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The increase in employed
<br />workers helped push the Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate
<br />Dec. 2007 - Apr. 2011 --$-- US -w- INC
<br />North Carolina unemployment Startof Recession to Present
<br />rate down again this month
<br />12.0%
<br />from 9.7 percent in March to
<br />10.0%
<br />9.4 percent in April. The 9.4
<br />percent rate for April is a
<br />8 ' 0 �
<br />Last Year -Same Month
<br />percentage point lower than
<br />6.0%
<br />Mar - 12
<br />April of last year. Nationally,
<br />4.0%
<br />-
<br />the unemployment rate fell to
<br />(revised)
<br />8.1 percent in April. The
<br />2.0%
<br />%Point Change
<br />decrease in U.S. employment
<br />0.0%
<br />9.7%
<br />was offset by a larger
<br />o o o o
<br />decrease in unemployed
<br />4 P � 4 P �� 4
<br />workers, shrinking the size of
<br />N.C. EmploymentSecurity Commission, Labor Force Statistics
<br />the national labor force. The
<br />latest data for the U.S. puts the May unemployment rate at 8.2 percent.
<br />N.C. Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security, Labor Force Statistics
<br />North Carolina Nonfarm Employment declines for the second time in the last three months
<br />Preliminary data' suggest:
<br />• Since last month (March 2012) the economy experienced a net loss of 1,300 jobs.
<br />• The Construction sector employment increased for the first time in 4 months.
<br />• Information sector employment fell for the sixth time in eight months.
<br />• Over the past twelve months employment has risen by over 30,000.
<br />• Total Nonfarm employment has experienced 19 consecutive months of year- over -year growth.
<br />• Construction employment declined, year- over -year, for the second time in the last nine months.
<br />Unem
<br />Previous Month
<br />Last Year -Same Month
<br />Start of Recession
<br />Sector
<br />Mar - 12
<br />Apr -12
<br />(4/12 compared to 3/12)
<br />(4/12 compared to 4/11)
<br />(4/12 compared to 12/07)
<br />(revised)
<br />(preliminary)
<br />%Point Change
<br />%Point Change
<br />%Point Change
<br />North Carolina
<br />9.7%
<br />9.4%
<br />-0.2%
<br />-1.0%
<br />4.4%
<br />United States
<br />8.2%
<br />8.1%
<br />-0.1%
<br />-0.9%
<br />3.1%
<br />N.C. Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security, Labor Force Statistics
<br />North Carolina Nonfarm Employment declines for the second time in the last three months
<br />Preliminary data' suggest:
<br />• Since last month (March 2012) the economy experienced a net loss of 1,300 jobs.
<br />• The Construction sector employment increased for the first time in 4 months.
<br />• Information sector employment fell for the sixth time in eight months.
<br />• Over the past twelve months employment has risen by over 30,000.
<br />• Total Nonfarm employment has experienced 19 consecutive months of year- over -year growth.
<br />• Construction employment declined, year- over -year, for the second time in the last nine months.
<br />U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economy at a Glance Data, Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
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<br />The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a preliminary estimate of sector employment on a monthly basis. These values are revised with a rolling 3 month lag.
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<br />p o
<br />Previous Month
<br />Trends b Su persecto
<br />Last Year -Same Month
<br />Startof Recession
<br />Sector
<br />Mar -12
<br />Apr -12
<br />(4/12 compared to 3/12)
<br />(4/12 comparedto4 /11)
<br />(4/12 compared to 12/07)
<br />(revised)
<br />(preliminary)
<br />Change %Change
<br />Change %Change
<br />Change %Change
<br />Mining & Logging
<br />5,500
<br />5,600
<br />100
<br />1.8%
<br />(100)
<br />-1.8%
<br />(1,300)
<br />-18.8%
<br />Construction
<br />173,200
<br />173,300
<br />100
<br />0.1%
<br />(2,100)
<br />-1.2%
<br />(79,000)
<br />-31.3%
<br />Manufacturing
<br />438,100
<br />435,200
<br />(2,900)
<br />-0.7%
<br />1,000
<br />0.2%
<br />(97,600)
<br />-18.3%
<br />Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
<br />734,500
<br />733,700
<br />(800)
<br />-0.1%
<br />6,700
<br />0.9%
<br />(46,900)
<br />-6.0%
<br />Information
<br />69,100
<br />68,000
<br />(1,100)
<br />-1.6%
<br />(500)
<br />-0.7%
<br />(4,200)
<br />-5.8%
<br />Financial Activities
<br />205,200
<br />205,300
<br />100
<br />0.0%
<br />1,400
<br />0.7%
<br />(10,700)
<br />-5.0%
<br />Professional & Business Services
<br />516,700
<br />520,300
<br />3,600
<br />0.7%
<br />9,300
<br />1.8%
<br />14,100
<br />2.8%
<br />Education & Health Services
<br />555,500
<br />556,000
<br />500
<br />0.1%
<br />8,400
<br />1.5%
<br />23,000
<br />4.3%
<br />Leisure &Hospitality
<br />404,100
<br />404,200
<br />100
<br />0.0%
<br />2,800
<br />0.7%
<br />(1,700)
<br />-0.4%
<br />Other Services
<br />155,400
<br />154,500
<br />(900)
<br />-0.6%
<br />(1,400)
<br />-0.9%
<br />(21,600)
<br />-12.3%
<br />Government
<br />702,100
<br />702,000
<br />(100)
<br />0.0%
<br />4,800
<br />0.7%
<br />7,300
<br />1.1%
<br />Total Nonfarm Employment
<br />3,959,400
<br />3,958,100
<br />(1,300)
<br />0.0%1
<br />30,300
<br />1 0.8%
<br />(218,600)
<br />-5.2%
<br />U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economy at a Glance Data, Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
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<br />The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a preliminary estimate of sector employment on a monthly basis. These values are revised with a rolling 3 month lag.
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