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Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Goldsboro fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2023 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 10.7% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in February 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 April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
North Carolina 3.4% -0.1 +0.1
Goldsboro 3.9% 0.0 -0.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May 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 3,342 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,932 in January 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 30. Goldsboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Goldsboro 1,962 -3 -97

Number of Unemployed Persons

Goldsboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Goldsboro
Unemployment Rate
Goldsboro
Unemployed
May
2023
3.7%
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
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.1% 2,050
September
2022
3.5% 3.9% 4.1% 2,079
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.1% 2,101
July
2022
3.5% 3.7% 4.2% 2,111
June
2022
3.6% 3.6% 4.1% 2,107

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.