New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Bern fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in New Bern peaked in January 2010 at 11.2% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in May 2018, 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	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
North Carolina	4.2%	0.0	+0.4
New Bern	4.4%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 February 2010 at 5,862. There are now 3,564 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,102 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 196.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Bern	2,298	+3	+196

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
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.4%	2,298
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	4.4%	2,295
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	4.4%	2,261
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	4.3%	2,240
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.3%	2,238
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.3%	2,213
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.3%	2,198
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.2%	2,148
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	4.2%	2,150
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	4.2%	2,146