Winston-Salem, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winston fell 0.3 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Winston peaked in April 2020 at 13.2% and is now 0.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Winston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
North Carolina	12.9%	0.0	+8.9
Winston	12.9%	-0.3	+9.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 39,886. There are now 3 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Winston	39,883	-3	+27,383

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winston, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.9%	12.9%	39,883
April 2020	14.7%	12.9%	13.2%	39,886
March 2020	4.4%	4.3%	4.3%	13,875
February 2020	3.5%	3.6%	3.5%	11,565
January 2020	3.6%	3.6%	3.5%	11,705
December 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.4%	11,375
November 2019	3.5%	3.6%	3.5%	11,529
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.5%	11,715
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.6%	11,912
August 2019	3.7%	3.8%	3.6%	12,104
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.7%	12,270