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The North Carolina unemployment rate remains unchanged for the 3" consecutive month at 9.7 percent.
<br />Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points, from 9.0 percent to 9.1 percent.
<br />Despite the increase in the unemployment rate the Nation added 105 thousand employed workers over the
<br />last month. The increase was offset, however, by a 167 thousand person rise in unemployment. The increase
<br />in unemployed workers may be a sign that people view the job market as more favorable than in previous
<br />months and have started seeking employment.
<br />N.C. Employment Security Commission, Labor Force Statistics
<br />INC Economy loses jobs since last month, close to May 2010 levels
<br />Preliminary data suggest:
<br />• Since last month (April 2011) the economy lost 7,400 jobs.
<br />o Financial Activities gained 1,500 jobs, the largest job increase since last month.
<br />o Professional and Business Services had the largest job loss, losing 4,000 positions.
<br />Over the past twelve months employment has been relatively flat with a net loss of only 1,000 jobs.
<br />o Service and knowledge based "White collar" industries have grown 1.6 percent versus 0.2 percent
<br />growth in labor intensive "Blue collar" industries. Both totals exclude the Government sector.
<br />Since the start of the recession
<br />o Education and Health Services is the only sector to have gained employment.
<br />North
<br />Seasonally Adjusted
<br />Unemployment
<br />Previous Month
<br />Last Year -Same Month
<br />Start of Recession
<br />Sector
<br />Apr -11
<br />May -11
<br />(5 /ll compared to4 /11)
<br />(5/11 compared to 5/10)
<br />(5 /ll compared to 12/07)
<br />(revised)
<br />(preliminary)
<br />% Poi ntChange
<br />% Poi ntChange
<br />% Poi ntChange
<br />North Carolina
<br />9.7%
<br />9.7%
<br />0.0%
<br />-1.1%
<br />4.7%
<br />United States
<br />9.0%
<br />9.1%
<br />0.1%
<br />-0.6%
<br />4.1%
<br />N.C. Employment Security Commission, Labor Force Statistics
<br />INC Economy loses jobs since last month, close to May 2010 levels
<br />Preliminary data suggest:
<br />• Since last month (April 2011) the economy lost 7,400 jobs.
<br />o Financial Activities gained 1,500 jobs, the largest job increase since last month.
<br />o Professional and Business Services had the largest job loss, losing 4,000 positions.
<br />Over the past twelve months employment has been relatively flat with a net loss of only 1,000 jobs.
<br />o Service and knowledge based "White collar" industries have grown 1.6 percent versus 0.2 percent
<br />growth in labor intensive "Blue collar" industries. Both totals exclude the Government sector.
<br />Since the start of the recession
<br />o Education and Health Services is the only sector to have gained employment.
<br />U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economy at a Glance Data, Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
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<br />North
<br />Carolina Nonfarm
<br />Em
<br />Previous Month
<br />Last Year -Same Month
<br />Start of Recession
<br />Sector
<br />Apr -11
<br />May -11
<br />(5 /ll compared to4 /11)
<br />(5/11 compared to 5/10)
<br />(5 /ll compared to 12/07)
<br />(revised)
<br />(preliminary)
<br />Change %Change
<br />Change %Change
<br />Change I % Change
<br />M i ni ng & Loggi ng
<br />5,700
<br />5,700
<br />0
<br />0.0%
<br />100
<br />1.8%
<br />(1,200)
<br />-17.4%
<br />Construction
<br />169,800
<br />170,700
<br />900
<br />0.5%
<br />(8,000)
<br />-4.5%
<br />(81,500)
<br />-32.3%
<br />Manufacturing
<br />435,600
<br />435,300
<br />(300)
<br />-0.1%
<br />3,100
<br />0.7%
<br />(97,700)
<br />-18.3%
<br />Trade,Transportati on, &Utilities
<br />721,500
<br />720,100
<br />(1,400)
<br />-0.2%
<br />7,100
<br />1.0%
<br />(60,300)
<br />-7.7%
<br />Information
<br />67,500
<br />67,700
<br />200
<br />0.3%
<br />(400)
<br />-0.6%
<br />(4,500)
<br />-6.2%
<br />Financial Activities
<br />202,500
<br />204,000
<br />1,500
<br />0.7%
<br />6,600
<br />3.3%
<br />(7,900)
<br />-3.7%
<br />Professional & Business Services
<br />502,400
<br />498,400
<br />(4,000)
<br />-0.8%
<br />19,200
<br />4.0%
<br />(7,600)
<br />-1.5%
<br />Education & Health Services
<br />538,400
<br />537,100
<br />(1,300)
<br />-0.2%
<br />(3,600)
<br />-0.7%
<br />3,600
<br />0.7%
<br />Leisure &Hospitality
<br />397,300
<br />397,700
<br />400
<br />0.1%
<br />8,000
<br />2.1%
<br />(7,700)
<br />-1.9%
<br />Other Services
<br />156,800
<br />154,400
<br />(2,400)
<br />-1.5%
<br />(600)
<br />-0.4%
<br />(21,100)
<br />-12.0%
<br />Government
<br />1 693,0001
<br />692,000
<br />(1,000)
<br />-0.1%
<br />(32,500)
<br />-4.5%
<br />(2,800)
<br />-0.4%
<br />Total Nonfarm Employment
<br />1 3,890,5001
<br />3,883,100
<br />(7,400)
<br />-0.2%
<br />(1,000)
<br />0.0%
<br />(288,700)
<br />-6.9%
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