Rocky Mount, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Rocky Mount fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2021 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.4 percentage points higher than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Rocky Mount peaked in March 2010 at 14.5% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.8% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 3.3 percentage points. You can also compare Rocky Mount unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
| North Carolina | 5.7% | -0.2 | +2.1 |
| Rocky Mount | 8.1% | -0.2 | +3.3 |
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 10,483. There are now 5,359 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,078 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,046. Rocky Mount employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount | 5,124 | -167 | +2,045 |
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 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 5.7% | 8.1% | 5,124 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 5,291 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 5,399 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.4% | 8.6% | 5,458 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 5,500 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.3% | 10.0% | 6,288 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 5,526 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 8.8% | 11.0% | 6,959 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 5,650 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 13.5% | 14.2% | 8,824 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.5% | 13.3% | 7,939 |
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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