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Twelve Month Unemployment Rate by County (December 2009 - November 2010)
<br />When seasonal fluctuations are controlled for by examining a twelve month average unemployment rate,
<br />Orange County (6.3%) has the lowest rate. Aside from Orange, Currituck (6.6%), Chatham (7.2%) and Gates
<br />(7.3%) are the only counties with rates below 7.5%.
<br />Total non -farm employment decreased; the trade and leisure experienced the most significant job losses
<br />Preliminary data suggest:
<br />• Since last month (October 2010) North Carolina has lost 12,500 nonfarm payroll jobs.
<br />• The Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sector and Leisure and Hospitality each accounted for
<br />nearly 28% of the gross job loss.
<br />• Education and Health Services made up 75% of gross job gains.
<br />• Over the past twelve months the state has lost 6,100 nonfarm payroll jobs.
<br />o The Professional and Business Services, Education and Health Services, and Information
<br />sectors are the only groups to post job gains over the last twelve months.
<br />• Since the start of the recession the state has lost 281,800 non -farm jobs.
<br />o The Construction Sector has lost more than 81,000 jobs since the start of the recession. This
<br />amounts to 1 in 3 construction jobs that existed prior to the recession.
<br />U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economy at a Glance Data, Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
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<br />North Caro
<br />I in a Nonfarm
<br />Emp I oyment Trends by
<br />Supers ector
<br />Oct -10
<br />Nov -10
<br />Previous Month
<br />Last Year -Same Month
<br />Start of Recession
<br />Sector
<br />(11/10 compared to 10 /10)
<br />(11 /10 compared toll /09)
<br />(il /SO compared to 12/07)
<br />(revised)
<br />(preliminary)
<br />Change %Change
<br />Change %Chan a
<br />Change %Change
<br />Mining &Logging
<br />6,000
<br />6,000
<br />0
<br />0.0%
<br />0
<br />0.0%
<br />(900)
<br />-13.0%
<br />Construction
<br />172,500
<br />170,200
<br />(2,300)
<br />-1.3%
<br />(9,400)
<br />-5.2%
<br />(81,500)
<br />-32.4%
<br />Manufacturing
<br />433,600
<br />432,000
<br />(1,600)
<br />-0.4%
<br />(1,900)
<br />-0.4%
<br />(100,400)
<br />- 18.9%
<br />Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
<br />712,900
<br />707,700
<br />(5,200)
<br />-0.7%
<br />(2,500)
<br />-0.4%
<br />(72,400)
<br />-9.3%
<br />Information
<br />70,800
<br />71,100
<br />300
<br />0.4%
<br />2,500
<br />3.6%
<br />(1,100)
<br />-1.5%
<br />Financial Activities
<br />198,400
<br />199,500
<br />1,100
<br />0.6%
<br />(400)
<br />-0.2%
<br />(12,700)
<br />-6.0%
<br />Professional & Business Services
<br />483,000
<br />479,400
<br />(3,600)
<br />-0.7%
<br />14,400
<br />3.1%
<br />(27,200)
<br />-5.4%
<br />Education & Health Services
<br />546,800
<br />551,600
<br />4,800
<br />0.9%
<br />4,400
<br />0.8%
<br />18,800
<br />3.5%
<br />Leisure &Hospitality
<br />391,800
<br />386,600
<br />(5,200)
<br />-1.3%
<br />(6,500)
<br />-1.7%
<br />(18,500)
<br />-4.6%
<br />Other Services
<br />159,400
<br />159,600
<br />200
<br />0.1%
<br />(3,500)
<br />-2.1%
<br />(15,900)
<br />-9.1%
<br />Government
<br />725,000
<br />724,000
<br />(1,000)
<br />-0.1%
<br />(3,200)
<br />-0.4%
<br />30,000
<br />4.3%
<br />Total Nonfarm Employment
<br />3,900,2001
<br />3,887,700
<br />(12,500)
<br />-0.3%
<br />(6,100)
<br />-0.2%
<br />(281,800)
<br />-6.8%
<br />U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economy at a Glance Data, Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
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