Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fayetteville fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2022 to 5.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Fayetteville peaked in April 2020 at 16.4% and is now 10.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.5% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Fayetteville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | -0.2 | -2.4 |
| North Carolina | 3.5% | -0.2 | -1.7 |
| Fayetteville | 5.5% | 0.0 | -2.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Fayetteville, North Carolina, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Fayetteville peaked in April 2020 at 22,984. There are now 14,929 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Fayetteville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 8,055 | -79 | -2,995 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Fayetteville Unemployment Rate |
Fayetteville Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 8,055 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 8,134 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 8,396 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.1% | 6.0% | 8,740 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 8,696 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 8,752 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 9,088 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 9,515 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.9% | 6.9% | 9,954 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.0% | 7.1% | 10,335 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 5.0% | 7.3% | 10,630 |
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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