County/Metro Unemployment Rate For January 2015

North Carolina Department of Commerce - Labor and Economic Analysis Division
News
Release
For More Information, Contact:

Larry Parker/919.707.1010
For Immediate Release

March 20, 2015
North Carolinas January County and

Area Employment Figures Released
RALEIGH Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 98 of North Carolinas counties in
January and decreased in two.
Graham County had the highest unemployment rate at 14.5 percent while Buncombe County had the lowest at 4.5
percent. All 15 of the states metro areas experienced rate increases. Among the Metro areas, Rocky Mount at 8.2
percent experienced the highest rate and Asheville and Raleigh, both at 4.8 percent, had the lowest. The January
not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 5.9 percent.
Counties With Rates
5% Or Below
Counties With Rates

Between 5% & 10%
Counties With Rates

10% Or Above
January
86
December (Revised)
33
66
When compared to the same month last year, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in 90 counties,
increased in seven, and remained unchanged in three. All 15 metro areas experienced rate decreases over the year.
The number of workers employed statewide (not seasonally adjusted) increased in January by 1,148 to 4,363,491,
while those unemployed decreased 41,534 to 273,212. Since January 2014, the number of workers employed
statewide increased 58,444, while those unemployed decreased 44,375.
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 Friday, March 27, 2015 when the state unemployment rate for
February 2015 will be released.
More
This information may be accessed on the DES World Wide Web page, at http://www.ncesc.com
NORTH CAROLINA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

Preliminary Statewide and County Data for
January 2015
County
STATEWIDE
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER
ALLEGHANY
ANSON
ASHE
AVERY
BEAUFORT
BERTIE
BLADEN
BRUNSWICK
BUNCOMBE
BURKE
CABARRUS
CALDWELL
CAMDEN
CARTERET
CASWELL
CATAWBA
CHATHAM
CHEROKEE
CHOWAN
CLAY
CLEVELAND
COLUMBUS
CRAVEN
CUMBERLAND
CURRITUCK
DARE
DAVIDSON
DAVIE
DUPLIN
DURHAM
EDGECOMBE
FORSYTH
FRANKLIN
GASTON
GATES
GRAHAM
GRANVILLE
GREENE
GUILFORD
HALIFAX
HARNETT
HAYWOOD
HENDERSON
HERTFORD
HOKE
HYDE
IREDELL
JACKSON
Labor Force
4,636,703
76,895
17,002
4,281
10,908
11,950
7,494
19,631
8,462
14,337
45,284
127,925
38,983
92,786
35,058
4,439
29,664
9,468
73,410
31,517
10,819
5,663
3,951
44,890
22,324
40,633
125,168
12,263
17,319
77,579
19,637
26,779
149,682
23,154
174,379
28,330
100,575
5,149
3,232
27,818
9,431
250,659
20,715
48,705
27,422
49,362
9,245
19,104
1,991
79,551
17,245
Unemployed
Rate
273,212
5.9
4,114
5.4
861
5.1
319
7.5
712
6.5
834
7.0
485
6.5
1,341
6.8
652
7.7
1,222
8.5
3,613
8.0
5,813
4.5
2,315
5.9
4,906
5.3
2,316
6.6
277
6.2
1,996
6.7
608
6.4
4,268
5.8
1,516
4.8
782
7.2
425
7.5
257
6.5
3,007
6.7
1,798
8.1
2,635
6.5
9,123
7.3
866
7.1
2,390 13.8
4,368
5.6
1,015
5.2
1,617
6.0
7,419
5.0
2,324 10.0
9,607
5.5
1,678
5.9
6,040
6.0
302
5.9
470 14.5
1,457
5.2
512
5.4
14,773
5.9
1,907
9.2
3,423
7.0
1,519
5.5
2,393
4.8
656
7.1
1,545
8.1
265 13.3
4,473
5.6
1,199
7.0
County
Labor Force
JOHNSTON
JONES
LEE
LENOIR
LINCOLN
MCDOWELL
MACON
MADISON
MARTIN
MECKLENBURG
MITCHELL
MONTGOMERY
MOORE
NASH
NEW HANOVER
NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW
ORANGE
PAMLICO
PASQUOTANK
PENDER
PERQUIMANS
PERSON
PITT
POLK
RANDOLPH
RICHMOND
ROBESON
ROCKINGHAM
ROWAN
RUTHERFORD
SAMPSON
SCOTLAND
STANLY
STOKES
SURRY
SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA
TYRRELL
UNION
VANCE
WAKE
WARREN
WASHINGTON
WATAUGA
WAYNE
WILKES
WILSON
YADKIN
YANCEY
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions.
North Carolina Department of Commerce

Labor & Economic Analysis Division
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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85,395
4,571
24,238
27,438
39,947
20,439
14,233
9,423
9,711
540,798
6,293
11,432
37,394
43,634
109,057
7,866
63,805
72,756
5,276
17,064
24,926
5,115
17,932
86,382
8,344
66,579
16,311
50,249
41,232
62,675
24,360
29,860
11,752
28,047
21,804
32,159
6,109
12,842
1,354
107,184
17,823
517,306
7,231
4,857
26,333
53,839
29,008
37,197
17,625
7,231
Unemployed
4,467
280
1,949
1,797
2,210
1,227
1,013
535
721
29,509
488
669
2,221
3,183
6,058
610
3,755
3,325
333
1,394
1,583
398
1,243
5,084
441
3,806
1,369
4,396
2,774
3,863
1,999
1,783
1,303
1,518
1,235
1,869
621
802
162
5,232
1,601
23,961
634
451
1,407
3,330
1,713
3,103
902
470
Rate
5.2
6.1
8.0
6.5
5.5
6.0
7.1
5.7
7.4
5.5
7.8
5.9
5.9
7.3
5.6
7.8
5.9
4.6
6.3
8.2
6.4
7.8
6.9
5.9
5.3
5.7
8.4
8.7
6.7
6.2
8.2
6.0
11.1
5.4
5.7
5.8
10.2
6.2
12.0
4.9
9.0
4.6
8.8
9.3
5.3
6.2
5.9
8.3
5.1
6.5
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES

