Rocky Mount, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rocky Mount fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 6.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Rocky Mount peaked in February 2010 at 14.5% and is now 8.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.0% in July 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Rocky Mount 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 |
Rocky Mount | 6.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Unemployment Rate: Rocky Mount, North Carolina, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Rocky Mount, North Carolina Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Rocky Mount peaked in March 2010 at 10,558. There are now 6,382 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,931 in July 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 245. Rocky Mount employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Rocky Mount | 4,176 | -44 | -518 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Rocky Mount, North Carolina Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Rocky Mount Unemployment Rate |
Rocky Mount Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2018 |
4.1% | 4.5% | — | — |
February 2018 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 4,176 |
January 2018 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 4,220 |
December 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 4,373 |
November 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 4,375 |
October 2017 |
4.1% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 4,206 |
September 2017 |
4.2% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 4,147 |
August 2017 |
4.4% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 4,084 |
July 2017 |
4.3% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 3,931 |
June 2017 |
4.3% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 3,997 |
May 2017 |
4.3% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 4,453 |
April 2017 |
4.4% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 4,605 |
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. ↩