Winston-Salem, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winston rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.3%. 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 11.7% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Winston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
North Carolina	3.6%	-0.2	-0.9
Winston	3.3%	+0.1	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 26,039 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 483.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Winston	10,982	+483	-2,959

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winston, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%	10,982
September 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.2%	10,499
August 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.5%	11,546
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.6%	11,841
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.8%	12,424
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.7%	12,126
April 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.1%	13,274
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	13,781
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	13,610
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.2%	13,693
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.4%	14,171