december unemployment and jobs report by county and metropolitan areas december 2014

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North Carolina Department of Commerce - Labor and Economic Analysis Division

For More Information, Contact: For Immediate Release

Larry Parker/919.707.1010 February 5, 2014

North Carolina’s December County and

Area Employment Figures Released

RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 86 of North Carolina’s counties in De-

cember, increased in 11 and remained the same in three. All 14 of the State’s metro areas experienced rate decreases

Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 12.6 percent while Orange County had the lowest at 4.1

percent. Among the Metro areas, Rocky Mount at 9.4 percent experienced the highest rate and Durham-Chape

Hill at 4.9 percent had the lowest. The December not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 6.6 percent.

When compared to the same month last year, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in all 100

counties. All 14 metro areas experienced rate decreases over the year.

The number of workers employed statewide (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in December by 32,140 to 4,315,366

while those unemployed decreased 17,561 to 305,196. Since December 2012, the number of workers employed

statewide increased 29,050, while those unemployed decreased 140,214.

It is important to note that employment estimates are subject to large seasonal patterns; therefore, it is advisable

to focus on over-the-year changes in the not seasonally adjusted estimates.

The next unemployment update is scheduled for Monday, March 17, 2014 when the state unemployment rate for

January 2014 will be released.

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December 6 89 5

November (Revised) 3 91 6

Counties With Rates

5% Or Below

Counties With Rates

Between 5% & 10%

Counties With Rates

10% Or Above



County Labor Force Unemployed Rate County Labor Force Unemployed Rate

STATEWIDE 4,620,562 305,196 6.6

ALAMANCE 71,543 4,601 6.4 JOHNSTON 81,330 4,734 5.8

ALEXANDER 17,109 1,061 6.2 JONES 4,219 337 8.0

ALLEGHANY 4,209 300 7.1 LEE 25,324 2,105 8.3

ANSON 10,717 824 7.7 LENOIR 28,285 2,085 7.4 ASHE 11,334 936 8.3 LINCOLN 39,294 2,633 6.7

AVERY 7,630 575 7.5 MCDOWELL 19,737 1,493 7.6

BEAUFORT 19,958 1,600 8.0 MACON 14,815 1,082 7.3

BERTIE 7,943 716 9.0 MADISON 9,921 519 5.2

BLADEN 14,442 1,424 9.9 MARTIN 11,052 834 7.5

BRUNSWICK 50,071 4,106 8.2 MECKLENBURG 499,639 33,516 6.7

BUNCOMBE 126,013 6,068 4.8 MITCHELL 6,769 578 8.5

BURKE 37,931 2,786 7.3 MONTGOMERY 11,315 824 7.3

CABARRUS 91,640 5,446 5.9 MOORE 37,615 2,396 6.4

CALDWELL 36,549 2,743 7.5 NASH 43,731 3,595 8.2

CAMDEN 4,365 286 6.6 NEW HANOVER 105,262 6,646 6.3

CARTERET 31,297 2,013 6.4 NORTHAMPTON 8,507 651 7.7

CASWELL 10,564 697 6.6 ONSLOW 67,480 4,359 6.5

CATAWBA 70,419 5,128 7.3 ORANGE 74,099 3,062 4.1

CHATHAM 33,800 1,478 4.4 PAMLICO 5,223 433 8.3

CHEROKEE 9,548 857 9.0 PASQUOTANK 16,659 1,462 8.8

CHOWAN 5,890 455 7.7 PENDER 23,871 1,917 8.0

CLAY 4,250 281 6.6 PERQUIMANS 5,145 387 7.5

CLEVELAND 48,984 3,582 7.3 PERSON 19,849 1,372 6.9

COLUMBUS 24,103 2,174 9.0 PITT 88,387 5,751 6.5

CRAVEN 41,269 3,092 7.5 POLK 9,419 433 4.6

CUMBERLAND 138,177 10,669 7.7 RANDOLPH 71,388 4,505 6.3

CURRITUCK 12,931 767 5.9 RICHMOND 18,550 1,709 9.2

DARE 19,772 1,865 9.4 ROBESON 54,549 5,266 9.7

DAVIDSON 76,985 5,290 6.9 ROCKINGHAM 42,502 3,200 7.5

DAVIE 20,208 1,228 6.1 ROWAN 68,893 4,663 6.8

DUPLIN 25,369 1,831 7.2 RUTHERFORD 25,491 2,342 9.2DURHAM 145,957 7,375 5.1 SAMPSON 31,913 2,023 6.3

EDGECOMBE 23,872 2,768 11.6 SCOTLAND 12,531 1,580 12.6

FORSYTH 174,990 10,753 6.1 STANLY 29,945 1,863 6.2

FRANKLIN 28,402 1,719 6.1 STOKES 23,480 1,417 6.0

GASTON 99,476 7,123 7.2 SURRY 31,814 2,200 6.9

GATES 4,761 279 5.9 SWAIN 6,593 641 9.7

GRAHAM 3,662 445 12.2 TRANSYLVANIA 12,003 796 6.6

GRANVILLE 26,460 1,793 6.8 TYRRELL 2,330 187 8.0

GREENE 9,620 647 6.7 UNION 101,728 5,581 5.5

GUILFORD 250,401 17,306 6.9 VANCE 18,656 1,725 9.2

HALIFAX 21,801 2,174 10.0 WAKE 486,071 24,510 5.0

HARNETT 48,594 3,706 7.6 WARREN 7,532 677 9.0

HAYWOOD 28,268 1,603 5.7 WASHINGTON 6,628 558 8.4HENDERSON 51,090 2,492 4.9 WATAUGA 23,478 1,322 5.6

HERTFORD 9,495 704 7.4 WAYNE 54,024 3,588 6.6

HOKE 22,492 1,795 8.0 WILKES 28,686 2,136 7.4

HYDE 2,542 253 10.0 WILSON 39,747 3,582 9.0

IREDELL 81,477 5,318 6.5 YADKIN 18,494 1,005 5.4

JACKSON 20,761 1,208 5.8 YANCEY 7,447 578 7.8

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions.

