Western Prong Township, NC Unemployment Rate Report

Western Prong Township, NC Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Western-Prong-Township, North Carolina has ranged from 4.4% in April 2018 to 15.1% in January 2010. The current unemployment rate for Western-Prong-Township is 4.7% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Western Prong Township, NC Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Western Prong Township, NC Current Unemployment - 4.7%

Western Prong Township, NC Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2022	5.3%	3.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	5.1%	3.7%	3.8%
3 / 2022	4.9%	3.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	4.6%	3.4%	3.6%
5 / 2022	4.6%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.1%	4.1%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.5%	3.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	4.7%	3.9%	3.7%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2021	8.0%	6.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	7.5%	5.6%	6.2%
3 / 2021	6.1%	4.6%	6.0%
4 / 2021	6.3%	4.4%	6.1%
5 / 2021	6.5%	4.5%	5.8%
6 / 2021	6.9%	4.9%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.5%	5.1%	5.4%
8 / 2021	6.3%	4.8%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.3%	4.1%	4.7%
10 / 2021	5.5%	4.2%	4.6%
11 / 2021	5.1%	3.7%	4.2%
12 / 2021	4.5%	3.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2020	5.5%	4.1%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.9%	3.7%	3.5%
3 / 2020	5.4%	4.3%	4.4%
4 / 2020	11.0%	12.5%	14.7%
5 / 2020	11.4%	12.7%	13.3%
6 / 2020	7.7%	7.7%	11.1%
7 / 2020	9.2%	9.2%	10.2%
8 / 2020	7.4%	6.8%	8.4%
9 / 2020	7.9%	6.9%	7.9%
10 / 2020	7.1%	6.1%	6.9%
11 / 2020	7.2%	6.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	7.4%	6.1%	6.7%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2019	6.0%	4.5%	4.0%
2 / 2019	5.4%	4.2%	3.8%
3 / 2019	5.1%	4.0%	3.8%
4 / 2019	4.5%	3.5%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.9%	3.9%	3.6%
6 / 2019	5.2%	4.2%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.3%	4.3%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.2%	4.1%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.4%	3.4%	3.5%
10 / 2019	4.5%	3.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	4.5%	3.5%	3.5%
12 / 2019	4.4%	3.3%	3.5%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2018	5.9%	4.4%	4.1%
2 / 2018	5.4%	4.4%	4.1%
3 / 2018	4.9%	4.0%	4.0%
4 / 2018	4.4%	3.7%	3.9%
5 / 2018	4.4%	3.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	5.0%	4.2%	4.0%
7 / 2018	5.1%	4.2%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.0%	4.1%	3.8%
9 / 2018	5.0%	3.6%	3.7%
10 / 2018	5.0%	3.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	5.0%	3.8%	3.7%
12 / 2018	5.3%	3.9%	3.9%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2017	6.6%	5.2%	4.7%
