Department of Numbers

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winston fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Winston peaked in April 2020 at 14.3% and is now 11.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in August 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Winston 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
Winston 3.3% 0.0 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Winston, North Carolina, National

Winston, North Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Winston, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Winston peaked in April 2020 at 43,465. There are now 32,333 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,882 in August 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 250.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Winston 11,132 +117 -957

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winston, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Winston
Unemployment Rate
Winston
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 11,132
October
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.3% 11,015
September
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.2% 10,922
August
2023
3.8% 3.3% 3.2% 10,882
July
2023
3.5% 3.3% 3.3% 11,058
June
2023
3.6% 3.3% 3.4% 11,284
May
2023
3.7% 3.4% 3.4% 11,493
April
2023
3.4% 3.4% 3.5% 11,635
March
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.5% 11,726
February
2023
3.6% 3.6% 3.5% 11,740
January
2023
3.4% 3.8% 3.6% 11,910

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.