A taxa de desemprego de Asheville caiu ligeiramente após o furacão Helene, mas a recuperação completa pode levar anos. Asheville's unemployment rate slightly dropped post-Hurricane Helene, but full recovery may take years.

Em novembro de 2024, Asheville e Buncombe County, Carolina do Norte, viu ligeiras melhorias nas taxas de desemprego após o impacto do furacão Helene. In November 2024, Asheville and Buncombe County, North Carolina, saw slight improvements in unemployment rates following Hurricane Helene's impact. A taxa do condado de Buncombe caiu para 7,2%, enquanto Asheville manteve a maior taxa do estado entre as áreas metropolitanas. Buncombe County's rate fell to 7.2%, while Asheville maintained the state's highest rate among metropolitan areas. Cinco condados da Carolina do Norte tiveram as maiores taxas no estado, com Mitchell County em 8,9%. Five Western North Carolina counties had the highest rates in the state, with Mitchell County at 8.9%. Apesar das melhorias, a recuperação completa dos efeitos do furacão deve levar anos. Despite the improvements, full recovery from the hurricane's effects is expected to take years.