New Salem Township, NC Unemployment Rate Report

New Salem Township, NC Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in New-Salem-Township, North Carolina has ranged from 1.6% in December 1998 to 11.2% in January 2010. The current unemployment rate for New-Salem-Township is 3.3% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

New Salem Township, NC Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

New Salem Township, NC Current Unemployment - 3.3%

New Salem Township, NC Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2022	3.0%	3.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	3.0%	3.7%	3.8%
3 / 2022	2.8%	3.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	2.9%	3.4%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.1%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2022	3.5%	4.1%	3.6%
7 / 2022	3.2%	3.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	3.3%	3.9%	3.7%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2021	4.8%	6.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	4.5%	5.6%	6.2%
3 / 2021	3.7%	4.6%	6.0%
4 / 2021	3.5%	4.4%	6.1%
5 / 2021	3.6%	4.5%	5.8%
6 / 2021	4.0%	4.9%	5.9%
7 / 2021	4.3%	5.1%	5.4%
8 / 2021	4.1%	4.8%	5.2%
9 / 2021	3.3%	4.1%	4.7%
10 / 2021	3.4%	4.2%	4.6%
11 / 2021	3.0%	3.7%	4.2%
12 / 2021	2.6%	3.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2020	3.5%	4.1%	3.6%
2 / 2020	3.3%	3.7%	3.5%
3 / 2020	3.9%	4.3%	4.4%
4 / 2020	10.3%	12.5%	14.7%
5 / 2020	10.2%	12.7%	13.3%
6 / 2020	6.1%	7.7%	11.1%
7 / 2020	7.1%	9.2%	10.2%
8 / 2020	5.5%	6.8%	8.4%
9 / 2020	5.6%	6.9%	7.9%
10 / 2020	4.8%	6.1%	6.9%
11 / 2020	5.0%	6.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	5.0%	6.1%	6.7%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2019	4.0%	4.5%	4.0%
2 / 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%
3 / 2019	3.6%	4.0%	3.8%
4 / 2019	3.1%	3.5%	3.6%
5 / 2019	3.5%	3.9%	3.6%
6 / 2019	3.7%	4.2%	3.7%
7 / 2019	3.8%	4.3%	3.7%
8 / 2019	3.7%	4.1%	3.7%
9 / 2019	3.1%	3.4%	3.5%
10 / 2019	3.1%	3.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	3.1%	3.5%	3.5%
12 / 2019	2.9%	3.3%	3.5%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.1%
2 / 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.1%
3 / 2018	3.6%	4.0%	4.0%
4 / 2018	3.3%	3.7%	3.9%
5 / 2018	3.3%	3.7%	3.8%
6 / 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.0%
7 / 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.9%
8 / 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.8%
9 / 2018	3.1%	3.6%	3.7%
10 / 2018	3.2%	3.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	3.3%	3.8%	3.7%
12 / 2018	3.5%	3.9%	3.9%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2017	4.6%	5.2%	4.7%
2 / 2017	4.4%	5.0%	4.7%
3 / 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.4%
