New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Bern fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in New Bern peaked in February 2010 at 11.3% and is now 7.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare New Bern unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
North Carolina	3.9%	+0.1	-0.3
New Bern	4.3%	-0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 3,702 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,931 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 286.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Bern	2,217	-75	-137

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
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.3%	2,217
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.4%	2,292
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.2%	2,175
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.0%	2,059
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.1%	2,083
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.8%	1,931
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.0%	2,067
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	4.1%	2,107
June 2018	4.0%	3.9%	4.2%	2,179
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	4.1%	2,128
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.4%	2,309