New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Bern fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.7%. 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 April 2020 at 11.7% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in February 2022, 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 | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| North Carolina | 3.5% | -0.1 | +0.2 |
| New Bern | 3.7% | 0.0 | +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 3,990 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,829 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 82.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bern | 1,911 | -9 | +82 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 |
3.4% | — | — | — |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 1,911 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 1,920 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 1,929 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 1,939 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 1,944 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 1,953 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 1,949 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 1,932 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1,904 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1,875 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 1,852 |
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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