2 / 2017	6.1%	5.0%	4.7%
3 / 2017	5.3%	4.5%	4.4%
4 / 2017	5.0%	4.1%	4.4%
5 / 2017	5.1%	4.3%	4.4%
6 / 2017	5.4%	4.5%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.6%	4.7%	4.3%
8 / 2017	5.8%	4.7%	4.4%
9 / 2017	4.9%	4.1%	4.2%
10 / 2017	4.9%	4.1%	4.1%
11 / 2017	5.2%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	5.1%	4.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2016	7.5%	5.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	7.0%	5.3%	4.9%
3 / 2016	6.3%	5.1%	5.0%
4 / 2016	5.9%	4.8%	5.0%
5 / 2016	5.9%	4.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	6.4%	5.2%	4.9%
7 / 2016	6.3%	5.3%	4.8%
8 / 2016	6.3%	5.2%	4.9%
9 / 2016	6.1%	5.0%	5.0%
10 / 2016	6.9%	5.1%	4.9%
11 / 2016	6.2%	4.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	6.1%	4.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2015	8.2%	6.1%	5.7%
2 / 2015	8.1%	5.9%	5.5%
3 / 2015	7.4%	5.6%	5.4%
4 / 2015	7.0%	5.4%	5.4%
5 / 2015	7.7%	6.0%	5.6%
6 / 2015	7.8%	6.1%	5.3%
7 / 2015	8.0%	6.2%	5.2%
8 / 2015	7.7%	5.9%	5.1%
9 / 2015	7.0%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2015	6.9%	5.4%	5.0%
11 / 2015	7.1%	5.4%	5.1%
12 / 2015	7.0%	5.2%	5.0%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2014	9.6%	6.9%	6.6%
2 / 2014	9.8%	6.9%	6.7%
3 / 2014	9.0%	6.7%	6.7%
4 / 2014	7.8%	5.9%	6.2%
5 / 2014	8.2%	6.4%	6.3%
6 / 2014	8.9%	6.5%	6.1%
7 / 2014	9.2%	6.8%	6.2%
8 / 2014	8.9%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2014	7.7%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 2014	7.5%	5.7%	5.7%
11 / 2014	7.6%	5.7%	5.8%
12 / 2014	7.4%	5.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2013	12.4%	9.6%	8.0%
2 / 2013	11.7%	9.0%	7.7%
3 / 2013	10.5%	8.3%	7.5%
4 / 2013	9.9%	7.8%	7.6%
5 / 2013	10.2%	8.1%	7.5%
6 / 2013	11.0%	8.6%	7.5%
7 / 2013	10.6%	8.3%	7.3%
8 / 2013	10.0%	7.8%	7.2%
9 / 2013	9.3%	7.2%	7.2%
10 / 2013	9.2%	7.2%	7.2%
11 / 2013	9.1%	6.9%	6.9%
12 / 2013	9.1%	6.5%	6.7%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2012	13.6%	10.0%	8.3%
2 / 2012	13.2%	9.9%	8.3%
3 / 2012	12.2%	9.3%	8.2%
4 / 2012	11.4%	8.7%	8.2%
5 / 2012	11.8%	9.1%	8.2%
6 / 2012	12.8%	9.7%	8.2%
7 / 2012	13.1%	9.8%	8.2%
8 / 2012	12.6%	9.5%	8.1%
9 / 2012	11.2%	8.6%	7.8%
10 / 2012	11.4%	8.8%	7.8%
11 / 2012	11.3%	8.7%	7.7%
12 / 2012	12.1%	9.0%	7.9%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2011	14.4%	10.9%	9.1%
2 / 2011	14.1%	10.6%	9.0%
3 / 2011	13.3%	10.2%	9.0%
4 / 2011	12.7%	9.9%	9.1%
5 / 2011	12.9%	10.1%	9.0%
6 / 2011	14.2%	10.8%	9.1%
7 / 2011	13.7%	10.7%	9.0%
8 / 2011	13.6%	10.7%	9.0%
9 / 2011	12.9%	10.2%	9.0%
10 / 2011	12.7%	9.9%	8.8%
11 / 2011	12.8%	9.6%	8.6%
12 / 2011	13.2%	9.7%	8.5%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2010	15.1%	12.0%	9.8%
2 / 2010	15.0%	12.0%	9.8%
3 / 2010	14.0%	11.5%	9.9%
