Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlotte rose 0.3 percentage points in January 2019 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Charlotte peaked in December 2009 at 12.6% and is now 8.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Charlotte 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
Charlotte	3.7%	+0.3	-0.5

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: 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 142,237. There are now 92,504 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 42,230 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 7,503.

Unemployed Persons	January 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Charlotte	49,733	+3,346	-6,430

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Charlotte Unemployment Rate	Charlotte Unemployed
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.7%	49,733
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.4%	46,387
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.2%	43,490
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.2%	43,135
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.2%	42,230
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.4%	45,811
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.5%	47,487
June 2018	4.0%	3.9%	3.7%	49,343
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	49,009
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.0%	52,884
March 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.2%	55,881