New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Bern rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2022 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in New Bern peaked in April 2020 at 11.8% and is now 8.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare New Bern unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| North Carolina | 3.9% | +0.1 | -0.3 |
| New Bern | 3.7% | +0.1 | -0.2 |
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 4,018 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,740 in August 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 143.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bern | 1,883 | +57 | -92 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 1,883 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 1,826 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 1,752 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 1,740 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1,744 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 1,773 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1,756 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 1,761 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1,775 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 1,825 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 1,892 |
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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