Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fayetteville rose 0.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 15.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.0 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate for Fayetteville in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Fayetteville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
North Carolina	12.8%	-0.1	+8.8
Fayetteville	15.8%	+0.5	+10.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fayetteville, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fayetteville in May 2020 is at a new high of 22,428. Fayetteville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fayetteville, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fayetteville	22,428	+1,354	+14,662

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fayetteville, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployment Rate	Fayetteville Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	7.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.8%	15.8%	22,428
April 2020	14.7%	12.9%	15.3%	21,074
March 2020	4.4%	4.3%	5.8%	8,463
February 2020	3.5%	3.6%	4.8%	7,104
January 2020	3.6%	3.6%	4.8%	7,163
December 2019	3.5%	3.6%	4.7%	6,942
November 2019	3.5%	3.6%	4.7%	7,045
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	4.8%	7,173
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	4.9%	7,311
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	5.0%	7,451