NC unemployment rates hit a high of 14% in April and May of 2020 and have slowly declined to 6% as of January 2021.
| Title: Unemployment rates have fallen significantly but have yet to return to pre-COVID levels | |
|---|---|
| Subtitle: Unemployment rates for North Carolina, January 2020-February 2021 | |
| Month | Unemployment Rate |
| Jan-20 | 0.035 |
| Feb-20 | 0.036 |
| Mar-20 | 0.039 |
| Apr-20 | 0.135 |
| May-20 | 0.135 |
| Jun-20 | 0.088 |
| Jul-20 | 0.088 |
| Aug-20 | 0.068 |
| Sep-20 | 0.073 |
| Oct-20 | 0.068 |
| Nov-20 | 0.064 |
| Dec-20 | 0.061 |
| Jan-21 | 0.059 |
| Feb-21 | 0.057 |
| Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) |
Line graph of NC unemployment from January 2020 to January 2021.
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