4 / 2017	3.6%	4.1%	4.4%
5 / 2017	3.8%	4.3%	4.4%
6 / 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%
7 / 2017	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
8 / 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.4%
9 / 2017	3.7%	4.1%	4.2%
10 / 2017	3.6%	4.1%	4.1%
11 / 2017	3.8%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	3.6%	4.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2016	4.6%	5.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	4.6%	5.3%	4.9%
3 / 2016	4.5%	5.1%	5.0%
4 / 2016	4.1%	4.8%	5.0%
5 / 2016	4.2%	4.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	4.7%	5.2%	4.9%
7 / 2016	4.7%	5.3%	4.8%
8 / 2016	4.7%	5.2%	4.9%
9 / 2016	4.3%	5.0%	5.0%
10 / 2016	4.2%	5.1%	4.9%
11 / 2016	4.1%	4.9%	4.7%
12 / 2016	4.1%	4.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2015	5.1%	6.1%	5.7%
2 / 2015	4.9%	5.9%	5.5%
3 / 2015	4.7%	5.6%	5.4%
4 / 2015	4.5%	5.4%	5.4%
5 / 2015	5.1%	6.0%	5.6%
6 / 2015	5.1%	6.1%	5.3%
7 / 2015	5.3%	6.2%	5.2%
8 / 2015	5.1%	5.9%	5.1%
9 / 2015	4.5%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2015	4.6%	5.4%	5.0%
11 / 2015	4.5%	5.4%	5.1%
12 / 2015	4.4%	5.2%	5.0%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2014	5.5%	6.9%	6.6%
2 / 2014	5.6%	6.9%	6.7%
3 / 2014	5.6%	6.7%	6.7%
4 / 2014	4.9%	5.9%	6.2%
5 / 2014	5.4%	6.4%	6.3%
6 / 2014	5.4%	6.5%	6.1%
7 / 2014	5.9%	6.8%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.7%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2014	4.9%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 2014	4.7%	5.7%	5.7%
11 / 2014	4.6%	5.7%	5.8%
12 / 2014	4.5%	5.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2013	7.9%	9.6%	8.0%
2 / 2013	7.4%	9.0%	7.7%
3 / 2013	6.9%	8.3%	7.5%
4 / 2013	6.4%	7.8%	7.6%
5 / 2013	6.7%	8.1%	7.5%
6 / 2013	7.1%	8.6%	7.5%
7 / 2013	6.9%	8.3%	7.3%
8 / 2013	6.5%	7.8%	7.2%
9 / 2013	5.9%	7.2%	7.2%
10 / 2013	5.9%	7.2%	7.2%
11 / 2013	5.5%	6.9%	6.9%
12 / 2013	5.2%	6.5%	6.7%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2012	8.5%	10.0%	8.3%
2 / 2012	8.4%	9.9%	8.3%
3 / 2012	7.9%	9.3%	8.2%
4 / 2012	7.5%	8.7%	8.2%
5 / 2012	7.8%	9.1%	8.2%
6 / 2012	8.4%	9.7%	8.2%
7 / 2012	8.5%	9.8%	8.2%
8 / 2012	8.1%	9.5%	8.1%
9 / 2012	7.2%	8.6%	7.8%
10 / 2012	7.2%	8.8%	7.8%
11 / 2012	7.2%	8.7%	7.7%
12 / 2012	7.4%	9.0%	7.9%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2011	9.9%	10.9%	9.1%
2 / 2011	9.5%	10.6%	9.0%
3 / 2011	9.1%	10.2%	9.0%
4 / 2011	8.9%	9.9%	9.1%
5 / 2011	9.0%	10.1%	9.0%
6 / 2011	9.7%	10.8%	9.1%
7 / 2011	9.6%	10.7%	9.0%
8 / 2011	9.4%	10.7%	9.0%
9 / 2011	9.0%	10.2%	9.0%
10 / 2011	8.8%	9.9%	8.8%
11 / 2011	8.3%	9.6%	8.6%
12 / 2011	8.3%	9.7%	8.5%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2010	11.2%	12.0%	9.8%
2 / 2010	11.2%	12.0%	9.8%
3 / 2010	10.7%	11.5%	9.9%
