Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greensboro fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greensboro peaked in February 2010 at 12.3% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in June 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Greensboro unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
North Carolina	4.5%	0.0	-0.3
Greensboro	4.6%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 February 2010 at 44,772. There are now 27,708 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,695 in July 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,369. Greensboro employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Greensboro, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Greensboro	17,064	+2	-1,822

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greensboro, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Greensboro Unemployment Rate	Greensboro Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	17,064
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	17,062
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.8%	17,646
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	17,428
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.4%	16,400
September 2017	4.2%	4.4%	4.4%	16,169
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	4.4%	16,070
July 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.3%	15,695
June 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.3%	15,861
May 2017	4.3%	4.5%	4.7%	17,430
April 2017	4.4%	4.6%	5.0%	18,352