Greenville, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greenville rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greenville peaked in December 2009 at 10.5% and is now 6.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Greenville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
North Carolina	4.2%	0.0	+0.4
Greenville	4.5%	+0.1	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 4,897 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 440.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Greenville	4,073	+33	+375

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greenville, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Greenville Unemployment Rate	Greenville Unemployed
August 2019	3.7%	—	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.5%	4,073
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.4%	4,040
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.4%	3,974
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.4%	3,934
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.3%	3,922
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.3%	3,835
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.2%	3,767
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.1%	3,663
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.1%	3,655
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.1%	3,636
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.1%	3,633