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Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greensboro fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greensboro peaked in April 2020 at 16.6% and is now 12.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in August 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Greensboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
North Carolina 3.5% +0.1 -0.4
Greensboro 3.7% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Greensboro, North Carolina, National

Greensboro, North Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greensboro, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greensboro peaked in April 2020 at 56,891. There are now 43,109 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 13,594 in August 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 188. Greensboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greensboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Greensboro 13,782 +134 -1,104

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greensboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Greensboro
Unemployment Rate
Greensboro
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.5% 3.7% 13,782
October
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.7% 13,648
September
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.7% 13,599
August
2023
3.8% 3.3% 3.7% 13,594
July
2023
3.5% 3.3% 3.8% 13,845
June
2023
3.6% 3.3% 3.9% 14,156
May
2023
3.7% 3.4% 3.9% 14,443
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 4.0% 14,574
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 4.0% 14,652
February
2023
3.6% 3.6% 4.0% 14,617
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.0% 14,745

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.