Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlotte fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Charlotte peaked in December 2009 at 12.7% and is now 8.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in October 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Charlotte 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
Charlotte	3.8%	0.0	+0.3

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: Charlotte, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Charlotte peaked in February 2010 at 141,354. There are now 89,646 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 46,229 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5,479.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Charlotte	51,708	+97	+4,437

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Charlotte Unemployment Rate	Charlotte Unemployed
August 2019	3.7%	—	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	51,708
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	51,611
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.7%	50,855
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.7%	49,936
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.6%	49,289
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.6%	48,174
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	47,590
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	46,554
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.5%	46,437
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	46,229
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.5%	46,282