Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Burlington rose 0.3 percentage points in January 2019 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher 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. From a post peak low of 3.2% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare Burlington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	January 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.0%	+0.1	-0.1
North Carolina	3.8%	+0.1	-0.4
Burlington	4.0%	+0.3	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with January 2019 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 9,205. There are now 5,987 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,551 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 667. Burlington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Burlington, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	January 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Burlington	3,218	+275	-68

Number of Unemployed Persons

Burlington, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployed
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.0%	3,218
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.7%	2,943
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.3%	2,686
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	2,638
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.2%	2,551
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.5%	2,781
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.6%	2,897
June 2018	4.0%	3.9%	3.8%	3,064
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	2,986
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.0%	3,189
March 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.1%	3,313