Wilmington, North Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Wilmington fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Wilmington peaked in April 2020 at 16.4% and is now 13.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in June 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Wilmington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | -0.1 | +0.1 |
| North Carolina | 3.5% | +0.1 | -0.4 |
| Wilmington | 3.2% | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Wilmington, North Carolina, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Wilmington, North Carolina Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Wilmington peaked in April 2020 at 22,547. There are now 17,383 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,053 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 111.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 5,164 | +31 | -286 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Wilmington, North Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
North Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Wilmington Unemployment Rate |
Wilmington Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2023 |
3.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 5,164 |
| October 2023 |
3.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 5,133 |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 5,104 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 5,073 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 5,091 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 5,117 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 5,168 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 5,215 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 5,255 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 5,265 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 5,359 |
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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