data compiled by the Labor & Economics Analysis Division of the N.C. Department of Commerce.

The state’s unemployment rate for January was 5.8 percent, up from 5.3 percent in December 2015 and down from 5.9 percent in January 2015.

All of the state’s 100 counties saw their unemployment rates increase from December 2015 to January of this year, according to LEAD figures.

Attempts to contact administrators familiar with the area’s workforce and employment conditions were not successful.

In January, 12 of the state’s 100 counties had unemployment rates of 5 percent or lower, 82 counties had jobless rates between 5 percent and 10 percent and six counties had jobless rates of 10 percent or higher. Hyde County had the highest unemployment rate in January at 15.5 percent, with Buncombe County having the lowest jobless rate in January at 4.5 percent, according to LEAD figures.

Hyde County typically has high unemployment rates in the winter when the county’s commercial fishing industry is less active than in warmer months.

All of the state’s 15 metropolitan statistical areas experienced increased in their jobless rates from the last month of 2015 to the first month of 2016, according to LEAD figures. As usual, the western counties led the way with many of the lowest jobless rates in the state. Of the 15 metropolitan statistical areas, the six MSAs east of Interstate 95 and the Fayetteville MSA had the highest unemployment rates, all above or at the state average of 5.8 percent, according to LEAD figures.

Beaufort County’s unemployment rate (factoring in the number of reported jobless people) for January ranked 63^th in the state. In the previous month, it was ranked 69^th in the state, according to LEAD figures.

In January, Beaufort County’s workforce totaled 19,817 people, with 18,522 earning wages. That left 1,295 members of that workforce unable to secure employment, according to LEAD data. Beaufort County’s workforce totaled 19,856 people in December 2015, with 18,627 of them bringing home paychecks. That left 1,229 members of that workforce unable to secure employment.

Hyde County’s jobless rate increased from 11.6 percent in December 2015 to 15.5 percent in January, according to LEAD figures. In January 2015, the county’s unemployment rate was 13.3 percent.

Martin County’s jobless rate rose from 7.2 percent in December 2015 to 8 percent in January, according to LEAD statistics. The county’s jobless rate was 7.4 percent in January 2015.

In January, Washington County’s jobless rate was at 9.7 percent, up from 9 percent the previous month. The county’s unemployment rate in January 2015 was 9.3 percent, according to LEAD data.

Pitt County’s unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in January, up from 5.6 percent in the previous month. The county’s jobless rate was 5.9 percent in January 2015, according to LEAD figures.

The Washington statistical area’s jobless rate in January was 6.5 percent, up from 6.2 percent in the previous month. The Greenville-Washington combined statistical area’s jobless rate increased from 5.7 percent in December 2015 to 6.1 percent in January.

The jobless figures released by the Commerce Department do not include unemployed people whose unemployment insurance benefits expired and who are not listed as unemployed. Factor in those people and a county’s true jobless rate is higher.