Labor & Economic Analysis Division

Local Area Unemployment Statistics

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NORTH CAROLINA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

Preliminary Statewide and County Data for

December 2013

North Carolina Department of Commerce



December November December OTM OTY December November December OTM OTY

2013 2013 2012 Change Change 2013 2013 2012 Change Change

STATEWIDE 6.6 6.9 9.4 -0.3 -2.8

ALAMANCE 6.4 6.8 9.3 -0.4 -2.9 JOHNSTON 5.8 5.9 8.3 -0.1 -2.5

ALEXANDER 6.2 6.4 9.8 -0.2 -3.6 JONES 8.0 7.9 9.1 0.1 -1.1

ALLEGHANY 7.1 7.3 10.7 -0.2 -3.6 LEE 8.3 8.9 12.1 -0.6 -3.8

ANSON 7.7 8.3 11.9 -0.6 -4.2 LENOIR 7.4 7.8 10.1 -0.4 -2.7

ASHE 8.3 8.1 11.7 0.2 -3.4 LINCOLN 6.7 7.1 10.1 -0.4 -3.4 AVERY 7.5 8.1 12.2 -0.6 -4.7 MCDOWELL 7.6 7.9 11.0 -0.3 -3.4

BEAUFORT 8.0 8.4 11.0 -0.4 -3.0 MACON 7.3 7.2 11.0 0.1 -3.7

BERTIE 9.0 9.4 12.3 -0.4 -3.3 MADISON 5.2 5.5 8.5 -0.3 -3.3

BLADEN 9.9 10.2 12.6 -0.3 -2.7 MARTIN 7.5 8.2 11.2 -0.7 -3.7

BRUNSWICK 8.2 7.9 11.0 0.3 -2.8 MECKLENBURG 6.7 7.1 9.2 -0.4 -2.5

BUNCOMBE 4.8 5.1 7.2 -0.3 -2.4 MITCHELL 8.5 8.9 13.4 -0.4 -4.9

BURKE 7.3 7.7 11.0 -0.4 -3.7 MONTGOMERY 7.3 7.9 10.5 -0.6 -3.2

CABARRUS 5.9 6.2 8.6 -0.3 -2.7 MOORE 6.4 6.6 8.9 -0.2 -2.5

CALDWELL 7.5 7.5 11.0 0.0 -3.5 NASH 8.2 8.8 11.5 -0.6 -3.3

CAMDEN 6.6 6.8 8.5 -0.2 -1.9 NEW HANOVER 6.3 6.7 9.4 -0.4 -3.1

CARTERET 6.4 6.5 9.3 -0.1 -2.9 NORTHAMPTON 7.7 8.4 10.7 -0.7 -3.0

CASWELL 6.6 6.9 9.6 -0.3 -3.0 ONSLOW 6.5 6.6 8.8 -0.1 -2.3

CATAWBA 7.3 7.8 10.8 -0.5 -3.5 ORANGE 4.1 4.3 5.9 -0.2 -1.8

CHATHAM 4.4 4.6 7.3 -0.2 -2.9 PAMLICO 8.3 8.6 10.4 -0.3 -2.1

CHEROKEE 9.0 9.2 12.7 -0.2 -3.7 PASQUOTANK 8.8 9.1 11.3 -0.3 -2.5

CHOWAN 7.7 8.3 10.4 -0.6 -2.7 PENDER 8.0 8.2 10.6 -0.2 -2.6

CLAY 6.6 6.7 9.5 -0.1 -2.9 PERQUIMANS 7.5 8.1 9.9 -0.6 -2.4

CLEVELAND 7.3 7.6 10.4 -0.3 -3.1 PERSON 6.9 7.0 9.2 -0.1 -2.3

COLUMBUS 9.0 9.1 12.6 -0.1 -3.6 PITT 6.5 6.8 9.0 -0.3 -2.5

CRAVEN 7.5 7.9 10.0 -0.4 -2.5 POLK 4.6 4.8 7.7 -0.2 -3.1

CUMBERLAND 7.7 8.1 10.4 -0.4 -2.7 RANDOLPH 6.3 6.7 9.6 -0.4 -3.3

CURRITUCK 5.9 5.8 9.7 0.1 -3.8 RICHMOND 9.2 9.6 12.6 -0.4 -3.4

DARE 9.4 8.6 15.9 0.8 -6.5 ROBESON 9.7 10.1 12.8 -0.4 -3.1

DAVIDSON 6.9 7.3 10.1 -0.4 -3.2 ROCKINGHAM 7.5 7.9 10.8 -0.4 -3.3

DAVIE 6.1 6.3 8.3 -0.2 -2.2 ROWAN 6.8 7.1 9.6 -0.3 -2.8

DUPLIN 7.2 7.6 10.0 -0.4 -2.8 RUTHERFORD 9.2 9.3 13.5 -0.1 -4.3

DURHAM 5.1 5.3 7.4 -0.2 -2.3 SAMPSON 6.3 6.5 8.8 -0.2 -2.5EDGECOMBE 11.6 12.0 15.5 -0.4 -3.9 SCOTLAND 12.6 13.5 16.6 -0.9 -4.0

