Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fayetteville fell 0.1 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 Fayetteville peaked in September 2011 at 10.2% and is now 0.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Fayetteville 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
Fayetteville	9.8%	-0.1	+0.7

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: Fayetteville, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fayetteville peaked in October 2011 at 16,447. There are now 120 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 16,105 in December 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 222. Fayetteville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fayetteville	16,327	+46	+2,033

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	9.4%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.7%	9.8%	16,327
February 2012	8.3%	9.9%	9.9%	16,281
January 2012	8.3%	10.2%	9.9%	16,220
December 2011	8.5%	10.4%	10.0%	16,105
November 2011	8.7%	10.4%	10.0%	16,150
October 2011	8.9%	10.6%	10.2%	16,447
September 2011	9.0%	10.7%	10.2%	16,376
August 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.0%	16,014
July 2011	9.1%	10.7%	9.7%	15,502
June 2011	9.1%	10.6%	9.6%	15,120
May 2011	9.0%	10.5%	9.3%	14,647
April 2011	9.0%	10.4%	9.2%	14,447