Winston-Salem, North Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Winston fell 0.4 percentage points in May 2018 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the North Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Winston peaked in February 2010 at 11.7% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Winston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
North Carolina	4.3%	-0.1	-0.2
Winston	3.7%	-0.4	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 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 February 2010 at 37,021. There are now 24,898 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Winston	12,123	-1,151	-1,718

Number of Unemployed Persons

Winston, North Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	North Carolina Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployment Rate	Winston Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.7%	12,123
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
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%	14,133
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%	13,941
September 2017	4.2%	4.4%	4.3%	13,917
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	4.3%	13,920
July 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.2%	13,702