FORSYTH 6.1 6.5 8.8 -0.4 -2.7 STANLY 6.2 6.7 9.3 -0.5 -3.1

FRANKLIN 6.1 6.3 8.9 -0.2 -2.8 STOKES 6.0 6.2 8.4 -0.2 -2.4

GASTON 7.2 7.7 10.4 -0.5 -3.2 SURRY 6.9 7.3 10.0 -0.4 -3.1

GATES 5.9 5.8 7.7 0.1 -1.8 SWAIN 9.7 9.6 16.4 0.1 -6.7

GRAHAM 12.2 11.8 18.5 0.4 -6.3 TRANSYLVANIA 6.6 6.8 10.0 -0.2 -3.4

GRANVILLE 6.8 7.0 9.6 -0.2 -2.8 TYRRELL 8.0 8.1 11.9 -0.1 -3.9

GREENE 6.7 6.5 9.2 0.2 -2.5 UNION 5.5 5.9 8.0 -0.4 -2.5

GUILFORD 6.9 7.2 9.6 -0.3 -2.7 VANCE 9.2 9.6 13.3 -0.4 -4.1

HALIFAX 10.0 10.5 13.6 -0.5 -3.6 WAKE 5.0 5.3 7.3 -0.3 -2.3

HARNETT 7.6 7.9 10.7 -0.3 -3.1 WARREN 9.0 9.2 12.1 -0.2 -3.1

HAYWOOD 5.7 5.7 9.2 0.0 -3.5 WASHINGTON 8.4 9.2 12.5 -0.8 -4.1

HENDERSON 4.9 5.1 7.1 -0.2 -2.2 WATAUGA 5.6 5.7 8.4 -0.1 -2.8

HERTFORD 7.4 7.7 10.4 -0.3 -3.0 WAYNE 6.6 7.0 9.2 -0.4 -2.6

HOKE 8.0 8.3 8.9 -0.3 -0.9 WILKES 7.4 7.8 10.9 -0.4 -3.5

HYDE 10.0 7.9 15.4 2.1 -5.4 WILSON 9.0 9.5 12.3 -0.5 -3.3

IREDELL 6.5 6.9 9.7 -0.4 -3.2 YADKIN 5.4 5.6 8.9 -0.2 -3.5

JACKSON 5.8 5.8 9.5 0.0 -3.7 YANCEY 7.8 7.9 12.2 -0.1 -4.4


December 2013 data are preliminary, while November 2013 data have been monthly revised and December 2012 data have been annually revised.



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NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES

County County




December November December OTM OTY

2013 2013 2012 Change Change

ASHEVILLE 5.0 5.2 7.5 -0.2 -2.5

BURLINGTON 6.4 6.8 9.3 -0.4 -2.9

CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL, NC-SC 6.6 6.9 9.4 -0.3 -2.8

DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL 4.9 5.1 7.1 -0.2 -2.2

FAYETTEVILLE 7.8 8.2 10.2 -0.4 -2.4

GOLDSBORO 6.6 7.0 9.2 -0.4 -2.6

GREENSBORO-HIGH POINT 6.9 7.2 9.8 -0.3 -2.9

GREENVILLE 6.5 6.8 9.1 -0.3 -2.6

HICKORY-LENOIR-MORGANTON 7.2 7.6 10.8 -0.4 -3.6

JACKSONVILLE 6.5 6.6 8.8 -0.1 -2.3

RALEIGH-CARY 5.2 5.5 7.5 -0.3 -2.3

ROCKY MOUNT 9.4 9.9 13.0 -0.5 -3.6

WILMINGTON 7.1 7.2 10.0 -0.1 -2.9

WINSTON-SALEM 6.1 6.4 8.8 -0.3 -2.7



ALBEMARLE 6.2 6.7 9.3 -0.5 -3.1

BOONE 5.6 5.7 8.4 -0.1 -2.8

BREVARD 6.6 6.8 10.0 -0.2 -3.4

DUNN 7.6 7.9 10.7 -0.3 -3.1

ELIZABETH CITY 8.2 8.5 10.6 -0.3 -2.4

FOREST CITY 9.2 9.3 13.5 -0.1 -4.3

HENDERSON 9.2 9.6 13.3 -0.4 -4.1

KILL DEVIL HILLS 9.4 8.6 15.9 0.8 -6.5

KINSTON 7.4 7.8 10.1 -0.4 -2.7

LAURINBURG 12.6 13.5 16.6 -0.9 -4.0

LINCOLNTON 6.7 7.1 10.1 -0.4 -3.4

LUMBERTON 9.7 10.1 12.8 -0.4 -3.1

MOREHEAD CITY 6.4 6.5 9.3 -0.1 -2.9

MOUNT AIRY 6.9 7.3 10.0 -0.4 -3.1

NEW BERN 7.6 8.0 10.0 -0.4 -2.4

NORTH WILKESBORO 7.4 7.8 10.9 -0.4 -3.5

ROANOKE RAPIDS 9.3 9.9 12.8 -0.6 -3.5

ROCKINGHAM 9.2 9.6 12.6 -0.4 -3.4

SALISBURY 6.8 7.1 9.6 -0.3 -2.8SANFORD 8.3 8.9 12.1 -0.6 -3.8

SHELBY 7.3 7.6 10.4 -0.3 -3.1

SOUTHERN PINES-PINEHURST 6.4 6.6 8.9 -0.2 -2.5

STATESVILLE-MOORESVILLE 6.5 6.9 9.7 -0.4 -3.2

THOMASVILLE-LEXINGTON 6.9 7.3 10.1 -0.4 -3.2

WASHINGTON 8.0 8.4 11.0 -0.4 -3.0

WILSON 9.0 9.5 12.3 -0.5 -3.3



JACKSON-SWAIN 6.8 6.7 11.2 0 .1 -4.4

COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS



ASHEVILLE-BREVARD 5.0 5.2 7.6 -0.2 -2.6

CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-SALISBURY, NC-SC 6.7 7.0 9.6 -0.3 -2.9

GREENSBORO-WINSTON SALEM-HIGH POINT 6.6 6.9 9.4 -0.3 -2.8

LUMBERTON-LAURINBURG 10.2 10.7 13.5 -0.5 -3.3

RALEIGH-DURHAM-CARY 5.2 5.5 7.6 -0.3 -2.4


December 2013 data are preliminary, while November 2013 data have been monthly revised and December 2012 data have been annually revised.




