Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greensboro 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 Greensboro peaked in April 2020 at 16.6% and is now 12.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in August 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Greensboro 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 |
| Greensboro | 3.7% | 0.0 | -0.4 |
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 56,891. There are now 43,289 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 13,594 in August 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 8. Greensboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greensboro, North Carolina) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro | 13,602 | +8 | -1,246 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Greensboro, North Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Greensboro Unemployment Rate |
Greensboro Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 3.4% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 13,602 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 13,594 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 13,845 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 14,156 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 14,443 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 14,574 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 14,652 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 14,617 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 14,745 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 14,842 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 14,886 |
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. ↩
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