County
STATEWIDE
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER
ALLEGHANY
ANSON
ASHE
AVERY
BEAUFORT
BERTIE
BLADEN
BRUNSWICK
BUNCOMBE
BURKE
CABARRUS
CALDWELL
CAMDEN
CARTERET
CASWELL
CATAWBA
CHATHAM
CHEROKEE
CHOWAN
CLAY
CLEVELAND
COLUMBUS
CRAVEN
CUMBERLAND
CURRITUCK
DARE
DAVIDSON
DAVIE
DUPLIN
DURHAM
EDGECOMBE
FORSYTH
FRANKLIN
GASTON
GATES
GRAHAM
GRANVILLE
GREENE
GUILFORD
HALIFAX
HARNETT
HAYWOOD
HENDERSON
HERTFORD
HOKE
HYDE
IREDELL
JACKSON
January December January

OTM
OTY
2015
2014
2014
Change
Change
5.9
5.0
6.9
0.9
-1.0
5.4
4.9
6.6
0.5
-1.2
5.1
4.5
6.4
0.6
-1.3
7.5
6.3
8.6
1.2
-1.1
6.5
6.1
8.4
0.4
-1.9
7.0
6.1
9.4
0.9
-2.4
6.5
5.8
8.2
0.7
-1.7
6.8
6.1
8.3
0.7
-1.5
7.7
7.5
9.6
0.2
-1.9
8.5
7.6
10.3
0.9
-1.8
8.0
6.3
8.6
1.7
-0.6
4.5
3.7
5.1
0.8
-0.6
5.9
5.7
7.2
0.2
-1.3
5.3
4.6
6.2
0.7
-0.9
6.6
5.7
7.5
0.9
-0.9
6.2
5.6
7.0
0.6
-0.8
6.7
5.2
7.2
1.5
-0.5
6.4
5.3
7.1
1.1
-0.7
5.8
5.2
7.5
0.6
-1.7
4.8
3.6
4.8
1.2
0.0
7.2
6.9
9.1
0.3
-1.9
7.5
6.5
8.5
1.0
-1.0
6.5
4.9
6.8
1.6
-0.3
6.7
5.4
7.5
1.3
-0.8
8.1
7.1
9.4
1.0
-1.3
6.5
5.8
7.9
0.7
-1.4
7.3
5.9
7.9
1.4
-0.6
7.1
5.3
7.5
1.8
-0.4
13.8
8.5
14.3
5.3
-0.5
5.6
5.1
7.0
0.5
-1.4
5.2
4.1
6.4
1.1
-1.2
6.0
5.8
7.6
0.2
-1.6
5.0
4.3
5.3
0.7
-0.3
10.0
9.4
12.3
0.6
-2.3
5.5
4.7
6.4
0.8
-0.9
5.9
4.7
6.4
1.2
-0.5
6.0
5.2
7.0
0.8
-1.0
5.9
5.6
7.0
0.3
-1.1
14.5
11.9
14.1
2.6
0.4
5.2
5.5
7.0
-0.3
-1.8
5.4
4.8
7.1
0.6
-1.7
5.9
5.1
7.1
0.8
-1.2
9.2
8.1
10.6
1.1
-1.4
7.0
5.9
7.9
1.1
-0.9
5.5
4.4
6.3
1.1
-0.8
4.8
3.8
5.2
1.0
-0.4
7.1
6.1
8.0
1.0
-0.9
8.1
5.4
7.2
2.7
0.9
13.3
9.3
12.8
4.0
0.5
5.6
4.8
6.7
0.8
-1.1
7.0
4.5
7.0
2.5
0.0
County
JOHNSTON
JONES
LEE
LENOIR
LINCOLN
MCDOWELL
MACON
MADISON
MARTIN
MECKLENBURG
MITCHELL
MONTGOMERY
MOORE
NASH
NEW HANOVER
NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW
ORANGE
PAMLICO
PASQUOTANK
PENDER
PERQUIMANS
PERSON
PITT
POLK
RANDOLPH
RICHMOND
ROBESON
ROCKINGHAM
ROWAN
RUTHERFORD
SAMPSON
SCOTLAND
STANLY
STOKES
SURRY
SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA
TYRRELL
UNION
VANCE
WAKE
WARREN
WASHINGTON
WATAUGA
WAYNE
WILKES
WILSON
YADKIN
YANCEY

January 2015 data are preliminary, while December 2014 and January 2014 data have been revised.

