Winston-Salem, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winston fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Winston peaked in February 2010 at 11.7% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Winston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
North Carolina	3.9%	+0.1	-0.3
Winston	3.8%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 37,021. There are now 24,557 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,499 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,965.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Winston	12,464	-384	-1,146

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winston, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	4.0%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.8%	12,464
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.9%	12,848
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%	11,995
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.4%	11,062
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	10,972
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.2%	10,499
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.5%	11,546
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.6%	11,841
June 2018	4.0%	3.9%	3.8%	12,424
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	12,126
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.1%	13,274