Department of Numbers

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winston fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.2%. 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 11.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in August 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Winston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
North Carolina 3.4% +0.1 -0.5
Winston 3.2% 0.0 -0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October 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 32,540 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 43.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Winston 10,925 +43 -1,217

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winston, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
North Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Winston
Unemployment Rate
Winston
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 3.4%
September
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.2% 10,925
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
December
2022
3.5% 3.8% 3.6% 12,054
November
2022
3.6% 3.9% 3.6% 12,089

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.