Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Goldsboro fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Goldsboro peaked in January 2010 at 9.4% and is now 0.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.2% in March 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Goldsboro 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
Goldsboro	8.9%	-0.2	+0.4

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: Goldsboro, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Goldsboro peaked in February 2010 at 5,008. There are now 316 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,261 in March 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 431. Goldsboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Goldsboro	4,692	-67	+264

Number of Unemployed Persons

Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Goldsboro Unemployment Rate	Goldsboro Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	8.9%	4,692
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	9.1%	4,759
October 2011	8.9%	10.4%	9.3%	4,880
September 2011	9.0%	10.5%	9.3%	4,886
August 2011	9.1%	10.4%	9.1%	4,768
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	8.8%	4,595
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	8.7%	4,508
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	8.4%	4,365
April 2011	9.0%	9.7%	8.3%	4,310
March 2011	8.9%	9.7%	8.2%	4,261
February 2011	9.0%	9.8%	8.3%	4,284
January 2011	9.1%	9.8%	8.5%	4,390