Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlotte fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Charlotte peaked in December 2009 at 12.4% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Charlotte 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
Charlotte	9.8%	-0.2	-0.6

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: Charlotte, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Charlotte peaked in December 2009 at 106,848. There are now 19,701 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 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Charlotte	87,147	-1,146	-1,055

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Charlotte Unemployment Rate	Charlotte Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	9.4%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.7%	9.8%	87,147
February 2012	8.3%	9.9%	10.0%	88,293
January 2012	8.3%	10.2%	10.3%	89,253
December 2011	8.5%	10.4%	10.5%	89,632
November 2011	8.7%	10.4%	10.7%	91,483
October 2011	8.9%	10.6%	11.1%	95,089
September 2011	9.0%	10.7%	11.2%	96,114
August 2011	9.1%	10.7%	11.1%	94,900
July 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.9%	92,757
June 2011	9.1%	10.6%	10.7%	90,673
May 2011	9.0%	10.5%	10.4%	88,252
April 2011	9.0%	10.4%	10.4%	87,855