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January December January

2015
2014
2014
5.2
6.1
8.0
6.5
5.5
6.0
7.1
5.7
7.4
5.5
7.8
5.9
5.9
7.3
5.6
7.8
5.9
4.6
6.3
8.2
6.4
7.8
6.9
5.9
5.3
5.7
8.4
8.7
6.7
6.2
8.2
6.0
11.1
5.4
5.7
5.8
10.2
6.2
12.0
4.9
9.0
4.6
8.8
9.3
5.3
6.2
5.9
8.3
5.1
6.5
4.5
6.4
6.7
5.7
4.9
5.4
5.4
4.2
6.1
4.9
6.3
5.5
4.9
6.4
4.7
6.5
5.4
3.7
5.8
7.5
5.2
6.7
5.0
5.0
3.9
4.6
6.7
7.3
5.7
5.0
6.9
5.1
9.6
4.5
4.6
5.1
7.3
5.4
6.7
4.2
7.6
4.0
7.5
6.4
4.8
5.4
5.4
7.0
4.1
5.6
6.0
7.6
8.6
7.5
6.9
7.8
8.2
5.8
8.1
6.7
9.4
7.5
6.8
8.8
6.9
8.8
6.8
4.5
9.2
10.0
8.0
7.8
7.7
6.6
4.8
6.5
9.3
9.9
8.0
7.0
9.5
6.6
12.8
6.3
6.2
7.4
11.9
7.5
9.6
5.8
9.5
5.2
9.3
8.5
6.3
6.8
7.7
9.4
5.7
8.3
OTM
Change
0.7
-0.3
1.3
0.8
0.6
0.6
1.7
1.5
1.3
0.6
1.5
0.4
1.0
0.9
0.9
1.3
0.5
0.9
0.5
0.7
1.2
1.1
1.9
0.9
1.4
1.1
1.7
1.4
1.0
1.2
1.3
0.9
1.5
0.9
1.1
0.7
2.9
0.8
5.3
0.7
1.4
0.6
1.3
2.9
0.5
0.8
0.5
1.3
1.0
0.9
OTY
Change
-0.8
-1.5
-0.6
-1.0
-1.4
-1.8
-1.1
-0.1
-0.7
-1.2
-1.6
-1.6
-0.9
-1.5
-1.3
-1.0
-0.9
0.1
-2.9
-1.8
-1.6
0.0
-0.8
-0.7
0.5
-0.8
-0.9
-1.2
-1.3
-0.8
-1.3
-0.6
-1.7
-0.9
-0.5
-1.6
-1.7
-1.3
2.4
-0.9
-0.5
-0.6
-0.5
0.8
-1.0
-0.6
-1.8
-1.1
-0.6
-1.8
METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS

MULTICOUNTY SMALL LABOR MARKET AREA
MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES
Metropolitan Statistical Area
ASHEVILLE
BURLINGTON
CHARLOTTE-CONCORD-GASTONIA
DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL
FAYETTEVILLE
GOLDSBORO
GREENSBORO-HIGH POINT
GREENVILLE
HICKORY-LENOIR-MORGANTON
JACKSONVILLE
NEW BERN
RALEIGH
ROCKY MOUNT
WILMINGTON
WINSTON-SALEM
Micropolitan Statistical Area
ALBEMARLE
BOONE
BREVARD
CULLOWHEE
DUNN
ELIZABETH CITY
FOREST CITY
HENDERSON
KILL DEVIL HILLS
KINSTON
LAURINBURG
LUMBERTON
MARION
MOREHEAD CITY
MOUNT AIRY
NORTH WILKESBORO
OXFORD
PINEHURST-SOUTHERN PINES
ROANOKE RAPIDS
ROCKINGHAM
SANFORD
SHELBY
WASHINGTON
WILSON
January
2015
4.8
5.4
5.7
5.0
7.4
6.2
6.0
5.9
5.9
5.9
6.4
4.8
8.2
5.7
5.5
December
2014
3.8
4.9
5.1
4.1
5.8
5.4
5.1
5.0
5.3
5.4
5.9
4.1
7.4
4.8
4.7
January
OTM
OTY
2014
Change Change
1.0
-0.5
5.3
0.5
-1.2
6.6
0.6
-1.1
6.8
0.9
-0.2
5.2
1.6
-0.4
7.8
0.8
-0.6
6.8
0.9
-1.1
7.1
0.9
-0.7
6.6
0.6
-1.4
7.3
0.5
-0.9
6.8
0.5
-1.6
8.0
0.7
-0.6
5.4
0.8
-1.9
10.1
0.9
-1.4
7.1
0.8
-1.0
6.5
January
2015
5.4
5.3
6.2
7.0
7.0
7.8
8.2
9.0
13.7
6.5
11.1
8.7
6.0
6.7
5.8
5.9
5.2
5.9
8.8
8.4
8.0
6.7
6.8
8.3
December
2014
4.5
4.8
5.4
4.5
5.9
7.0
6.9
7.6
8.3
5.7
9.6
7.3
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.4
5.5
4.9
7.6
6.7
6.7
5.4
6.1
7.0
January
OTM
OTY
2014
Change Change
6.3
0.9
-0.9
6.3
0.5
-1.0
7.5
0.8
-1.3
7.0
2.5
0.0
7.9
1.1
-0.9
9.0
0.8
-1.2
9.5
1.3
-1.3
9.5
1.4
-0.5
13.8
5.4
-0.1
7.5
0.8
-1.0
12.8
1.5
-1.7
9.9
1.4
-1.2
7.8
0.6
-1.8
7.2
1.5
-0.5
7.4
0.7
-1.6
7.7
0.5
-1.8
7.0
-0.3
-1.8
6.8
1.0
-0.9
10.1
1.2
-1.3
9.3
1.7
-0.9
8.6
1.3
-0.6
7.5
1.3
-0.8
8.3
0.7
-1.5
9.4
1.3
-1.1
COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS

MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES
Combined Statistical Area
ASHEVILLE-BREVARD
CHARLOTTE-CONCORD
FAYETTEVILLE-LUMBERTON-LAURINBURG
GREENSBORO-WINSTON-SALEM-HIGH POINT
GREENVILLE-WASHINGTON
HICKORY-LENOIR
NEW BERN-MOREHEAD CITY
RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL
ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON-ROANOKE RAPIDS
January
2015
4.9
5.7
7.9
5.7
6.1
5.9
6.5
5.1
8.4
December
2014
3.9
5.1
6.4
4.9
5.2
5.4
5.6
4.3
7.4

January 2015 data are preliminary, while December 2014 and January 2014 data have been revised.

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January
OTM
OTY
2014
Change Change
1.0
-0.5
5.4
0.6
-1.2
6.9
1.5
-0.7
8.6
0.8
-1.1
6.8
0.9
-0.8
6.9
0.5
-1.5
7.4
0.9
-1.2
7.7
0.8
-0.5
5.6
1.0
-1.5
9.9
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS

Preliminary Data for January 2015
County
BUNCOMBE
ORANGE
WAKE
CHATHAM
HENDERSON
UNION
DURHAM
ALEXANDER
YADKIN
DAVIE
JOHNSTON
GRANVILLE
POLK
CABARRUS
WATAUGA
ALAMANCE
STANLY
GREENE
MECKLENBURG
FORSYTH
LINCOLN
HAYWOOD
NEW HANOVER
IREDELL
DAVIDSON
STOKES
MADISON
RANDOLPH
SURRY
CATAWBA
MONTGOMERY
GATES
ONSLOW
PITT
GUILFORD
WILKES
FRANKLIN
BURKE
MOORE
SAMPSON
MCDOWELL
GASTON
DUPLIN
JONES
ROWAN
WAYNE
CAMDEN
TRANSYLVANIA
PAMLICO
PENDER
Labor Force
127,925
72,756
517,306
31,517
49,362
107,184
149,682
17,002
17,625
19,637
85,395
27,818
8,344
92,786
26,333
76,895
28,047
9,431
540,798
174,379
39,947
27,422
109,057
79,551
77,579
21,804
9,423
66,579
32,159
73,410
11,432
5,149
63,805
86,382
250,659
29,008
28,330
38,983
37,394
29,860
20,439
100,575
26,779
4,571
62,675
53,839
4,439
12,842
5,276
24,926
Unemployed
Rate
5,813
3,325
23,961
1,516
2,393
5,232
7,419
861
902
1,015
4,467
1,457
441
4,906
1,407
4,114
1,518
512
29,509
9,607
2,210
1,519
6,058
4,473
4,368
1,235
535
3,806
1,869
4,268
669
302
3,755
5,084
14,773
1,713
1,678
2,315
2,221
1,783
1,227
6,040
1,617
280
3,863
3,330
277
802
333
1,583
4.5%
4.6%
4.6%
4.8%
4.8%
4.9%
5.0%
5.1%
5.1%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.3%
5.3%
5.3%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.5%
5.5%
5.5%
5.5%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.7%
5.7%
5.7%
5.8%
5.8%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.1%
6.2%
6.2%
6.2%
6.2%
6.3%
6.4%
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
County
CASWELL
AVERY
CRAVEN
YANCEY
CLAY
ANSON
LENOIR
CALDWELL
CLEVELAND
ROCKINGHAM
CARTERET
BEAUFORT
PERSON
JACKSON
ASHE
HARNETT
CURRITUCK
HERTFORD
MACON
CHEROKEE
CUMBERLAND
NASH
MARTIN
ALLEGHANY
CHOWAN
BERTIE
MITCHELL
NORTHAMPTON
PERQUIMANS
BRUNSWICK
LEE
COLUMBUS
HOKE
PASQUOTANK
RUTHERFORD
WILSON
RICHMOND
BLADEN
ROBESON
WARREN
VANCE
HALIFAX
WASHINGTON
EDGECOMBE
SWAIN
SCOTLAND
TYRRELL
HYDE
DARE
GRAHAM


(919) 707-1500
Labor Force
9,468
7,494
40,633
7,231
3,951
10,908
27,438
35,058
44,890
41,232
29,664
19,631
17,932
17,245
11,950
48,705
12,263
9,245
14,233
10,819
125,168
43,634
9,711
4,281
5,663
8,462
6,293
7,866
5,115
45,284
24,238
22,324
19,104
17,064
24,360
37,197
16,311
14,337
50,249
7,231
17,823
20,715
4,857
23,154
6,109
11,752
1,354
1,991
17,319
3,232
Unemployed
608
485
2,635
470
257
712
1,797
2,316
3,007
2,774
1,996
1,341
1,243
1,199
834
3,423
866
656
1,013
782
9,123
3,183
721
319
425
652
488
610
398
3,613
1,949
1,798
1,545
1,394
1,999
3,103
1,369
1,222
4,396
634
1,601
1,907
451
2,324
621
1,303
162
265
2,390
470
Rate
6.4%
6.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.6%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.8%
6.9%
7.0%
7.0%
7.0%
7.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.2%
7.3%
7.3%
7.4%
7.5%
7.5%
7.7%
7.8%
7.8%
7.8%
8.0%
8.0%
8.1%
8.1%
8.2%
8.2%
8.3%
8.4%
8.5%
8.7%
8.8%
9.0%
9.2%
9.3%
10.0%
10.2%
11.1%
12.0%
13.3%
13.8%
14.5%
Rank
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS

