Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Goldsboro fell 0.3 percentage points in April 2018 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Goldsboro peaked in March 2010 at 9.7% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Goldsboro 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
Goldsboro	4.6%	-0.3	-0.6

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: Goldsboro, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Goldsboro peaked in March 2010 at 5,323. There are now 2,873 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Goldsboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Goldsboro	2,450	-150	-333

Number of Unemployed Persons

Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Goldsboro Unemployment Rate	Goldsboro Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.6%	2,450
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%	2,600
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.8%	2,588
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%	2,619
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.0%	2,679
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.0%	2,672
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.0%	2,638
September 2017	4.2%	4.4%	5.0%	2,648
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	5.0%	2,688
July 2017	4.3%	4.4%	5.0%	2,670
June 2017	4.3%	4.4%	5.0%	2,647