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Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greensboro fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greensboro peaked in April 2020 at 16.5% and is now 12.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in July 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Greensboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
North Carolina 3.8% 0.0 +0.2
Greensboro 4.0% -0.1 -0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Greensboro, North Carolina, National

Greensboro, North Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greensboro, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greensboro peaked in April 2020 at 56,375. There are now 41,581 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 14,438 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 356. Greensboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greensboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Greensboro 14,794 -77 -1,192

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greensboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Greensboro
Unemployment Rate
Greensboro
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.0% 14,794
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.1% 14,871
November
2022
3.6% 3.9% 4.1% 14,893
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.0% 14,677
September
2022
3.5% 3.9% 4.0% 14,438
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.0% 14,580
July
2022
3.5% 3.7% 4.0% 14,649
June
2022
3.6% 3.6% 4.1% 14,933
May
2022
3.6% 3.4% 4.1% 14,918
April
2022
3.6% 3.3% 4.1% 15,013
March
2022
3.6% 3.3% 4.2% 15,090

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.