Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Burlington fell 0.3 percentage points in September 2018 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Burlington peaked in December 2009 at 12.5% and is now 9.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Burlington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	-0.2	-0.5
North Carolina	3.8%	-0.1	-0.6
Burlington	3.2%	-0.3	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with September 2018 data as October 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 6,639 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	September 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Burlington	2,566	-215	-843

Number of Unemployed Persons

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployed
October 2018	3.7%	3.6%	—	—
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.2%	2,566
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.5%	2,781
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.6%	2,897
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.8%	3,064
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.7%	2,986
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.0%	3,189
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