Winston-Salem, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winston fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Winston peaked in February 2010 at 11.5% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Winston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
North Carolina	4.2%	0.0	+0.4
Winston	3.9%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Winston, North Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Winston, North Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Winston peaked in February 2010 at 36,549. There are now 23,584 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,665 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,300.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Winston	12,965	+18	+1,170

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winston, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.2%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.9%	12,965
June 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.9%	12,947
May 2019	3.6%	4.1%	3.8%	12,751
April 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.8%	12,575
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.8%	12,482
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.7%	12,239
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.7%	12,092
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%	11,780
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.6%	11,760
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.6%	11,699