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NC jobless rate was 3.7% in February
March 28. The state’s seasonally adjusted February 2025 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from January’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.1 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased 0.2 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 3,448 over the month to […]
Mecklenburg jobless rate at 4%
March 24. Unemployment rates increased in 99 counties in January 2025 and remained unchanged in one. Hyde County had the highest unemployment rate at 8.3 percent while Camden County had the lowest at 3.0 percent. All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the metro areas, Asheville had the highest rate at […]
NC jobless rate unchanged at 3.7% in January compared to December
March 18. The state’s unemployment rate in January was 3.7 percent, unchanged from December’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.0 percent. NC unemployment increased 0.2 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 5,845 over the month to 5,095,312 and increased 672 […]
Mecklenburg jobless rate in December unchanged from year before
Feb. 5. Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 95 NC counties in December 2024, increased in four, and remained unchanged in one. Mitchell County had the highest unemployment rate at 7.3 percent while Currituck County had the lowest at 2.7 percent. Mecklenburg county was at 3.2 percent, same as December the year before and […]
NC jobless rate climbs slightly from one year ago
Jan. 28. The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2024 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.1 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 1,224 over the month to […]
Economic development: 2024 was a good year
Jan. 22. The State of North Carolina announced 16,956 new jobs last year, representing 218 business recruitment projects. The NC Department of Commerce says they’re worth $15.2 billion in new capital investment. The 2024 performance tops 2023’s announcements of 14,114 jobs and $12.9 billion of capital investment. The North Carolina Department of Commerce serves as […]
NC jobless rate at 3.7%, unchanged from October
Dec. 23. North Carolina’s unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in November, unchanged from October, while the national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.2 percent. The jobless rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. Details The number of people employed decreased 1,747 over the month to 5,065,649 and increased […]
Meck County jobless rate rose slightly in October
Dec. 2. The Mecklenburg County unemployment rate rose slightly in October, to 3.3 percent, from 23.1 percent in September. Mecklenburg’s October rate was unchanged from one year ago. Unemployment rates increased in 91 counties statewide in October, decreased in three, and remained unchanged in six. The not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 3.6 percent. For […]
NC jobless rates slips .1 percent in October
Nov. 19. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in October, down from 3.8 percent in September. The national rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent. But the state’s unemployment rate was up 0.1 of a percentage point from a year ago. Click here for county-by-county jobless rates. The number of people employed […]
Meck jobless rate falls from August to September
Oct. 31. Unemployment rates decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in September. In Mecklenburg County, the not seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell to 3.1 percent from 4.3 percent in August. A year ago, the unemployment rate was also 3.1 percent in September. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.6 percent while […]
