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Unemployment Rate

North Carolina
United States
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted

NC Unemployment Rate Trend

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted

Key Indicators

Nonfarm Jobs

Source: Current Employment Statistics (CES), Seasonally Adjusted

Real Weekly Wages

Source: Current Employment Statistics (CES) and CPI-U, Seasonally Adjusted

Manufacturing Production Hours

Source: Current Employment Statistics (CES), Not Seasonally Adjusted

Job Openings

Source: LEAD analysis of data from LAUS, the Conference Board©, and JOLTS, Seasonally Adjusted

Building Permits

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Seasonally Adjusted

Labor Force Participation

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted

Employed Individuals

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted

Unemployed Individuals

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted

Initial UI Claims

Source: U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Not Seasonally Adjusted

Real Taxable Retail Sales

Source: NC Department of Revenue and CPI-U, Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Jobs Data

Nonfarm Jobs

Month Jobs
Source: Current Employment Statistics (CES),

Local Labor Force

County Unemployment Rates

County Data

County Unemp
Rate
Labor Force Employed Unemployed

Metro Data

MSA Unemp
Rate
Labor Force Employed Unemployed
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), Seasonally Adjusted

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