4 / 2010	10.2%	10.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	10.1%	10.9%	9.6%
6 / 2010	10.1%	10.9%	9.4%
7 / 2010	10.1%	10.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	9.7%	10.5%	9.5%
9 / 2010	9.2%	10.0%	9.5%
10 / 2010	9.1%	9.9%	9.4%
11 / 2010	9.5%	10.5%	9.8%
12 / 2010	9.3%	10.3%	9.3%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2009	9.5%	10.2%	7.8%
2 / 2009	9.9%	10.7%	8.3%
3 / 2009	9.8%	10.5%	8.7%
4 / 2009	9.4%	10.1%	9.0%
5 / 2009	10.1%	10.6%	9.4%
6 / 2009	10.6%	10.8%	9.5%
7 / 2009	10.3%	10.8%	9.5%
8 / 2009	10.0%	10.6%	9.6%
9 / 2009	9.8%	10.4%	9.8%
10 / 2009	10.1%	10.6%	10.0%
11 / 2009	10.2%	10.6%	9.9%
12 / 2009	10.4%	11.0%	9.9%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2008	4.5%	5.3%	5.0%
2 / 2008	4.6%	5.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	4.6%	5.2%	5.1%
4 / 2008	4.2%	4.9%	5.0%
5 / 2008	4.9%	5.5%	5.4%
6 / 2008	5.3%	5.9%	5.6%
7 / 2008	5.6%	6.3%	5.8%
8 / 2008	5.7%	6.3%	6.1%
9 / 2008	5.3%	5.9%	6.1%
10 / 2008	5.5%	6.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	7.2%	7.9%	6.8%
12 / 2008	8.1%	8.7%	7.3%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2007	4.1%	5.1%	4.6%
2 / 2007	4.0%	4.9%	4.5%
3 / 2007	3.7%	4.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	3.7%	4.5%	4.5%
5 / 2007	3.7%	4.6%	4.4%
6 / 2007	4.1%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2007	4.3%	5.1%	4.7%
8 / 2007	4.0%	4.7%	4.6%
9 / 2007	3.8%	4.5%	4.7%
10 / 2007	3.9%	4.5%	4.7%
11 / 2007	4.1%	4.6%	4.7%
12 / 2007	4.1%	4.9%	5.0%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2006	3.8%	4.8%	4.7%
2 / 2006	4.2%	5.0%	4.8%
3 / 2006	3.9%	4.6%	4.7%
4 / 2006	3.7%	4.5%	4.7%
5 / 2006	3.8%	4.7%	4.6%
6 / 2006	4.2%	5.0%	4.6%
7 / 2006	4.4%	5.2%	4.7%
8 / 2006	4.2%	5.0%	4.7%
9 / 2006	3.9%	4.6%	4.5%
10 / 2006	3.8%	4.4%	4.4%
11 / 2006	3.9%	4.7%	4.5%
12 / 2006	3.5%	4.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2005	4.9%	5.7%	5.3%
2 / 2005	5.0%	6.0%	5.4%
3 / 2005	4.6%	5.4%	5.2%
4 / 2005	4.5%	5.1%	5.2%
5 / 2005	4.6%	5.2%	5.1%
6 / 2005	4.8%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 2005	4.8%	5.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	4.4%	5.1%	4.9%
9 / 2005	4.3%	4.9%	5.0%
10 / 2005	4.1%	4.8%	5.0%
11 / 2005	4.1%	5.0%	5.0%
12 / 2005	3.6%	4.5%	4.9%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2004	5.4%	6.3%	5.7%
2 / 2004	5.2%	6.0%	5.6%
3 / 2004	5.2%	5.9%	5.8%
4 / 2004	4.7%	5.4%	5.6%
5 / 2004	4.8%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 2004	5.1%	5.9%	5.6%
7 / 2004	4.9%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 2004	4.5%	5.2%	5.4%
9 / 2004	4.0%	4.7%	5.4%
10 / 2004	4.3%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 2004	4.5%	5.3%	5.4%
12 / 2004	4.5%	5.2%	5.4%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2003	5.5%	6.9%	5.8%