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MULTICOUNTY SMALL LABOR MARKET AREA

METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS

MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES

Combined Statistical Area

MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Micropolitan Statistical Area

Multicounty Small Labor Market Area



County Labor Force Unemployed Rate Rank County Labor Force Unemployed Rate Rank

ORANGE 74,099 3,062 4.1% 1 MONTGOMERY 11,315 824 7.3% 51

CHATHAM 33,800 1,478 4.4% 2 MACON 14,815 1,082 7.3% 52

POLK 9,419 433 4.6% 3 CLEVELAND 48,984 3,582 7.3% 53

BUNCOMBE 126,013 6,068 4.8% 4 BURKE 37,931 2,786 7.3% 54

HENDERSON 51,090 2,492 4.9% 5 LENOIR 28,285 2,085 7.4% 55

WAKE 486,071 24,510 5.0% 6 HERTFORD 9,495 704 7.4% 56

DURHAM 145,957 7,375 5.1% 7 WILKES 28,686 2,136 7.4% 57MADISON 9,921 519 5.2% 8 CRAVEN 41,269 3,092 7.5% 58

YADKIN 18,494 1,005 5.4% 9 CALDWELL 36,549 2,743 7.5% 59

UNION 101,728 5,581 5.5% 10 PERQUIMANS 5,145 387 7.5% 60

WATAUGA 23,478 1,322 5.6% 11 ROCKINGHAM 42,502 3,200 7.5% 61

HAYWOOD 28,268 1,603 5.7% 12 AVERY 7,630 575 7.5% 62

JACKSON 20,761 1,208 5.8% 13 MARTIN 11,052 834 7.5% 63

JOHNSTON 81,330 4,734 5.8% 14 MCDOWELL 19,737 1,493 7.6% 64

GATES 4,761 279 5.9% 15 HARNETT 48,594 3,706 7.6% 65

CURRITUCK 12,931 767 5.9% 16 NORTHAMPTON 8,507 651 7.7% 66

CABARRUS 91,640 5,446 5.9% 17 ANSON 10,717 824 7.7% 67

STOKES 23,480 1,417 6.0% 18 CUMBERLAND 138,177 10,669 7.7% 68

FRANKLIN 28,402 1,719 6.1% 19 CHOWAN 5,890 455 7.7% 69

DAVIE 20,208 1,228 6.1% 20 YANCEY 7,447 578 7.8% 70

FORSYTH 174,990 10,753 6.1% 21 HOKE 22,492 1,795 8.0% 71

ALEXANDER 17,109 1,061 6.2% 22 JONES 4,219 337 8.0% 72

STANLY 29,945 1,863 6.2% 23 BEAUFORT 19,958 1,600 8.0% 73RANDOLPH 71,388 4,505 6.3% 24 TYRRELL 2,330 187 8.0% 74

NEW HANOVER 105,262 6,646 6.3% 25 PENDER 23,871 1,917 8.0% 75

SAMPSON 31,913 2,023 6.3% 26 BRUNSWICK 50,071 4,106 8.2% 76

MOORE 37,615 2,396 6.4% 27 NASH 43,731 3,595 8.2% 77

ALAMANCE 71,543 4,601 6.4% 28 ASHE 11,334 936 8.3% 78

CARTERET 31,297 2,013 6.4% 29 PAMLICO 5,223 433 8.3% 79

ONSLOW 67,480 4,359 6.5% 30 LEE 25,324 2,105 8.3% 80

PITT 88,387 5,751 6.5% 31 WASHINGTON 6,628 558 8.4% 81

IREDELL 81,477 5,318 6.5% 32 MITCHELL 6,769 578 8.5% 82

CAMDEN 4,365 286 6.6% 33 PASQUOTANK 16,659 1,462 8.8% 83

CASWELL 10,564 697 6.6% 34 CHEROKEE 9,548 857 9.0% 84

CLAY 4,250 281 6.6% 35 WARREN 7,532 677 9.0% 85

TRANSYLVANIA 12,003 796 6.6% 36 WILSON 39,747 3,582 9.0% 86

WAYNE 54,024 3,588 6.6% 37 BERTIE 7,943 716 9.0% 87

LINCOLN 39,294 2,633 6.7% 38 COLUMBUS 24,103 2,174 9.0% 88

MECKLENBURG 499,639 33,516 6.7% 39 RUTHERFORD 25,491 2,342 9.2% 89GREENE 9,620 647 6.7% 40 RICHMOND 18,550 1,709 9.2% 90

ROWAN 68,893 4,663 6.8% 41 VANCE 18,656 1,725 9.2% 91

GRANVILLE 26,460 1,793 6.8% 42 DARE 19,772 1,865 9.4% 92

DAVIDSON 76,985 5,290 6.9% 43 ROBESON 54,549 5,266 9.7% 93

GUILFORD 250,401 17,306 6.9% 44 SWAIN 6,593 641 9.7% 94

PERSON 19,849 1,372 6.9% 45 BLADEN 14,442 1,424 9.9% 95

SURRY 31,814 2,200 6.9% 46 HYDE 2,542 253 10.0% 96

ALLEGHANY 4,209 300 7.1% 47 HALIFAX 21,801 2,174 10.0% 97

GASTON 99,476 7,123 7.2% 48 EDGECOMBE 23,872 2,768 11.6% 98

DUPLIN 25,369 1,831 7.2% 49 GRAHAM 3,662 445 12.2% 99

CATAWBA 70,419 5,128 7.3% 50 SCOTLAND 12,531 1,580 12.6% 100





Local Area Unemployment Statistics(919) 707-1500

Preliminary Data for December 2013

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS



County Labor Force Unemployed Rate Rank County Labor Force Unemployed Rate Rank

