New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Bern fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2021 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in New Bern peaked in May 2020 at 11.3% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.5% in March 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare New Bern unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.1% | +0.1 | -8.7 |
| North Carolina | 5.0% | -0.2 | -8.5 |
| New Bern | 4.5% | 0.0 | -6.6 |
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 April 2009 at 5,901. There are now 3,615 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,779 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 507.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bern | 2,286 | -16 | -2,978 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 |
5.8% | — | — | — |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 2,286 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 2,302 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 2,835 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 2,875 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 2,933 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 3,017 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.8% | 6.1% | 3,125 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.3% | 6.4% | 3,267 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.8% | 5.6% | 2,804 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.8% | 7.6% | 3,819 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.8% | 7.3% | 3,565 |
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. ↩
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