Table 2: North Carolina Metro Indicators
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Percent Change |
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AREA INDICATORS: |
THIS |
LAST |
YEAR |
LAST |
YEAR |
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|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
175.6 |
175.0 |
169.1 |
0.3% |
3.8% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
-0.2% |
-0.6% |
Burlington |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
58.4 |
58.5 |
58.6 |
-0.2% |
-0.3% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.4 |
-0.1% |
-0.3% |
Charlotte |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
862.2 |
862.7 |
843.5 |
-0.1% |
2.2% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
-0.1% |
-0.4% |
Durham |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
288.3 |
287.5 |
281.7 |
0.3% |
2.3% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.4 |
0.0% |
-0.4% |
Fayetteville |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
130.0 |
129.9 |
129.0 |
0.1% |
0.8% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
0.0% |
0.1% |
Goldsboro |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
43.0 |
42.9 |
42.6 |
0.2% |
0.9% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
9.0 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
-0.1% |
0.2% |
Greensboro/High Point |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
341.6 |
342.1 |
343.5 |
-0.1% |
-0.6% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
-0.1% |
-0.2% |
Greenville |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
81.5 |
81.6 |
79.3 |
-0.1% |
2.8% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
-0.1% |
-0.2% |
Hickory |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
143.5 |
143.2 |
142.0 |
0.2% |
1.1% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
10.3 |
10.4 |
11.1 |
-0.1% |
-0.8% |
Jacksonville |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
48.8 |
48.8 |
47.6 |
0.0% |
2.5% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
-0.1% |
0.0% |
Raleigh |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
529.1 |
528.3 |
518.6 |
0.2% |
2.0% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
-0.2% |
-0.6% |
Rocky Mount |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
57.0 |
56.9 |
57.9 |
0.2% |
-1.6% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
12.8 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
-0.1% |
-0.1% |
Wilmington |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
139.9 |
139.8 |
136.3 |
0.1% |
2.6% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
0.0% |
-0.1% |
Winston-Salem |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
206.2 |
206.3 |
205.8 |
0.0% |
0.2% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
-0.1% |
-0.4% |
North Carolina |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment (1,000s) |
4,048.6 |
4,048.9 |
3,973.3 |
0.0% |
1.9% |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
9.2 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
-0.2% |
-0.2% |