ORANGE 74,910 3,222 4.3% 1 CLEVELAND 49,709 3,799 7.6% 51

CHATHAM 34,196 1,578 4.6% 2 GASTON 100,922 7,727 7.7% 52

POLK 9,474 459 4.8% 3 BURKE 38,457 2,969 7.7% 53

BUNCOMBE 127,235 6,429 5.1% 4 HERTFORD 9,488 734 7.7% 54

HENDERSON 51,552 2,605 5.1% 5 CATAWBA 71,484 5,558 7.8% 55

DURHAM 147,676 7,824 5.3% 6 WILKES 28,865 2,257 7.8% 56

WAKE 490,405 26,184 5.3% 7 LENOIR 28,348 2,219 7.8% 57MADISON 10,015 546 5.5% 8 MCDOWELL 20,004 1,572 7.9% 58

YADKIN 18,741 1,044 5.6% 9 JONES 4,224 332 7.9% 59

WATAUGA 24,119 1,370 5.7% 10 BRUNSWICK 50,534 3,985 7.9% 60

HAYWOOD 28,491 1,634 5.7% 11 HYDE 2,700 213 7.9% 61

GATES 4,790 276 5.8% 12 YANCEY 7,599 600 7.9% 62

JACKSON 21,283 1,238 5.8% 13 MONTGOMERY 11,235 888 7.9% 63

CURRITUCK 13,021 760 5.8% 14 CRAVEN 41,566 3,291 7.9% 64

UNION 103,079 6,056 5.9% 15 HARNETT 49,118 3,897 7.9% 65

JOHNSTON 81,894 4,857 5.9% 16 ROCKINGHAM 43,083 3,420 7.9% 66

CABARRUS 92,738 5,758 6.2% 17 PERQUIMANS 5,180 418 8.1% 67

STOKES 23,804 1,479 6.2% 18 AVERY 7,360 596 8.1% 68

FRANKLIN 28,634 1,797 6.3% 19 TYRRELL 2,334 190 8.1% 69

DAVIE 20,508 1,302 6.3% 20 ASHE 11,839 964 8.1% 70

ALEXANDER 17,318 1,114 6.4% 21 CUMBERLAND 139,517 11,366 8.1% 71

GREENE 9,674 624 6.5% 22 MARTIN 10,927 896 8.2% 72

FORSYTH 177,670 11,479 6.5% 23 PENDER 24,219 1,987 8.2% 73

SAMPSON 31,916 2,075 6.5% 24 CHOWAN 5,829 481 8.3% 74

CARTERET 31,718 2,065 6.5% 25 ANSON 10,883 900 8.3% 75

MOORE 37,869 2,496 6.6% 26 HOKE 22,696 1,894 8.3% 76

ONSLOW 68,534 4,546 6.6% 27 BEAUFORT 20,116 1,689 8.4% 77

STANLY 30,293 2,018 6.7% 28 NORTHAMPTON 8,450 713 8.4% 78

RANDOLPH 72,338 4,840 6.7% 29 DARE 20,965 1,793 8.6% 79

NEW HANOVER 107,044 7,175 6.7% 30 PAMLICO 5,255 452 8.6% 80

CLAY 4,447 299 6.7% 31 NASH 44,157 3,899 8.8% 81

ALAMANCE 72,430 4,890 6.8% 32 LEE 25,464 2,258 8.9% 82

TRANSYLVANIA 12,207 833 6.8% 33 MITCHELL 6,661 592 8.9% 83

CAMDEN 4,381 299 6.8% 34 PASQUOTANK 16,729 1,518 9.1% 84

PITT 89,467 6,117 6.8% 35 COLUMBUS 24,214 2,211 9.1% 85

CASWELL 10,709 734 6.9% 36 CHEROKEE 9,666 885 9.2% 86

IREDELL 81,367 5,627 6.9% 37 WASHINGTON 6,299 580 9.2% 87

PERSON 20,045 1,399 7.0% 38 WARREN 7,588 699 9.2% 88

GRANVILLE 26,831 1,879 7.0% 39 RUTHERFORD 26,060 2,425 9.3% 89

WAYNE 54,129 3,798 7.0% 40 BERTIE 7,888 740 9.4% 90

LINCOLN 39,425 2,781 7.1% 41 WILSON 40,201 3,805 9.5% 91

MECKLENBURG 506,264 35,891 7.1% 42 RICHMOND 18,840 1,806 9.6% 92

ROWAN 69,294 4,951 7.1% 43 VANCE 18,928 1,816 9.6% 93

GUILFORD 253,572 18,331 7.2% 44 SWAIN 6,750 648 9.6% 94

MACON 15,786 1,143 7.2% 45 ROBESON 54,291 5,488 10.1% 95

DAVIDSON 77,437 5,635 7.3% 46 BLADEN 14,647 1,496 10.2% 96

SURRY 31,979 2,345 7.3% 47 HALIFAX 21,597 2,267 10.5% 97

ALLEGHANY 4,313 317 7.3% 48 GRAHAM 3,748 444 11.8% 98

CALDWELL 36,898 2,762 7.5% 49 EDGECOMBE 24,056 2,888 12.0% 99

DUPLIN 24,956 1,903 7.6% 50 SCOTLAND 12,693 1,710 13.5% 100






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Revised Data for November 2013

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS


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North Carolina’s statewide unemploymentrate (not seasonally adjusted) was 6.6percent in December. This was a 0.3 of apercentage-point decrease fromNovember’s revised rate of 6.9 percent, an

a 2.8 percentage-point decline over the yea

Over the month, the unemployment ratedecreased in 86 counties, increased in 11and remained unchanged in three. Thirty-seven counties had unemployment rates ator below the state’s 6.6 percent rate.

