Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlotte fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2022 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Charlotte peaked in April 2020 at 13.9% and is now 10.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in June 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Charlotte unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| North Carolina | 3.6% | +0.1 | -0.9 |
| Charlotte | 3.4% | 0.0 | -0.8 |
Unemployment Rate: Charlotte, North Carolina, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Charlotte peaked in April 2020 at 177,545. There are now 129,482 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 47,755 in July 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 308.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 48,063 | +139 | -9,687 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Charlotte Unemployment Rate |
Charlotte Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 48,063 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 47,924 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 47,755 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 48,442 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 48,546 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 48,928 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 49,621 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 50,785 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 52,622 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 55,096 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 55,005 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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