Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Goldsboro fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.0 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Goldsboro peaked in April 2020 at 10.1% and is now 0.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Goldsboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
North Carolina	12.9%	0.0	+8.9
Goldsboro	9.9%	-0.2	+5.6

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: 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 5,289. There are now 634 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,950 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,705. Goldsboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Goldsboro	4,655	+34	+2,405

Number of Unemployed Persons

Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Goldsboro Unemployment Rate	Goldsboro Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.9%	9.9%	4,655
April 2020	14.7%	12.9%	10.1%	4,621
March 2020	4.4%	4.3%	4.7%	2,372
February 2020	3.5%	3.6%	3.8%	2,010
January 2020	3.6%	3.6%	3.9%	2,031
December 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.7%	1,950
November 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.8%	1,987
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.9%	2,033
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	4.0%	2,081
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.1%	2,130
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.2%	2,177