Revised Data for December 2014
County
CHATHAM
BUNCOMBE
ORANGE
HENDERSON
POLK
WAKE
YADKIN
DAVIE
MADISON
UNION
DURHAM
HAYWOOD
JOHNSTON
STANLY
JACKSON
ALEXANDER
STOKES
RANDOLPH
CABARRUS
FORSYTH
NEW HANOVER
FRANKLIN
IREDELL
GREENE
WATAUGA
MOORE
LINCOLN
MECKLENBURG
ALAMANCE
CLAY
ROWAN
PITT
PERSON
SAMPSON
DAVIDSON
SURRY
GUILFORD
CATAWBA
GASTON
CARTERET
PENDER
CURRITUCK
CASWELL
HOKE
MACON
CLEVELAND
TRANSYLVANIA
MCDOWELL
WILKES
ONSLOW
Labor Force
33,893
128,408
73,713
51,605
9,091
506,242
18,221
19,832
9,956
101,846
145,568
28,425
83,568
29,669
20,642
16,901
22,998
70,505
91,846
174,638
105,940
28,958
80,146
9,241
23,578
37,394
38,977
502,557
71,916
4,287
67,215
86,529
18,947
29,902
75,125
30,389
249,597
69,743
97,847
30,762
23,715
12,717
10,192
22,657
14,716
48,451
11,925
19,598
27,426
67,383
Unemployed
Rate
1,237
4,734
2,754
1,971
351
20,133
745
823
418
4,321
6,219
1,252
3,724
1,337
933
765
1,054
3,253
4,260
8,204
4,982
1,366
3,831
443
1,140
1,817
1,900
24,521
3,518
212
3,368
4,347
953
1,520
3,825
1,549
12,749
3,611
5,090
1,604
1,237
671
538
1,217
793
2,619
645
1,061
1,487
3,663
3.6%
3.7%
3.7%
3.8%
3.9%
4.0%
4.1%
4.1%
4.2%
4.2%
4.3%
4.4%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.6%
4.6%
4.6%
4.7%
4.7%
4.7%
4.8%
4.8%
4.8%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.2%
5.3%
5.3%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
5.4%
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
County
WAYNE
MONTGOMERY
GRANVILLE
GATES
CAMDEN
YANCEY
ROCKINGHAM
BURKE
CALDWELL
LENOIR
PAMLICO
DUPLIN
CRAVEN
AVERY
HARNETT
CUMBERLAND
MARTIN
ANSON
ASHE
BEAUFORT
HERTFORD
MITCHELL
BRUNSWICK
ALLEGHANY
WASHINGTON
JONES
NASH
CHOWAN
NORTHAMPTON
PERQUIMANS
LEE
RICHMOND
TYRRELL
RUTHERFORD
CHEROKEE
WILSON
COLUMBUS
ROBESON
SWAIN
PASQUOTANK
BERTIE
WARREN
BLADEN
VANCE
HALIFAX
DARE
HYDE
EDGECOMBE
SCOTLAND
GRAHAM


(919) 707-1500
Labor Force
52,744
10,731
25,379
4,562
4,171
7,117
41,584
37,532
36,072
27,180
4,949
23,327
39,832
7,154
48,695
136,517
10,263
10,426
10,797
18,761
9,193
6,487
50,459
3,917
5,980
4,179
41,288
5,634
7,982
4,911
24,342
17,978
2,138
25,507
9,129
38,177
22,312
51,829
6,491
15,686
7,599
7,247
14,012
18,340
20,662
19,043
2,346
22,486
11,907
3,565
Unemployed
2,870
589
1,394
255
234
400
2,354
2,127
2,058
1,561
286
1,351
2,321
418
2,866
8,070
621
635
658
1,145
563
408
3,178
248
380
267
2,638
364
517
328
1,626
1,207
144
1,757
631
2,682
1,589
3,780
475
1,170
568
546
1,060
1,392
1,664
1,617
219
2,109
1,144
425
Rate
5.4%
5.5%
5.5%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.7%
5.7%
5.7%
5.7%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.8%
5.9%
5.9%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
6.1%
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
6.5%
6.5%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.9%
6.9%
7.0%
7.1%
7.3%
7.3%
7.5%
7.5%
7.5%
7.6%
7.6%
8.1%
8.5%
9.3%
9.4%
9.6%
11.9%
Rank
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
North Carolina
County Labor Market Conditions
North Carolinas statewide unemployment

rate (not seasonally adjusted) was 5.9
percent in January. This was a 0.9
of a percentage-point increase from
Decembers revised rate, and a 1.0
percentage-point decline over the year.
Counties With Highest Unemployment Rates

January 2015*
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
15%
14.5%
13.8%
13.3%
12.0%
10%
11.1%
5%
0%
Graham
Dare
Hyde
Tyrrell
Scotland
4.8%
4.8%
Chatham
Henderson
Counties With Lowest Unemployment Rates

