Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Goldsboro fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2022 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Goldsboro peaked in April 2020 at 10.8% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Goldsboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
North Carolina | 3.4% | -0.1 | -1.7 |
Goldsboro | 3.9% | 0.0 | -1.7 |
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 5,304. There are now 3,303 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,915 in January 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 86. Goldsboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Goldsboro | 2,001 | +9 | -817 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Goldsboro Unemployment Rate |
Goldsboro Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2,001 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 1,992 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2,020 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2,090 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 2,202 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 2,191 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 2,213 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 2,319 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2,450 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 2,578 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 2,681 |
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. ↩