Raleigh, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Raleigh rose 0.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate for Raleigh in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Raleigh unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
North Carolina	12.9%	0.0	+8.9
Raleigh	11.7%	+0.2	+8.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Raleigh, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Raleigh, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Raleigh in May 2020 is at a new high of 79,048. Raleigh employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Raleigh, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Raleigh	79,048	+3,451	+53,292

Number of Unemployed Persons

Raleigh, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Raleigh Unemployment Rate	Raleigh Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.9%	11.7%	79,048
April 2020	14.7%	12.9%	11.5%	75,597
March 2020	4.4%	4.3%	3.9%	27,641
February 2020	3.5%	3.6%	3.2%	23,373
January 2020	3.6%	3.6%	3.2%	23,680
December 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.1%	22,946
November 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.2%	23,324
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.2%	23,786
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.3%	24,279
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	3.4%	24,766
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.4%	25,187