Scotland County recorded December’shighest unemployment rate at 12.6 percentdecreasing 0.9 of a percentage point fromthe previous month. Graham County had thsecond-highest rate at 12.2 percent,increasing 0.4 of a percentage point.Orange County had the lowestunemployment rate at 4.1 percent, followedby Chatham at 4.4 percent, and Polk at 4.6percent.

Unemployment rates decreased in all 14 ofthe state’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas(MSAs). The Rocky Mount MSA had thehighest unemployment rate in December at9.4 percent, followed by Fayetteville at 7.8percent. Durham/Chapel Hill reported the

month’s lowest unemployment rate at 4.9percent, which decreased 0.2 of apercentage point from the previous month.Asheville followed at 5.0 percent.

MSA Unemployment RatesDecember 2013*(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Counties With Highest Unemployment RatesDecember 2013*(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Counties With Lowest Unemployment RatesDecember 2013*(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

County Labor Market ConditionsNorth Carolina

4.1%4.4%

4.6% 4.8% 4.9% 5.0% 5.1% 5.2%

0%

2%

4%

6%

Orange Chatham Polk Buncombe Henderson Wake Durham Madison

12.6% 12.2%11.6%

10.0% 10.0% 9.9% 9.7% 9.7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

Scotland Graham Edgecombe Halifax Hyde Bladen Swain Robeson

6.6%

4.9% 5.0% 5.2%

6.1% 6.4% 6.5% 6.5% 6.6% 6.6% 6.9% 7.1% 7.2% 7.8%

9.4%

0%

3%

6%

9%

12%

N o r t h C a r o l i n a

D u r h a m /

C h a p e l H i l l

A s h e v i l l e

R a l e i g h / C a r y

W i n s t o n - S a l e m

B u r l i n g t o n

G r e e n v i l l e

J a c k s o n v i l l e

C h a r l o e / G a s t o n i a /

R o c k H i l l , N C - S C

G o l d s b o r o

G r e e n s b o r o /

H i g h P o i n t

W i l m i n g t o n

H i c k o r y / L e n o i r /

M o r g a n t o n

F a y e e v i l l e

R o c k y M o u n t

* A l l D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 d a t a a r e p r e l i m i n a r y .

December

2 0 1 3



In December 2013, there were 33,157 RegularUnemployment Insurance (UI) Initial Claims filedNorth Carolina. Counties with the largest numbeof claims filed and benefits received are shown the graphs.

Total Regular Initial Claims are based on the

number of transactions; demographic data arecounts of individuals. Not all race/ethnicity and abreakouts are presented, but are available uponrequest.

New Regular Initial Claims, totaling 25,588 for thmonth ending December 2013, increased 4,385from the prior month. Attached New Initial Claimtotaled 143, or 0.6 percent. During the same pera year ago, New Claims totaled 35,697, of whichpercent were Attached. For the month endingDecember 2011, New Claims totaled 39,445, of

which 33 percent were Attached Claims.

Regular Initial UI ClaimsDecember 2013

Counties Receiving Most Regular UI BenefitsDecember 2013

Regular Initial UI Claims by Separating Industry (SIC)*December 2013

North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

County

Transactions Individuals

InitialClaims

FemaleAfrican-

AmericanWhite

45 OrOlder

Mecklenburg 3,079 1,494 1,811 913 1,094

Wake 2,066 972 936 880 817

Guilford 1,889 925 1,164 552 781

Forsyth 1,029 503 522 394 398

Cumberland 1,024 470 586 286 363

$6,744,028

$5,023,537

$3,153,980

$1,776,763 $1,752,881

$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

Mecklenburg Wake Guilford Forsyth Cumberland

3,090

1,591

999 933 900

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

Business

Services

Eang & Drinking

Places

Construcon-Special

Trade Contractors

Miscellaneous Services Heavy Construcon

Other Than Building

* M a n y i n i t i a l c l a i m s w e r e n o n c l a s s i f i e d b y s e p a r a t i n g i n d u s t r y . I n i t i a l c l a i m s r e f e r t o r e g u l a r U I P r o g r a m .




Asheville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Over-the-Month Employment Change

Industry Change

Mining, Logging & Construction -100 -1.5%

Manufacturing 0 0.0%

Trade, Transportation & Utilities 300 0.9%

Information 0 0.0%Financial Activities 0 0.0%

Professional & Business Services 200 1.2%

Education & Health Services -100 -0.3%

Leisure & Hospitality 200 0.8%

Other Services 0 0.0%

Government -100 -0.4%

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Industry Change

Mining, Logging & Construction -300 -4

Manufacturing -100 -0

Trade, Transportation & Utilities 1,000 2

Information 0 0Financial Activities 200 3

Professional & Business Services 300 1

Education & Health Services 1,200 3

Leisure & Hospitality 1,500 6

Other Services 100 1

Government -700 -2

Burlington MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013


Industry Change


Manufacturing 0 0.0%Trade, Transportation & Utilities 200 1.7%

Information 0 0.0%

Financial Activities 0 0.0%

Professional & Business Services -100 -1.4%

Education & Health Services 0 0.0%

Leisure & Hospitality 0 0.0%


Government 0 0.0%


Industry Change

Mining, Logging & Construction 0 0

Manufacturing -100 -1Trade, Transportation & Utilities 200 1

Information 0 0

Financial Activities -100 -5


Education & Health Services 0 0

Leisure & Hospitality 300 4

Other Services 0 0

Government 0 0

Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Durham/Chapel Hill MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013


