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Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Burlington fell 0.5 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Burlington peaked in December 2009 at 12.7% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 10.0% in March 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Burlington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.5% -0.2 -0.9
North Carolina 9.9% -0.1 +0.1
Burlington 10.5% -0.5 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Burlington, North Carolina, National

Burlington, North Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

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 1,652 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 458. Burlington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Burlington, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Burlington 7,317 -345 +206

Number of Unemployed Persons

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Burlington
Unemployment Rate
Burlington
Unemployed
January
2012
8.3%
December
2011
8.5% 9.9% 10.5% 7,317
November
2011
8.7% 10.0% 11.0% 7,662
October
2011
8.9% 10.4% 11.2% 7,846
September
2011
9.0% 10.5% 11.2% 7,800
August
2011
9.1% 10.4% 10.9% 7,594
July
2011
9.1% 10.1% 10.4% 7,220
June
2011
9.1% 9.9% 10.2% 7,080
May
2011
9.0% 9.7% 10.0% 6,875
April
2011
9.0% 9.7% 10.0% 6,859
March
2011
8.9% 9.7% 10.0% 6,877
February
2011
9.0% 9.8% 10.2% 6,968
January
2011
9.1% 9.8% 10.3% 7,096

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.