Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Durham fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Durham peaked in October 2009 at 8.3% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.1% in February 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Durham 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
Durham	7.7%	-0.1	+0.5

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: Durham, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Durham, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Durham peaked in November 2009 at 21,894. There are now 1,460 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 18,447 in March 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,987. Durham employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Durham, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Durham	20,434	-99	+1,488

Number of Unemployed Persons

Durham, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Durham Unemployment Rate	Durham Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	7.7%	20,434
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	7.8%	20,533
October 2011	8.9%	10.4%	8.0%	21,021
September 2011	9.0%	10.5%	8.0%	20,890
August 2011	9.1%	10.4%	7.8%	20,347
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	7.5%	19,605
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	7.3%	19,187
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	7.1%	18,654
April 2011	9.0%	9.7%	7.1%	18,523
March 2011	8.9%	9.7%	7.1%	18,447
February 2011	9.0%	9.8%	7.1%	18,583
January 2011	9.1%	9.8%	7.2%	18,823