Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jacksonville fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2018 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Jacksonville peaked in January 2010 at 8.6% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Jacksonville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
North Carolina	4.4%	-0.1	-0.2
Jacksonville	4.8%	-0.2	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jacksonville, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jacksonville peaked in June 2009 at 5,598. There are now 2,508 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Jacksonville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jacksonville	3,090	-107	-185

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Jacksonville Unemployment Rate	Jacksonville Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.8%	3,090
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	5.0%	3,197
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%	3,150
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%	3,147
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.0%	3,197
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.0%	3,211
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.0%	3,222
September 2017	4.2%	4.4%	5.0%	3,235
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	5.1%	3,248
July 2017	4.3%	4.4%	5.1%	3,250
June 2017	4.3%	4.4%	5.1%	3,249