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Dixon Hughes Goodman Triad Business Index Table of Contents

    1. Introduction
    2. Tracking the Triad Economy
    3. Triad Business Index
    4. National Economic Indicators
    5. Monetary Indicators
    6. Unemployment Rate
    7. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance
    8. Total Employment
    9. Goods-Producing Employment
    10. Service-Providing Employment
    11. Residential Building Permits
    12. PTIA Air-Cargo Shipments
    13. MSA Employment Growth
    14. Number and Prices of Existing Homes Sold
    15. Housing Summary
    16. Table 1: Triad Economic Indicators
    17. Table 2: North Carolina Metro Indicators
    18. Table 3: Triad Business Index Historical Values
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    2. Center for Business and Economic Research
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MSA Employment Growth
(percent change last month)

Total employment across the state was essentially unchanged in March.   Over the past 12 months it has risen 1.9%, and it was higher in 11 of the state’s 14 metropolitan areas.  Employment was lower in Burlington (-0.3%), Greensboro/High Point (-0.6%) and Rocky Mount (-1.6%).  The highest employment gains were recorded in Asheville (3.8%) and Greenville (2.8%).

The unemployment rate in North Carolina was 9.2%, down 0.2 percentage points from last month and 0.2 percentage points below the level recorded 12 months ago.  The unemployment rate fell this month in 11 of the state’s 14 metropolitan areas.  It was higher in 2 and unchanged in 1.  The highest rates of unemployment were in Rocky Mount (12.8%) and Hickory (10.3%), while the lowest rate was in Durham at 7.0%.



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