January 2015*
6%
4%
4.5%
4.6%
4.6%
Buncombe
Orange
Wake
January
2015
2%
0%
Over the month, the unemployment rate

increased in 98 counties, while decreasing
in Granville and Jones. Thirty-nine
counties had unemployment rates at or
below the states 5.9 percent rate.
Graham County recorded Januarys
highest unemployment rate at 14.5
percent, increasing 2.6 percentage points
from the previous month. Dare County had
the second-highest rate at 13.8 percent,
increasing 5.3 percentage points over the
month. Buncombe County had the lowest
unemployment rate at 4.5 percent,
followed by Orange and Wake counties at
4.6 percent.
Unemployment rates increased in all of
the states 15 Metropolitan Statistical
Areas (MSAs) over the month. The Rocky
Mount MSA had the highest unemployment
rate in January at 8.2 percent, followed
by Fayetteville at 7.4 percent. Asheville
and Raleigh reported the months lowest
unemployment rate at 4.8 percent. Durham
followed at 5.0 percent.
Metropolitan Statistical Areas Unemployment Rates

January 2015*
9%
8.2%
7.4%
6.0%
Hickory/Lenoir/
Morganton
Jacksonville
Greensboro/
High Point
Goldsboro
New Bern
Durham/
Chapel Hill
5.9%
Greenville
Raleigh
5.9%
6.2%
5.4%
5.9%
Wilmington
5.0%
5.7%
Charlotte/Concord/
Gastonia, NC-SC
4.8%
5.7%
6.4%
5.5%
Winston-Salem
4.8%
Asheville
5.9%
Burlington
6%
Rocky Mount
Fayetteville
0%
North Carolina
3%
*All January 2015 data are preliminary.
Labor & Economic Analysis Division | North Carolina Department of Commerce | 1 of 6
North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Regular Initial UI Claims
January 2015
Transactions
County
Individuals
Initial
Claims
Female
AfricanAmerican
White
45 Or
Older
Mecklenburg
2,778
1,331
1,578
881
957
Wake
1,991
869
896
853
814
Guilford
1,403
669
749
529
549
Cumberland
874
404
478
285
271
Forsyth
870
386
377
408
339
Counties Receiving Most Regular UI Benefits

January 2015
In January 2015, there were 27,017

Regular Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Initial Claims filed in North Carolina.
Counties with the largest number of
claims filed and benefits received are
shown in the graphs.
Total Regular Initial Claims are based on
the number of transactions; demographic
data are counts of individuals. Not
all race/ethnicity and age breakouts
are presented, but are available upon
request.
New Regular Initial Claims, totaling
23,738 for the month ending January
2015, increased 2,516 from the prior
month. During the same period a year
ago, New Claims totaled 29,792, and
52,533 in January 2013.
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$3,100,333
$2,000,000
$2,201,401
$1,284,641
$1,000,000
$792,172
$720,169
Forsyth
Cumberland
$0
Mecklenburg
Wake
Guilford
Regular Initial UI Claims by Separating Industry (SIC)*

January 2015
3,000
2,500
2,594
2,000
1,500
1,332
1,000
500
856
836
834
General Merchandise
Stores
Construction-Special
Trade Contractors
Health Services
0
Business Services
Eating & Drinking

Places
*Many initial claims were nonclassified by separating industry. Initial claims refer to regular UI Program.

Asheville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 4.8%
Total Nonfarm | 178,900
Monthly Change | -3,900 (-2.1%)
Yearly Change | 6,400 (3.7%)
Over-the-Month Employment Change

Industry
Mining, Logging & Construction
Manufacturing
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Professional & Business Services
Education & Health Services
Leisure & Hospitality
Other Services
Government
Change
-300 -4.2%
-100 -0.5%
-1,100 -3.1%
-100 -5.0%
-100 -1.7%
-200 -1.1%
-400 -1.2%
-1,000 -3.7%
-100 -1.4%
-500 -1.9%
Over-the-Year Employment Change

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
300 4.6%
300
1.6%
1,800 5.5%
0 0.0%
100
1.7%
400 2.4%
1,300 4.0%
2,800 11.9%
200 2.9%
-800 -3.0%
Change
-200 -7.7%
100
1.1%
-700 -5.7%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
-200 -3.3%
-100 -0.8%
0 0.0%
-100 -4.8%
-200 -2.9%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
0 0.0%
500 6.0%
300 2.7%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
900 18.4%
200
1.6%
200 2.9%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
Burlington MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 5.4%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia, NC-SC MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 5.7%
Total Nonfarm | 1,072,600

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
-800 -1.5%
-100 -0.1%
-6,900 -3.0%
-300 -1.2%
-1,200 -1.4%
-4,800 -2.7%
-1,200 -1.1%
-2,600 -2.2%
-100 -0.3%
-3,300 -2.1%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
4,200 8.5%
2,100
2.1%
7,100 3.3%
700 2.9%
2,700 3.4%
5,200
3.1%
3,600 3.3%
4,700 4.2%
1,300 3.6%
1,700
1.1%
Change
-200 -2.9%
-200 -0.7%
-1,900 -4.7%
0 0.0%
-100 -0.7%
100 0.3%
300 0.5%
-900 -3.5%
-100 -1.0%
-2,400 -3.6%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
100
1.5%
600 2.0%
1,400 3.8%
300
7.7%
600 4.6%
700
1.9%
600
1.0%
1,000
4.1%
100
1.0%
1,000
1.6%
Durham/Chapel Hill MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 5.0%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All January 2015 data are preliminary.

