North Carolina
North Carolina
Data Series |
Back Data |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
4,533.1 |
4,544.1 |
4,557.0 |
4,561.6 |
4,559.7 |
4,604.2 |
Employment |
|
4,306.8 |
4,307.1 |
4,312.1 |
4,293.5 |
4,288.6 |
4,301.5 |
Unemployment |
|
226.3 |
237.0 |
244.9 |
268.1 |
271.1 |
302.7 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
4,189.0 |
4,183.1 |
4,176.5 |
4,171.5 |
4,174.4 |
4,174.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
-1.4 |
-2.8 |
-1.4 |
Construction |
|
257.5 |
258.9 |
258.4 |
258.6 |
255.3 |
255.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
-0.1 |
0.7 |
Manufacturing |
|
532.2 |
527.8 |
525.3 |
523.9 |
520.9 |
519.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 |
-3.0 |
-2.2 |
-2.3 |
-3.2 |
-3.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
785.1 |
785.8 |
782.1 |
778.9 |
779.1 |
777.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
Information |
|
73.0 |
72.8 |
72.6 |
72.5 |
72.3 |
72.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 |
0.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
Financial Activities |
|
210.6 |
210.9 |
209.7 |
210.8 |
211.5 |
211.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.7 |
-0.4 |
-0.5 |
0.2 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
509.4 |
503.0 |
503.3 |
504.3 |
503.5 |
505.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
Education & Health Services |
|
525.0 |
527.3 |
528.9 |
530.7 |
533.5 |
535.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
400.9 |
399.8 |
399.7 |
401.2 |
401.9 |
405.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
Other Services |
|
185.8 |
185.9 |
185.8 |
185.4 |
185.2 |
183.6 |
12-month % change |
|
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
Government |
|
702.5 |
703.8 |
703.6 |
698.2 |
704.3 |
701.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
21 |
16 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,121 |
1,367 |
555 |
1,163 |
1,875 |
1,128 |
Data extracted on:
September 12, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
North Carolina includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Asheville, NC
- Burlington, NC
- Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
- Durham, NC
- Fayetteville, NC
- Goldsboro, NC
- Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Greenville, NC
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- Jacksonville, NC
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Wilmington, NC
- Winston-Salem, NC
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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