unemployment
Mecklenburg County jobless rate slightly higher in February
April 4. The Mecklenburg County unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in February, up slightly from the previous month (3.6 percent) and from one year ago (3.7 percent). According to the NC Dept. of Commerce, Mecklenburg ranked No. 55 among 100 counties in terms of unemployment. Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 50 of North […]
Unemployment by the numbers
Jan. 8. Unemployment rates increased in 39 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in November 2023, decreased in 17, and remained unchanged in 44. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.9 percent while Buncombe and Swain Counties each had the lowest at 2.6 percent. Mecklenburg County’s jobless rate came in at 3.3 percent, while […]
NC jobless rate increased slightly in November
Dec. 27. North Carolina’s unemployment rate rose a tenth of 1 percent to 3.5 percent in November, while the national rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.7 percent. The state’s unemployment rate was down 0.4 of a percentage point from a year ago. According to the NC Dept. of Commerce, the number of […]
Unemployment post-COVID: NC is about in the middle of the pack
Oct. 24. September’s national jobs report showed above-average increases in hiring over the past month. The economy gained 336,000 non-farm payroll jobs, exceeding the average monthly gain of 267,000 over the past 12 months. In September, there were notable gains in sectors including leisure and hospitality, government, health care, professional, scientific, and technical services and […]
NC unemployment rate at 3.4%; US at 3.8%
Oct. 20. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in September was 3.4 percent, a slight increase of 0.1 percent from August’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.8 percent. However, North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased 0.5 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 14,985 over the month […]
Mecklenburg’s August jobless rate down from same time last year
Sept. 27. Not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates increased in 41 of North Carolina’s counties in August 2023, decreased in 28, and remained unchanged in 31. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 6.2 percent while Swain County had the lowest at 2.7 percent. Seven of the state’s metro areas experienced rate decreases, two increased, […]
NC jobless rate down .6% from one year ago
Sept. 20. The state’s seasonally adjusted August 2023 unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, .5 percent lower than the national jobless rate of 3.8 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased 0.6 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 12,790 over the month to 5,072,983 and increased 103,639 over the […]
NC’s June jobless rate fell .1% from May
July 21. North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted June 2023 unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from May’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.6 percent. The state’s unemployment rate decreased 0.3 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased […]
NC April jobless rate improves slightly from March
May 19. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4 percent from March’s revised rate. The national rate also decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.4 percent. But the NC unemployment rate was 0.1 of a percentage point higher than a year ago. The number of people employed increased 16,200 over the […]
States having the quickest recovery of unemployment claims
Feb. 6. New unemployment claims decreased slightly week-over-week on Jan. 23 amid high inflation and the threat of a recession. WalletHub released updated rankings for the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most. NC placed in the middle range at 22nd in the ranking of states where unemployment claims are decreasing the most. Kentucky […]