Fayetteville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 7.4%
Yearly Change | 100 (0.1%)

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
-200 -4.4%
0 0.0%
-900 -3.7%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
-100 -0.8%
-200 -1.4%
-400 -2.6%
0 0.0%
-900 -2.2%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
0 0.0%
-500 -6.0%
400
1.7%
-100 -6.7%
100 2.6%
-200 -1.6%
200
1.4%
400 2.7%
200 4.4%
-400 -1.0%
Change
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
-100 -1.1%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
-100 -1.1%
Change
-300 -2.3%
-300 -0.6%
-2,400 -3.2%
0 0.0%
-200 -1.1%
500
1.0%
-700 -1.4%
-300 -0.9%
-100 -0.8%
-800 -1.7%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
400 3.2%
700
1.3%
900
1.3%
100 2.0%
-500 -2.7%
5,600 11.9%
1,200 2.5%
1,400 4.5%
300 2.4%
-300 -0.7%
Change
-100 -4.0%
100
1.5%
-500 -4.2%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
-200 -2.7%
100
1.0%
-200 -2.2%
-100 -4.3%
-100 -0.4%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
100 4.3%
300 4.6%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
100 3.7%
100
1.4%
500 5.2%
200 2.4%
100 4.8%
0 0.0%
Goldsboro MSA** | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 6.2%
Monthly Change | -900 (-2.1%)

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Greensboro/High Point MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 6.0%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Greenville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 5.9%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
*Data not collected for these industrial sectors. Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All January 2015 data are preliminary.

Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 5.9%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
-100 -2.9%
0 0.0%
-1,100 -3.9%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
-500 -3.4%
-100 -0.5%
-500 -4.1%
0 0.0%
-100 -0.4%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
100 3.0%
1,200 3.2%
-400 -1.5%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
900 6.8%
100 0.6%
0 0.0%
200 4.4%
-200 -0.9%
Change
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
-100 -0.7%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
-100 -0.7%
Change
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
-100 -0.7%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
200
1.5%
Change
-2,900 -8.8%
0 0.0%
-4,200 -4.1%
0 0.0%
-500 -1.8%
-2,400 -2.1%
-600 -0.9%
-3,400 -5.3%
300
1.3%
-600 -0.6%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
100 0.3%
1,200 3.9%
1,400
1.5%
800 4.4%
-500 -1.8%
8,900 8.7%
1,800 2.8%
2,400
4.1%
2,000 9.0%
1,000
1.1%
Jacksonville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 5.9%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
New Bern MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 6.4%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Raleigh MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 4.8%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
*Data not collected for these industrial sectors. Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All January 2015 data are preliminary.

Rocky Mount MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 8.2%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
0 0.0%
100
1.0%
-200 -1.7%
*
*
-100 -1.8%
-100 -1.4%
-200 -3.6%
*
-300 -2.9%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
100 4.3%
500
5.1%
200
1.8%
*
*
200 3.8%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
*
-200 -1.9%
Change
0 0.0%
-100 -1.8%
-1,000 -4.3%
0 0.0%
-100 -1.7%
300
2.1%
-100 -0.7%
-200 -1.2%
-100 -2.2%
-300 -1.3%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
200 3.3%
-200 -3.4%
600 2.7%
300 12.0%
600 11.8%
1,100 8.0%
0 0.0%
1,600 10.3%
200 4.7%
100 0.5%
Change
-400 -4.4%
500
1.6%
-1,400 -3.0%
0 0.0%
-100 -0.8%
-500 -1.4%
0 0.0%
-700 -2.8%
-100 -1.1%
-200 -0.6%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Change
300 3.6%
1,700 5.7%
200 0.4%
200
9.5%
-100 -0.8%
2,400
7.5%
700
1.4%
100 0.4%
200 2.2%
-300 -0.9%
Wilmington MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 5.7%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Winston-Salem MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015
UN Rate | 5.5%

Industry
Manufacturing
Information
Other Services
Government
Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All January 2015 data are preliminary.
Over the month, net industry employment decreased in all 15 MSAs. Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia, NC-SC had the largest net
employment decrease with 21,300, followed by Raleigh with 14,300, Durham/Chapel Hill with 5,400, and Greensboro/High Point
with 4,600. Raleigh experienced the greatest percentage decrease at 2.5 percent, followed by Burlington at 2.3 percent. 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 all 15 MSAs. Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia, NC-SC had the largest net employment increase
at 33,300, followed by Raleigh with 19,100, Greensboro/High Point with 9,800, and both Asheville and Durham/Chapel Hill with
6,400. Wilmington had the greatest percentage increase at 4.1 percent, followed by Asheville at 3.7 percent, Burlington at 3.6
percent and Raleigh at 3.5 percent.
North Carolina Unemployment Rates by County

