Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greensboro fell 0.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greensboro peaked in April 2020 at 15.4% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Greensboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
North Carolina	12.8%	-0.1	+8.8
Greensboro	14.8%	-0.6	+10.6

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: Greensboro, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greensboro, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greensboro peaked in April 2020 at 51,895. There are now 199 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Greensboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greensboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Greensboro	51,696	-199	+36,154

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greensboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Greensboro Unemployment Rate	Greensboro Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	7.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.8%	14.8%	51,696
April 2020	14.7%	12.9%	15.4%	51,895
March 2020	4.4%	4.3%	4.7%	17,024
February 2020	3.5%	3.6%	3.8%	14,209
January 2020	3.6%	3.6%	3.9%	14,403
December 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.7%	13,957
November 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.8%	14,199
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.9%	14,480
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	4.0%	14,768
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.0%	15,034