Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Burlington fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Burlington peaked in December 2009 at 12.7% and is now 2.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Burlington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
North Carolina	9.7%	-0.2	-0.7
Burlington	9.9%	-0.3	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Burlington, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Burlington peaked in January 2010 at 8,969. There are now 1,710 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,859 in April 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 400. Burlington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Burlington, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Burlington	7,259	-180	+382

Number of Unemployed Persons

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	9.4%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.7%	9.9%	7,259
February 2012	8.3%	9.9%	10.2%	7,439
January 2012	8.3%	10.2%	10.4%	7,425
December 2011	8.5%	10.4%	10.5%	7,317
November 2011	8.7%	10.4%	11.0%	7,662
October 2011	8.9%	10.6%	11.2%	7,846
September 2011	9.0%	10.7%	11.2%	7,800
August 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.9%	7,594
July 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.4%	7,220
June 2011	9.1%	10.6%	10.2%	7,080
May 2011	9.0%	10.5%	10.0%	6,875
April 2011	9.0%	10.4%	10.0%	6,859