Economy at a Glance

North Carolina

North Carolina
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2013

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 (5) 4,753.1 (5) 4,767.2 4,776.3 4,764.9 4,741.8 (P) 4,722.4

Employment (1)

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 (5) 4,308.4 (5) 4,320.2 4,322.9 4,318.0 4,307.3 (P) 4,303.1

Unemployment (1)

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 (5) 444.7 (5) 447.0 453.4 446.8 434.5 (P) 419.3

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 (5) 9.4 (5) 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.2 (P) 8.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 4,027.3 4,032.3 4,046.4 4,048.9 4,048.5 (P) 4,054.6

12-month % change
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 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 (P) 1.8

Mining and Logging (3)

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 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.4 (P) 5.4

12-month % change
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 -1.8 -1.8 -3.6 -1.8 -3.6 (P) -3.6

Construction (3)

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 169.4 170.1 171.0 171.3 169.4 (P) 169.9

12-month % change
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 -1.9 -2.0 -1.7 -1.8 -3.1 (P) -2.3

Manufacturing (3)

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 442.8 442.9 447.5 446.8 443.6 (P) 441.7

12-month % change
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 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.1 1.1 (P) 0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 755.0 755.6 759.7 758.4 756.4 (P) 757.3

12-month % change
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 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 (P) 2.0

Information (3)

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 69.1 69.4 70.4 71.0 72.0 (P) 72.0

12-month % change
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 -0.1 0.4 1.4 2.3 3.7 (P) 3.4

Financial Activities (3)

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 205.6 204.0 203.9 205.1 205.1 (P) 207.1

12-month % change
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 2.1 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.3 (P) 2.2

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 538.9 542.8 540.0 542.7 547.6 (P) 548.9

12-month % change
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 3.4 3.5 2.6 2.5 3.1 (P) 3.0

Education & Health Services (3)

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 554.7 557.6 555.6 557.7 558.7 (P) 556.6

12-month % change
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 2.4 2.7 1.8 2.2 2.3 (P) 1.8

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 426.4 426.7 434.2 431.2 431.0 (P) 437.1

12-month % change
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 5.4 5.1 6.5 5.2 4.7 (P) 5.7

Other Services (3)

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 143.2 143.0 143.1 142.4 143.5 (P) 141.5

12-month % change
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 2.4 1.7 1.6 1.3 2.3 (P) 0.0

Government (3)

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 716.7 714.7 715.6 716.8 715.8 (P) 717.1

12-month % change
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 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 (P) 0.7

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 89 52 100 34 35 45

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 9,407 5,454 11,999 3,282 3,905 5,411

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(5) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 22, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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