Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Burlington fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Burlington peaked in December 2009 at 12.6% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Burlington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
North Carolina	4.2%	0.0	+0.4
Burlington	4.0%	0.0	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Burlington, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Burlington peaked in February 2010 at 9,084. There are now 5,826 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,842 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 416. Burlington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Burlington, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Burlington	3,258	+13	+371

Number of Unemployed Persons

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployed
August 2019	3.7%	—	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.0%	3,258
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.0%	3,245
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.9%	3,197
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.9%	3,148
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.8%	3,114
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.8%	3,036
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.7%	2,974
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%	2,874
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.6%	2,867
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.5%	2,849
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.5%	2,842