New Bern, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Bern fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in New Bern peaked in February 2010 at 11.3% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in June 2017, 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	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
North Carolina	4.5%	0.0	-0.3
New Bern	4.5%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 5,916. There are now 3,583 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,225 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 108.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Bern	2,333	+19	-300

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 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%	2,333
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%	2,314
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	2,447
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	2,389
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%	2,225
September 2017	4.2%	4.4%	4.4%	2,281
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	4.4%	2,283
July 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.3%	2,250
June 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.3%	2,250
May 2017	4.3%	4.5%	4.7%	2,428
April 2017	4.4%	4.6%	4.8%	2,522