4 / 2010	13.1%	10.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	13.0%	10.9%	9.6%
6 / 2010	13.0%	10.9%	9.4%
7 / 2010	13.0%	10.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	12.9%	10.5%	9.5%
9 / 2010	12.3%	10.0%	9.5%
10 / 2010	12.3%	9.9%	9.4%
11 / 2010	13.4%	10.5%	9.8%
12 / 2010	13.7%	10.3%	9.3%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2009	13.4%	10.2%	7.8%
2 / 2009	13.6%	10.7%	8.3%
3 / 2009	12.8%	10.5%	8.7%
4 / 2009	12.7%	10.1%	9.0%
5 / 2009	12.4%	10.6%	9.4%
6 / 2009	12.6%	10.8%	9.5%
7 / 2009	12.7%	10.8%	9.5%
8 / 2009	12.6%	10.6%	9.6%
9 / 2009	12.4%	10.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	12.6%	10.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	12.8%	10.6%	9.9%
12 / 2009	13.9%	11.0%	9.9%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2008	6.9%	5.3%	5.0%
2 / 2008	6.6%	5.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	6.2%	5.2%	5.1%
4 / 2008	5.9%	4.9%	5.0%
5 / 2008	6.8%	5.5%	5.4%
6 / 2008	7.3%	5.9%	5.6%
7 / 2008	7.8%	6.3%	5.8%
8 / 2008	8.0%	6.3%	6.1%
9 / 2008	7.4%	5.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	7.5%	6.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	9.7%	7.9%	6.8%
12 / 2008	12.0%	8.7%	7.3%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2007	5.9%	5.1%	4.6%
2 / 2007	5.6%	4.9%	4.5%
3 / 2007	5.0%	4.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	4.7%	4.5%	4.5%
5 / 2007	5.0%	4.6%	4.4%
6 / 2007	5.5%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2007	5.5%	5.1%	4.7%
8 / 2007	5.4%	4.7%	4.6%
9 / 2007	5.0%	4.5%	4.7%
10 / 2007	5.3%	4.5%	4.7%
11 / 2007	5.5%	4.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	6.1%	4.9%	5.0%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2006	6.1%	4.8%	4.7%
2 / 2006	6.0%	5.0%	4.8%
3 / 2006	5.2%	4.6%	4.7%
4 / 2006	5.2%	4.5%	4.7%
5 / 2006	5.5%	4.7%	4.6%
6 / 2006	5.8%	5.0%	4.6%
7 / 2006	6.1%	5.2%	4.7%
8 / 2006	5.7%	5.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	5.5%	4.6%	4.5%
10 / 2006	5.1%	4.4%	4.4%
11 / 2006	5.5%	4.7%	4.5%
12 / 2006	5.1%	4.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2005	7.5%	5.7%	5.3%
2 / 2005	7.6%	6.0%	5.4%
3 / 2005	6.3%	5.4%	5.2%
4 / 2005	5.9%	5.1%	5.2%
5 / 2005	6.1%	5.2%	5.1%
6 / 2005	6.5%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 2005	6.5%	5.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	6.1%	5.1%	4.9%
9 / 2005	6.2%	4.9%	5.0%
10 / 2005	5.9%	4.8%	5.0%
11 / 2005	6.3%	5.0%	5.0%
12 / 2005	5.7%	4.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2004	7.4%	6.3%	5.7%
2 / 2004	7.0%	6.0%	5.6%
3 / 2004	6.5%	5.9%	5.8%
4 / 2004	5.8%	5.4%	5.6%
5 / 2004	6.0%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 2004	6.8%	5.9%	5.6%
7 / 2004	6.3%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 2004	5.9%	5.2%	5.4%
9 / 2004	5.4%	4.7%	5.4%
10 / 2004	5.6%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 2004	6.3%	5.3%	5.4%
