Raleigh, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Raleigh fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Raleigh peaked in December 2009 at 9.2% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Raleigh unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
North Carolina	4.2%	0.0	+0.5
Raleigh	3.6%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 peaked in March 2010 at 53,351. There are now 26,945 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 23,306 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 3,100. Raleigh employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Raleigh, North Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Raleigh	26,406	+48	+2,998

Number of Unemployed Persons

Raleigh, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Raleigh Unemployment Rate	Raleigh Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	4.1%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.6%	26,406
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.6%	26,358
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.6%	26,256
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.6%	25,820
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.5%	25,361
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.5%	25,122
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.4%	24,561
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.4%	24,165
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.3%	23,503
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.3%	23,449
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	23,332