2 / 2003	5.4%	6.7%	5.9%
3 / 2003	5.1%	6.3%	5.9%
4 / 2003	5.1%	6.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	5.1%	6.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	5.8%	7.0%	6.3%
7 / 2003	5.5%	6.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	5.2%	6.5%	6.1%
9 / 2003	4.9%	6.0%	6.1%
10 / 2003	4.6%	5.9%	6.0%
11 / 2003	5.0%	6.1%	5.8%
12 / 2003	4.7%	5.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2002	5.6%	7.4%	5.7%
2 / 2002	5.5%	7.1%	5.7%
3 / 2002	5.4%	7.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	5.3%	6.8%	5.9%
5 / 2002	5.3%	6.6%	5.8%
6 / 2002	5.6%	6.9%	5.8%
7 / 2002	5.4%	6.8%	5.8%
8 / 2002	5.2%	6.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	4.7%	5.9%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.8%	6.0%	5.7%
11 / 2002	5.2%	6.5%	5.9%
12 / 2002	5.3%	6.5%	6.0%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2001	3.3%	4.9%	4.2%
2 / 2001	3.4%	5.0%	4.2%
3 / 2001	3.3%	5.1%	4.3%
4 / 2001	3.3%	4.8%	4.4%
5 / 2001	3.3%	5.0%	4.3%
6 / 2001	4.0%	5.4%	4.5%
7 / 2001	4.2%	5.6%	4.6%
8 / 2001	4.4%	5.8%	4.9%
9 / 2001	4.3%	5.6%	5.0%
10 / 2001	4.6%	6.0%	5.3%
11 / 2001	5.1%	6.5%	5.5%
12 / 2001	5.2%	6.5%	5.7%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 2000	2.5%	3.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	2.6%	3.8%	4.1%
3 / 2000	2.4%	3.5%	4.0%
4 / 2000	2.1%	3.0%	3.8%
5 / 2000	2.7%	3.5%	4.0%
6 / 2000	2.9%	3.7%	4.0%
7 / 2000	3.2%	3.8%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.0%	4.0%	4.1%
9 / 2000	2.7%	3.5%	3.9%
10 / 2000	2.7%	3.7%	3.9%
11 / 2000	3.0%	3.9%	3.9%
12 / 2000	2.9%	3.9%	3.9%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1999	1.9%	3.5%	4.3%
2 / 1999	1.8%	3.6%	4.4%
3 / 1999	1.6%	3.0%	4.2%
4 / 1999	1.8%	2.8%	4.3%
5 / 1999	1.9%	3.0%	4.2%
6 / 1999	2.1%	3.2%	4.3%
7 / 1999	2.9%	3.5%	4.3%
8 / 1999	2.4%	3.2%	4.2%
9 / 1999	1.9%	3.1%	4.2%
10 / 1999	2.0%	3.1%	4.1%
11 / 1999	2.0%	3.3%	4.1%
12 / 1999	1.6%	3.0%	4.0%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1998	2.9%	4.2%	4.6%
2 / 1998	2.4%	4.1%	4.6%
3 / 1998	2.3%	3.9%	4.7%
4 / 1998	1.7%	3.1%	4.3%
5 / 1998	2.1%	3.3%	4.4%
6 / 1998	2.5%	3.6%	4.5%
7 / 1998	2.6%	3.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	2.4%	3.5%	4.5%
9 / 1998	2.8%	3.1%	4.6%
10 / 1998	2.1%	3.2%	4.5%
11 / 1998	1.9%	3.1%	4.4%
12 / 1998	1.6%	2.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1997	2.9%	4.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	2.6%	4.4%	5.2%
3 / 1997	2.4%	3.9%	5.2%
4 / 1997	2.1%	3.4%	5.1%
5 / 1997	2.3%	3.6%	4.9%
6 / 1997	2.7%	4.0%	5.0%
7 / 1997	2.7%	4.0%	4.9%
8 / 1997	2.6%	3.7%	4.8%
9 / 1997	2.5%	3.4%	4.9%
10 / 1997	2.2%	3.3%	4.7%
11 / 1997	2.2%	3.4%	4.6%
12 / 1997	2.1%	3.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1996	2.8%	5.4%	5.6%
