Greenville, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greenville fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2020 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greenville peaked in December 2009 at 10.5% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Greenville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.4
North Carolina	3.6%	0.0	-0.4
Greenville	4.1%	-0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with January 2020 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Greenville, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greenville, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greenville peaked in March 2010 at 8,970. There are now 5,197 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,633 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 140.

Unemployed Persons	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Greenville	3,773	-54	+6

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greenville, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Greenville Unemployment Rate	Greenville Unemployed
February 2020	3.5%	—	—	—
January 2020	3.6%	3.6%	4.1%	3,773
December 2019	3.5%	3.6%	4.2%	3,827
November 2019	3.5%	3.6%	4.3%	3,920
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	4.4%	4,007
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	4.4%	4,046
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.5%	4,084
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.5%	4,073
June 2019	3.7%	4.0%	4.4%	4,040
May 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.4%	3,974
April 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.4%	3,934
March 2019	3.8%	4.1%	4.3%	3,922