New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Bern rose 0.1 percentage points in June 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in New Bern peaked in February 2010 at 11.3% and is now 7.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare New Bern unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	June 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.0%	+0.2	-0.3
North Carolina	4.2%	-0.1	-0.2
New Bern	4.2%	+0.1	-0.4

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

Unemployment Rate: New Bern, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

New Bern, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in New Bern peaked in March 2010 at 5,919. There are now 3,740 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,128 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 51.

Unemployed Persons	June 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Bern	2,179	+51	-215

Number of Unemployed Persons

New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	New Bern Unemployment Rate	New Bern Unemployed
July 2018	3.9%	—	—	—
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	4.2%	2,179
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.1%	2,128
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.4%	2,309
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	2,392
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%	2,354
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	2,358
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	2,433
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	2,408
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	2,373
September 2017	4.2%	4.4%	4.7%	2,408
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	4.7%	2,443