Industry ChangeMining, Logging & Construction -800 -1.8%


Trade, Transportation & Utilities 1,800 1.0%

Information 0 0.0%

Financial Activities -400 -0.5%



Leisure & Hospitality -700 -0.7%




Industry ChangeMining, Logging & Construction 3,100 7

Manufacturing 100 0


Information 500 2

Financial Activities 900 1

Professional & Business Services 8,600 6

Education & Health Services -1,600 -1



Government -1,100 -0


Industry Change




Information 0 0.0%








Industry Change



Trade, Transportation & Utilities -500 -1

Information 100 2






Government 3,200 5

UN Rate| 6.6%

Total Nonfarm | 892,800Monthly Change | -200 (>-0.1%)

Yearly Change | 22,600 (2.6%)

N o t e : A l l d a t a a r e N o t S e a s o n a l l y A d j u s t e d . A l l D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 d a t a a r e p r e l i m i n a r y .

UN Rate | 6.4%

Total Nonfarm | 59,600Monthly Change | 0 (0.0%)

Yearly Change | 400 (0.7%)

UN Rate| 5.0%



UN Rate | 4.9%

Total Nonfarm | 295,500Monthly Change | -100 (>-0.1%)





Fayetteville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Goldsboro MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Greensboro/High Point MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Greenville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013


Industry Change

Mining, Logging & Construction 0 0.0%



Information -100 -7.1%Financial Activities 0 0.0%







Industry Change


Manufacturing -100 -

Trade, Transportation & Utilities 900 3

Information -100 -7Financial Activities -100 -2

Professional & Business Services -300 -2




Government -800 -2


Industry Change

Mining, Logging & Construction *

Manufacturing *Trade, Transportation & Utilities *

Information *

Financial Activities *

Professional & Business Services *

Education & Health Services *

Leisure & Hospitality *

Other Services *

Government 0 0.0%


Industry Change



Information *





Other Services *

Government -100 -1


Industry ChangeMining, Logging & Construction -600 -4.5%



Information 100 1.9%








Industry ChangeMining, Logging & Construction -100 -0



Information 100 1



Education & Health Services -200 -0


Other Services -100 -0

Government 1,000 2


Industry Change

Mining, Logging & Construction 0 0.0%

Manufacturing -100 -1.2%


Information 0 0.0%





Other Services -100 -4.5%

Government 0 0.0%


Industry Change


Manufacturing 400 5


Information 100 1



Education & Health Services -800 -7



Government 200 0

* D a t a n o t c o l l e c t e d f o r t h e s e i n d u s t r i a l s e c t o r s . N o t e : A l l d a t a a r e N o t S e a s o n a l l y A d j u s t e d . A l l D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 d a t a a r e p r e l i m i n a r y .

UN Rate | 7.8%



UN Rate | 6.6%



UN Rate | 6.9%



UN Rate | 6.5%

Total Nonfarm | 83,700Monthly Change | -200 (-0.2%)





Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Jacksonville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Raleigh/Cary MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Rocky Mount MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013


Industry Change











Industry Change








Other Services 0 0

Government 100 0


Industry Change



Information *





Other Services *



Industry Change



Information *





Other Services *

Government 600 3


Industry ChangeMining, Logging & Construction 100 0.4%

Manufacturing -400 -1.4%


Information 100 0.5%




Leisure & Hospitality 1,400 2.5%




Industry ChangeMining, Logging & Construction -2,500 -8

Manufacturing 400 1


Information 800 4




Leisure & Hospitality 600


Government 2,200 2


Industry Change




Information *





Other Services *



Industry Change




Information *





Other Services *

Government -600 -5

* D a t a n o t c o l l e c t e d f o r t h e s e i n d u s t r i a l s e c t o r s . N o t e : A l l d a t a a r e N o t S e a s o n a l l y A d j u s t e d . A l l D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 d a t a a r e p r e l i m i n a r y .

UN Rate | 7.2%Total Nonfarm| 144,500

Monthly Change | -300 (-0.2%)Yearly Change | 800 (0.6%)

UN Rate| 6.5%

Total Nonfarm | 49,500Monthly Change | -400 (-0.8%)


UN Rate| 5.2%Total Nonfarm | 542,100

Monthly Change | 2,400 (0.4%)Yearly Change | 13,000 (2.5%)

UN Rate | 9.4%Total Nonfarm | 57,500

Monthly Change | -100 (-0.2%)Yearly Change | -800 (-1.4%)




Over the month, net industry employment decreased in eight of 14 MSAs. The Winston-Salem MSA had the largest net employ-ment decrease with 700, followed by Jacksonville with 400. Jacksonville experienced the greatest percentage decrease at 0.8percent. It is important to note that employment estimates are subject to large seasonal patterns; therefore, it is advisable to

focus on over-the-year changes in the not seasonally adjusted series. Over the year, employment rose in 13 MSAs. TheCharlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill MSA had the largest net employment increase with 22,600, followed by Raleigh/Cary with 13,000and Durham/Chapel Hill, 6,700. Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill NC-SC had the greatest percentage increase at 2.6 percent. RockMount reported a net decrease of 800.

