Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Burlington fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2020 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Burlington peaked in December 2009 at 12.6% and is now 9.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Burlington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.4
North Carolina	3.6%	0.0	-0.4
Burlington	3.6%	0.0	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with January 2020 data as February 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 6,116 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 126. Burlington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Burlington, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Burlington	2,968	-30	-6

Number of Unemployed Persons

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployed
February 2020	3.5%	—	—	—
January 2020	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	2,968
December 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.6%	2,998
November 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.7%	3,081
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.8%	3,174
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.9%	3,219
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.0%	3,264
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	3,259
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.0%	3,245
May 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.9%	3,197
April 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.9%	3,148
March 2019	3.8%	4.1%	3.8%	3,114