Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fayetteville fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Fayetteville peaked in July 2011 at 10.8% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.0% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Fayetteville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | August 2019 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| North Carolina | 4.2% | 0.0 | +0.5 |
| Fayetteville | 5.3% | -0.1 | +0.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Fayetteville, North Carolina, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Fayetteville peaked in August 2011 at 16,469. There are now 8,393 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,350 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 726. Fayetteville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | August 2019 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | 8,076 | -5 | +691 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Fayetteville Unemployment Rate |
Fayetteville Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 |
3.5% | 4.1% | — | — |
| August 2019 |
3.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 8,076 |
| July 2019 |
3.7% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 8,081 |
| June 2019 |
3.7% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 8,065 |
| May 2019 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 7,958 |
| April 2019 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 7,849 |
| March 2019 |
3.8% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 7,805 |
| February 2019 |
3.8% | 3.9% | 5.2% | 7,671 |
| January 2019 |
4.0% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 7,581 |
| December 2018 |
3.9% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 7,389 |
| November 2018 |
3.7% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 7,376 |
| October 2018 |
3.8% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 7,350 |
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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