2 / 1996	2.5%	4.9%	5.5%
3 / 1996	2.3%	4.6%	5.5%
4 / 1996	2.1%	4.3%	5.6%
5 / 1996	2.6%	4.5%	5.6%
6 / 1996	2.5%	4.4%	5.3%
7 / 1996	2.8%	4.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	2.6%	3.9%	5.1%
9 / 1996	2.3%	3.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	2.3%	3.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	2.5%	3.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	2.2%	3.6%	5.4%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1995	2.8%	4.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	2.9%	4.4%	5.4%
3 / 1995	2.6%	4.1%	5.4%
4 / 1995	2.7%	4.1%	5.8%
5 / 1995	2.7%	4.3%	5.6%
6 / 1995	2.9%	4.6%	5.6%
7 / 1995	2.5%	4.8%	5.7%
8 / 1995	2.6%	4.3%	5.7%
9 / 1995	2.5%	4.0%	5.6%
10 / 1995	2.3%	4.0%	5.5%
11 / 1995	2.5%	4.3%	5.6%
12 / 1995	2.3%	4.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1994	3.8%	5.1%	6.6%
2 / 1994	3.9%	5.1%	6.6%
3 / 1994	3.3%	4.6%	6.5%
4 / 1994	3.1%	4.2%	6.4%
5 / 1994	3.2%	4.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	3.4%	4.6%	6.1%
7 / 1994	3.5%	4.7%	6.1%
8 / 1994	3.4%	4.5%	6.0%
9 / 1994	3.1%	4.1%	5.9%
10 / 1994	3.2%	4.0%	5.8%
11 / 1994	2.9%	4.0%	5.6%
12 / 1994	2.6%	3.5%	5.5%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1993	5.7%	6.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	5.5%	6.2%	7.1%
3 / 1993	4.9%	5.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	4.6%	5.2%	7.1%
5 / 1993	4.3%	5.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	4.7%	5.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	4.2%	5.2%	6.9%
8 / 1993	3.5%	4.6%	6.8%
9 / 1993	3.3%	4.1%	6.7%
10 / 1993	3.3%	4.3%	6.8%
11 / 1993	3.2%	4.2%	6.6%
12 / 1993	2.7%	4.0%	6.5%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1992	6.6%	6.7%	7.3%
2 / 1992	6.2%	6.9%	7.4%
3 / 1992	6.1%	6.3%	7.4%
4 / 1992	4.7%	5.6%	7.4%
5 / 1992	4.9%	6.0%	7.6%
6 / 1992	6.2%	6.5%	7.8%
7 / 1992	5.2%	6.4%	7.7%
8 / 1992	5.2%	6.0%	7.6%
9 / 1992	5.1%	5.5%	7.6%
10 / 1992	4.9%	5.4%	7.3%
11 / 1992	4.9%	5.8%	7.4%
12 / 1992	4.4%	5.5%	7.4%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1991	5.1%	6.0%	6.4%
2 / 1991	4.8%	6.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	4.8%	5.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	4.6%	5.4%	6.7%
5 / 1991	5.2%	5.9%	6.9%
6 / 1991	5.2%	6.1%	6.9%
7 / 1991	4.8%	6.2%	6.8%
8 / 1991	5.1%	5.7%	6.9%
9 / 1991	4.5%	5.3%	6.9%
10 / 1991	5.3%	5.4%	7.0%
11 / 1991	5.6%	5.7%	7.0%
12 / 1991	5.4%	5.7%	7.3%

Month/Year	New Salem Township, NC%	North-Carolina%	National %
1 / 1990	2.7%	4.0%	5.4%
2 / 1990	2.7%	4.1%	5.3%
3 / 1990	2.4%	3.6%	5.2%
4 / 1990	2.2%	3.6%	5.4%
5 / 1990	2.5%	3.8%	5.4%
6 / 1990	2.7%	4.0%	5.2%
7 / 1990	2.9%	4.3%	5.5%
8 / 1990	2.7%	3.9%	5.7%
9 / 1990	2.6%	3.8%	5.9%
10 / 1990	3.0%	4.4%	5.9%
11 / 1990	3.5%	4.8%	6.2%
12 / 1990	3.7%	4.9%	6.3%