Winston-Salem, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winston fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Winston peaked in November 2009 at 10.6% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 9.2% in March 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Winston 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
Winston	9.3%	-0.2	-0.3

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: Winston, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Winston, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Winston peaked in December 2009 at 25,432. There are now 3,111 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 21,426 in March 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 895. Winston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Winston, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Winston	22,321	-412	-288

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winston, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	9.3%	22,321
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	9.5%	22,733
October 2011	8.9%	10.4%	9.8%	23,443
September 2011	9.0%	10.5%	9.8%	23,478
August 2011	9.1%	10.4%	9.7%	23,092
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	9.5%	22,568
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	9.4%	22,059
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	9.2%	21,549
April 2011	9.0%	9.7%	9.2%	21,429
March 2011	8.9%	9.7%	9.2%	21,426
February 2011	9.0%	9.8%	9.3%	21,775
January 2011	9.1%	9.8%	9.5%	22,301