January 2015
Ashe
7.0
Watauga
5.3
Madison
5.7
Graham
14.5
Cherokee
7.2
Clay
6.5
Swain
10.2
Haywood
5.5
Mitchell
7.8
Yancey
6.5
Buncombe
4.5
Avery
6.5
McDowell
6.0
Alleghany
7.5
Surry
5.8
Wilkes
5.9
Caldwell
6.6
Burke
5.9
Alexander
5.1
Catawba
5.8
Lincoln
5.5
Henderson
Rutherford
4.8
Jackson
8.2
Polk
7.0
Cleveland
5.3
Transylvania
Macon
6.7
6.2
7.1
Yadkin
5.1
Iredell
5.6
Davie
5.2
Rowan
6.2
Stokes
5.7
Forsyth
5.5
Davidson
5.6
Rockingham
6.7
Orange
Alamance 4.6 Durham
5.4
5.0
Guilford
5.9
Randolph
5.7
Anson
6.5
Moore
5.9
Richmond
8.4
Lee
8.0
Franklin
5.9
Cumberland
7.3
Hoke
8.1
Scotland
11.1
Robeson
8.7
January 2015
7.1 - 8.0
8.1 - 10.5
10.6 - 14.5
7 Counties Higher Than Previous Month
6.1 - 7.0
3 Counties Same as Previous Month
4.5 - 6.0
90 Counties Lower Than Previous Month
Nash
7.3
Wayne
6.2
Sampson
6.0
Hertford
7.1
Bertie
7.7
Edgecombe
10.0
Pitt
5.9
Greene
5.4
Jones
6.1
Currituck
7.1
Camden
6.2
Perquimans
7.8
Chowan
7.5
Tyrrell
Washington 12.0
9.3
Beaufort
6.8
Craven
6.5
Lenoir
6.5
Duplin
6.0
Martin
7.4
Pasquotank
Gates 8.2
5.9
Dare
13.8
Hyde
13.3
Pamlico
6.3
Carteret
6.7
Onslow
5.9
Bladen
8.5
Columbus
8.1
Halifax
9.2
Wilson
8.3
Johnston
5.2
Harnett
7.0
Northampton
7.8
Warren
8.8
Wake
4.6
Chatham
4.8
Cabarrus
Stanly Montgomery
5.3
Gaston
5.9
5.4
6.0 Mecklenburg
5.5
Union
4.9
Caswell
6.4
Granville
Person
5.2
Vance
6.9
9.0
Pender
6.4
New
Hanover
5.6
Brunswick
8.0
North Carolina Rate 5.9%

Note: January 2015 data are preliminary.

Prepared by Labor & Economic Analysis Division, North Carolina Department of Commerce 3_2015
Special Note: Annual Revisions

Geography Changes
On February 28, 2013, OMB announced revised delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan
Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) programs have implemented
these new delineations effective with this press release. Data have been revised back to the series beginnings
based on the new delineations.
State estimates from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program
Statewide data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (LAUS)including estimates of labor
force, employed, unemployed, and the unemployment ratehave undergone annual revisions. These revisions
affect both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data from January 1976 December 2014. The LAUS
annual revisions are described in more detail in the Technical Notes below.
In addition, the LAUS program is now using a new estimation methodology. More information about the LAUS
Redesign is available online at www.bls.gov/lau/2015redesignqa.htm.
Substate estimates from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program
Substate data from the LAUS program are also undergoing annual revisions. These revisions affect both seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data from January 1990 December 2014.
The first round of revised substate data was released Tuesday, March 17, 2015. These revisions incorporate new
geographic delineations and are ratio-adjusted to sum to revised statewide totals.
The second (and final) round of revised substate data for January 2010 December 2014, incorporating LAUS
Redesign methodology changes, has a tentative release date of April 21, 2015. Annual averages for 2014 will be
published at that time.
Technical Notes
This release presents labor force and unemployment estimates from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics
(LAUS) program. The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative endeavor.
Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program
Definitions. The labor force and unemployment estimates are based on the same concepts and definitions as those
used for the official 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 profit 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-management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed
persons are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition 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 estimates 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 reflect adjustments made in each subsequent month, while data for prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each year. The monthly revisions
incorporate updated model inputs, while the annually revised estimates reflect updated population data from the
U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation.
Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established
by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on February 28, 2013. A detailed list of the geographic definitions
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 subject 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
specific 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 Friday, March 27, 2015 when the state unemployment rate for
February 2015 will be released.
The complete 2015 data release schedule can be accessed at:
http://www.nccommerce.com/Portals/47/Documents/2015_NC_Release_Dates.pdf

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North Carolinas January County and

Counties With Rates

Counties With Rates

NORTH CAROLINA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

Not Seasonally Adjusted

North Carolina Department of Commerce

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES

January December January

Not Seasonally Adjusted

North Carolina Department of Commerce

January December January

METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS

COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS

Not Seasonally Adjusted

North Carolina Department of Commerce

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS

Not Seasonally Adjusted

North Carolina Department of Commerce

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS

Not Seasonally Adjusted

North Carolina Department of Commerce

North Carolinas statewide unemployment

Counties With Highest Unemployment Rates

Counties With Lowest Unemployment Rates

Over the month, the unemployment rate

Metropolitan Statistical Areas Unemployment Rates

*All January 2015 data are preliminary.

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North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Counties Receiving Most Regular UI Benefits

In January 2015, there were 27,017

Regular Initial UI Claims by Separating Industry (SIC)*

Eating & Drinking

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North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Over-the-Month Employment Change

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Burlington MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015

Over-the-Month Employment Change

Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia, NC-SC MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015

Over-the-Month Employment Change

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Durham/Chapel Hill MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015

Over-the-Month Employment Change

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North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Over-the-Month Employment Change

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Over-the-Year Employment Change

Goldsboro MSA** | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015

Over-the-Month Employment Change

Greensboro/High Point MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015

Over-the-Month Employment Change

Greenville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | January 2015

Over-the-Month Employment Change

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