Wilmington MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

Winston-Salem MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013


Industry Change











Industry Change


Manufacturing 100 1







Government -200 -0


Industry Change


Manufacturing -100 -0.5%Trade, Transportation & Utilities 100 0.3%

Information 0 0.0%








Industry Change


Manufacturing -500 -2Trade, Transportation & Utilities 200 0

Information 100 5


Professional & Business Services -1,400 -4




Government 900 3

2.6%

2.5%

2.3%

1.8%

1.8%

1.6%

1.6%

1.2%

0.8%

0.8%

0.7%

0.6%

0.3%

-1.4%

-2.0% -1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3

Char/Gast/Rock Hill

Raleigh/Cary

Durham/Chapel Hill

Wilmington

Asheville

Greenville

Greensboro/High Pt

Goldsboro

Winston-Salem

Jacksonville

Burlington

Hick/Len/Morg

Fayeeville

Rocky Mount

MSA Over-the-Month Employment Percent ChangeNovember 2013-December 2013(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

MSA Over-the-Year Employment Percent ChangeDecember 2012-December 2013(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

0.4%

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

>-0.1%

>-0.1%

-0.2%

-0.2%

-0.2%

-0.2%

-0.3%

-0.8%

-1.0% 0.0% 1.0%

Raleigh/Cary

Fayeeville

Asheville

Greensboro/High Pt

Goldsboro

Burlington

Durham/Chapel Hill

Char/Gast/Rock Hill

Greenville

Rocky Mount

Hick/Len/Morg

Wilmington

Winston-Salem

Jacksonville

N o t e : A l l d a t a a r e N o t S e a s o n a l l y A d j u s t e d . A l l D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 3 d a t a a r e p r e l i m i n a r y .

UN Rate | 7.1%

Total Nonfarm| 141,500Monthly Change | -300 (-0.2%)


UN Rate | 6.1%

Total Nonfarm | 209,800Monthly Change| -700 (-0.3%)




New

Hanover

Wake

Duplin

Bladen

Pender

W ilk es

Moore

Union

Halif

Robeson

Nash

Surry

Sampson

Ir edell

Columbus

Sw ain

Burk e

Johnston

Ashe

Guilford

Anson

Randolph

Harnett Wayne

Brunswick

Chatham

Macon

Rowan

Hoke

Lee

Stokes

Stanly

L

Franklin

Warren

Buncombe

Granville

Davidson

Jack son

Haywood

Person

Caldwell

Wilson

Forsyth

Caswell

Polk

Orange

Cumberland

Madison

Rutherford

Yadkin

Gaston

Clay

Cherok ee

Richmond

Cleveland

Catawba

Davie

Rockingham

McDowell

Vance

Alamance

Avery

Lincoln

Y anceyE

MecklenburgMontgomery

Cabarrus

Durham

Graham

Scotland

G

W atauga

Henderson

Transylvania

Mitchell

Alexander

Alleghany

9.0

9.7

6.3

8.2

9.9

8.0

5.0

7.2

5.8

6.3

7.4

4.4

6.4

4.8

7.7

6.9

5.5

7.6

6.5

7.5

6.9

9.2 6.6

5.7

6.7

8.2

9.7

6.9

7.7

6.8

6.8

1

7.3

7.3

7.3

5.8

6.1

9.2

7.5

7.3

9.0

6.0

5.2

7.6

9.0

6.4

6.6

8.3

7.3

6.1

6.2

6.9

4.1

8.0

6.6

4.9

9.0

5.97.2

5.4

7.8

6.7

5.1

9.2

6.16.2

8.3

7.5

4.6

12.6

8.5

6.6

12.2

5.6

7.1

6.3

North Carolina Unemployment Rates by

December 2013

Note: December 2013 data are preliminary.

Prepared by Labor & Economic Analysis Div

No

N

11 Counties Higher Than Previous Month

86 Counties Lower Than Previous Month

3 Counties Same as Previous Month

̂ ^

=

December 2013

4.1% to 5.5%

5.6% to 6.5%

6.6% to 7.5%

7.6% to 9.0%

9.1% to 12.6%



— Technical Notes —

This release presents labor force and unemployment estimates from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) pro

gram. The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative endeavor.

Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program

Denitions. The labor force and unemployment estimates are based on the same concepts and denitions as those used for

the ofcial national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is

conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures employment

and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of

age and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or prot in the reference week (the week including

the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who

had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as bad weather, labor-managemen

dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on

the denition above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week, and were

currently available for work; persons on lay-off expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed

The labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as

a percent of the labor force.

Method of estimation. Statewide estimates are produced using an estimation algorithm administered by the BLS. This method

which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2005, utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS

Current Employment Statistics (CES), and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Substate estimates are produced

using the “LAUS Handbook Method”, which is also based on data from several sources. Each month, census division es

timates are controlled to national totals, and state estimates are then controlled to their respective division totals. Substate

estimates are controlled to their respective state totals. For more information about LAUS estimation procedures, see the

BLS website at www.bls.gov/lau/laumthd.htm

Revisions. Labor force and unemployment data for the previous month reect adjustments made in each subsequent month

while data for prior years reect adjustments made at the end of each year. The monthly revisions incorporate updated mode

inputs, while the annually revised estimates reect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in

the other data sources, and model reestimation. In most years, historical data for the most recent ve years (both seasonally

adjusted and not seasonally adjusted) are revised near the beginning of each calendar year, prior to the release of January

estimates.

Area denitions. The substate area data published in this release reect the standards and denitions established by the U.S

Ofce of Management and Budget on December 1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic denitions is available online at

www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subjec

to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs by

chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors

such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specic estimation processes used.

Model-based error measures for seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data and for over-the-month and over-the

year changes to LAUS statewide estimates are available online at www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm.

Release Dates

The next unemployment update is scheduled for Monday, March 17, 2014 when the state unemployment rate for

January 2014 will be released.

The complete 2014 data release schedule can be accessed at:

http://www.nccommerce.com/Portals/47/Documents/2014_NC_Release_Dates.pdf