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Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlotte fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2013 to 9.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Charlotte peaked in January 2010 at 12.3% and is now 3.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Charlotte unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
North Carolina 9.2% -0.2 -0.2
Charlotte 9.2% -0.2 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Charlotte, North Carolina, National

Charlotte, North Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Charlotte peaked in February 2010 at 108,044. There are now 22,653 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Charlotte employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Charlotte, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Charlotte 85,391 -2,281 -1,596

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Charlotte
Unemployment Rate
Charlotte
Unemployed
April
2013
7.5% 8.9%
March
2013
7.6% 9.2% 9.2% 85,391
February
2013
7.7% 9.4% 9.4% 87,672
January
2013
7.9% 9.5% 9.5% 88,986
December
2012
7.8% 9.4% 9.4% 87,645
November
2012
7.8% 9.4% 9.4% 87,698
October
2012
7.9% 9.4% 9.5% 87,783
September
2012
7.8% 9.5% 9.5% 87,920
August
2012
8.1% 9.6% 9.5% 88,005
July
2012
8.2% 9.6% 9.6% 87,885
June
2012
8.2% 9.6% 9.6% 87,531
May
2012
8.2% 9.5% 9.5% 87,110
April
2012
8.1% 9.4% 9.5% 86,837

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.