Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlotte fell 0.3 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Charlotte peaked in December 2009 at 12.6% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Charlotte unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
North Carolina	4.4%	-0.1	-0.2
Charlotte	3.9%	-0.3	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 89,376 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Charlotte	52,861	-3,020	-3,578

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charlotte, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Charlotte Unemployment Rate	Charlotte Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	3.9%	52,861
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	55,881
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	55,596
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	56,163
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	56,509
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	56,441
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	55,868
September 2017	4.2%	4.4%	4.2%	55,734
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	4.2%	55,656
July 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.2%	54,920
June 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.1%	54,535