Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jacksonville fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2019 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 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. From a post peak low of 4.6% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Jacksonville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
North Carolina	4.0%	0.0	0.0
Jacksonville	4.8%	0.0	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 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 April 2009 at 5,590. There are now 2,490 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,008 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 92. Jacksonville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jacksonville, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Jacksonville	3,100	+5	+38

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jacksonville, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Jacksonville Unemployment Rate	Jacksonville Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.8%	3,100
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.8%	3,095
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.8%	3,068
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.8%	3,058
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.7%	3,017
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.7%	3,019
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.8%	3,019
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.8%	3,015
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.6%	3,008
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	4.6%	3,009
June 2018	4.0%	3.9%	4.7%	3,018