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Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Goldsboro fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Goldsboro peaked in April 2020 at 10.7% and is now 7.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in July 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Goldsboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
North Carolina 3.4% +0.1 -0.5
Goldsboro 3.7% 0.0 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Goldsboro, North Carolina, National

Goldsboro, North Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

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 3,429 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,870 in August 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5. Goldsboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Goldsboro 1,875 +5 -204

Number of Unemployed Persons

Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Goldsboro
Unemployment Rate
Goldsboro
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 3.4%
September
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.7% 1,875
August
2023
3.8% 3.3% 3.7% 1,870
July
2023
3.5% 3.3% 3.7% 1,894
June
2023
3.6% 3.3% 3.8% 1,929
May
2023
3.7% 3.4% 3.8% 1,957
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 3.9% 1,962
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.9% 1,965
February
2023
3.6% 3.6% 3.9% 1,965
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.0% 1,995
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.0% 2,030
November
2022
3.6% 3.9% 4.0% 2,034

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.