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Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jacksonville fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Jacksonville peaked in April 2020 at 14.2% and is now 9.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Jacksonville 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
Jacksonville 4.3% 0.0 +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: Jacksonville, North Carolina, National

Jacksonville, North Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jacksonville peaked in April 2020 at 8,453. There are now 5,564 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,501 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 388. Jacksonville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Jacksonville 2,889 +17 +335

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Jacksonville
Unemployment Rate
Jacksonville
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.3% 2,889
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 4.3% 2,872
November
2022
3.6% 3.9% 4.3% 2,862
October
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.2% 2,811
September
2022
3.5% 3.9% 4.0% 2,711
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.0% 2,666
July
2022
3.5% 3.7% 3.9% 2,614
June
2022
3.6% 3.6% 3.9% 2,605
May
2022
3.6% 3.4% 3.9% 2,562
April
2022
3.6% 3.3% 3.8% 2,526
March
2022
3.6% 3.3% 3.8% 2,501

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.