Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jacksonville fell 0.2 percentage points in November 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Jacksonville peaked in January 2010 at 8.6% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Jacksonville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	November 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	-0.1	-0.5
North Carolina	3.6%	0.0	-0.9
Jacksonville	4.2%	-0.2	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with November 2018 data as December 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 2,899 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	November 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jacksonville	2,699	-156	-512

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Jacksonville Unemployment Rate	Jacksonville Unemployed
December 2018	3.9%	3.6%	—	—
November 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.2%	2,699
October 2018	3.8%	3.6%	4.4%	2,855
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	4.3%	2,724
August 2018	3.8%	3.9%	4.2%	2,727
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.4%	2,811
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	4.6%	2,938
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.6%	2,954
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.8%	3,093
March 2018	4.0%	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