Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Burlington fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Burlington peaked in December 2009 at 12.5% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Burlington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
North Carolina	4.4%	-0.1	-0.2
Burlington	4.0%	-0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 9,205. There are now 6,018 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Burlington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Burlington, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Burlington	3,187	-126	-233

Number of Unemployed Persons

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.0%	3,187
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.1%	3,313
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.1%	3,301
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.1%	3,286
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%	3,417
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%	3,420
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	3,389
September 2017	4.2%	4.4%	4.3%	3,409
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	4.3%	3,422
July 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.2%	3,356
June 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.2%	3,309