12 / 2004	6.4%	5.2%	5.4%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2003	9.0%	6.9%	5.8%
2 / 2003	8.6%	6.7%	5.9%
3 / 2003	7.8%	6.3%	5.9%
4 / 2003	7.8%	6.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	7.8%	6.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	8.9%	7.0%	6.3%
7 / 2003	8.6%	6.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	8.1%	6.5%	6.1%
9 / 2003	7.3%	6.0%	6.1%
10 / 2003	6.6%	5.9%	6.0%
11 / 2003	7.0%	6.1%	5.8%
12 / 2003	6.6%	5.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2002	9.4%	7.4%	5.7%
2 / 2002	8.9%	7.1%	5.7%
3 / 2002	8.6%	7.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	8.6%	6.8%	5.9%
5 / 2002	8.9%	6.6%	5.8%
6 / 2002	9.8%	6.9%	5.8%
7 / 2002	9.6%	6.8%	5.8%
8 / 2002	9.5%	6.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	8.2%	5.9%	5.7%
10 / 2002	8.3%	6.0%	5.7%
11 / 2002	8.8%	6.5%	5.9%
12 / 2002	8.4%	6.5%	6.0%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2001	8.6%	4.9%	4.2%
2 / 2001	8.6%	5.0%	4.2%
3 / 2001	7.6%	5.1%	4.3%
4 / 2001	7.5%	4.8%	4.4%
5 / 2001	7.5%	5.0%	4.3%
6 / 2001	8.4%	5.4%	4.5%
7 / 2001	8.5%	5.6%	4.6%
8 / 2001	8.4%	5.8%	4.9%
9 / 2001	8.0%	5.6%	5.0%
10 / 2001	8.3%	6.0%	5.3%
11 / 2001	8.5%	6.5%	5.5%
12 / 2001	9.0%	6.5%	5.7%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2000	8.9%	3.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	8.7%	3.8%	4.1%
3 / 2000	7.7%	3.5%	4.0%
4 / 2000	6.9%	3.0%	3.8%
5 / 2000	7.1%	3.5%	4.0%
6 / 2000	7.2%	3.7%	4.0%
7 / 2000	7.7%	3.8%	4.0%
8 / 2000	7.8%	4.0%	4.1%
9 / 2000	7.0%	3.5%	3.9%
10 / 2000	7.1%	3.7%	3.9%
11 / 2000	7.3%	3.9%	3.9%
12 / 2000	7.7%	3.9%	3.9%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1999	8.9%	3.5%	4.3%
2 / 1999	9.3%	3.6%	4.4%
3 / 1999	7.5%	3.0%	4.2%
4 / 1999	7.3%	2.8%	4.3%
5 / 1999	7.4%	3.0%	4.2%
6 / 1999	8.1%	3.2%	4.3%
7 / 1999	8.7%	3.5%	4.3%
8 / 1999	8.3%	3.2%	4.2%
9 / 1999	10.9%	3.1%	4.2%
10 / 1999	9.4%	3.1%	4.1%
11 / 1999	10.5%	3.3%	4.1%
12 / 1999	11.0%	3.0%	4.0%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1998	8.6%	4.2%	4.6%
2 / 1998	9.1%	4.1%	4.6%
3 / 1998	7.8%	3.9%	4.7%
4 / 1998	6.1%	3.1%	4.3%
5 / 1998	6.7%	3.3%	4.4%
6 / 1998	8.1%	3.6%	4.5%
7 / 1998	8.2%	3.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	7.7%	3.5%	4.5%
9 / 1998	7.4%	3.1%	4.6%
10 / 1998	7.1%	3.2%	4.5%
11 / 1998	8.9%	3.1%	4.4%
12 / 1998	8.2%	2.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1997	6.8%	4.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	6.0%	4.4%	5.2%
3 / 1997	5.6%	3.9%	5.2%
4 / 1997	5.2%	3.4%	5.1%
5 / 1997	6.0%	3.6%	4.9%
6 / 1997	7.2%	4.0%	5.0%
7 / 1997	6.5%	4.0%	4.9%
8 / 1997	6.3%	3.7%	4.8%
9 / 1997	6.6%	3.4%	4.9%
10 / 1997	5.9%	3.3%	4.7%
11 / 1997	6.6%	3.4%	4.6%
12 / 1997	6.9%	3.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1996	7.5%	5.4%	5.6%
2 / 1996	10.7%	4.9%	5.5%
3 / 1996	9.8%	4.6%	5.5%
4 / 1996	9.0%	4.3%	5.6%
