New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Bern rose 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.0%. 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 7.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare New Bern unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
North Carolina	3.6%	-0.2	-0.9
New Bern	4.0%	+0.2	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 3,873 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 115.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Bern	2,046	+115	-327

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
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.6%	4.0%	2,046
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.8%	1,931
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	4.0%	2,067
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.1%	2,107
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