5 / 1996	9.2%	4.5%	5.6%
6 / 1996	9.1%	4.4%	5.3%
7 / 1996	8.5%	4.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	6.6%	3.9%	5.1%
9 / 1996	6.0%	3.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	6.3%	3.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	6.4%	3.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	6.0%	3.6%	5.4%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1995	7.9%	4.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	7.6%	4.4%	5.4%
3 / 1995	6.6%	4.1%	5.4%
4 / 1995	6.8%	4.1%	5.8%
5 / 1995	6.7%	4.3%	5.6%
6 / 1995	7.1%	4.6%	5.6%
7 / 1995	6.9%	4.8%	5.7%
8 / 1995	6.7%	4.3%	5.7%
9 / 1995	5.6%	4.0%	5.6%
10 / 1995	6.1%	4.0%	5.5%
11 / 1995	6.7%	4.3%	5.6%
12 / 1995	6.3%	4.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1994	8.5%	5.1%	6.6%
2 / 1994	8.3%	5.1%	6.6%
3 / 1994	7.4%	4.6%	6.5%
4 / 1994	7.0%	4.2%	6.4%
5 / 1994	6.8%	4.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	7.7%	4.6%	6.1%
7 / 1994	7.4%	4.7%	6.1%
8 / 1994	8.3%	4.5%	6.0%
9 / 1994	7.2%	4.1%	5.9%
10 / 1994	7.7%	4.0%	5.8%
11 / 1994	7.6%	4.0%	5.6%
12 / 1994	6.5%	3.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1993	10.7%	6.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	10.5%	6.2%	7.1%
3 / 1993	9.3%	5.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	8.2%	5.2%	7.1%
5 / 1993	8.6%	5.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	8.8%	5.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	8.4%	5.2%	6.9%
8 / 1993	7.5%	4.6%	6.8%
9 / 1993	7.0%	4.1%	6.7%
10 / 1993	7.5%	4.3%	6.8%
11 / 1993	8.1%	4.2%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.1%	4.0%	6.5%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1992	9.3%	6.7%	7.3%
2 / 1992	9.7%	6.9%	7.4%
3 / 1992	9.1%	6.3%	7.4%
4 / 1992	8.8%	5.6%	7.4%
5 / 1992	9.8%	6.0%	7.6%
6 / 1992	11.0%	6.5%	7.8%
7 / 1992	10.8%	6.4%	7.7%
8 / 1992	10.6%	6.0%	7.6%
9 / 1992	10.3%	5.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	11.7%	5.4%	7.3%
11 / 1992	10.2%	5.8%	7.4%
12 / 1992	8.8%	5.5%	7.4%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1991	8.3%	6.0%	6.4%
2 / 1991	8.3%	6.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	7.5%	5.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	6.8%	5.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	7.9%	5.9%	6.9%
6 / 1991	8.4%	6.1%	6.9%
7 / 1991	9.0%	6.2%	6.8%
8 / 1991	8.0%	5.7%	6.9%
9 / 1991	7.2%	5.3%	6.9%
10 / 1991	7.3%	5.4%	7.0%
11 / 1991	8.1%	5.7%	7.0%
12 / 1991	8.1%	5.7%	7.3%

Month/Year	Western Prong Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1990	4.7%	4.0%	5.4%
2 / 1990	5.1%	4.1%	5.3%
3 / 1990	4.8%	3.6%	5.2%
4 / 1990	4.9%	3.6%	5.4%
5 / 1990	5.0%	3.8%	5.4%
6 / 1990	5.5%	4.0%	5.2%
7 / 1990	7.5%	4.3%	5.5%
8 / 1990	6.4%	3.9%	5.7%
9 / 1990	6.1%	3.8%	5.9%
10 / 1990	5.8%	4.4%	5.9%
11 / 1990	7.5%	4.8%	6.2%
12 / 1990	7.4%	4.9%	6.3%