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North Carolina’s unemployment rate of 3.4% is virtually in the middle of all 50 states. The rate is slightly higher than those of neighboring states Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and South ...
The unemployment rate in hard-hit Buncombe County rose from 2.5% in September to 8.8% in October – a jump of more than 6%, according to data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
North Carolina. Unemployment rate in January 2021: 5.60%. Unemployment rate in May 2024: 3.60%. Average weekly earnings in January 2021: $1,132. Average weekly earnings in May 2024: $1,088.
Unemployment in the US by State (June 2023) The list of U.S. states and territories by unemployment rate compares the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state and territory, sortable by name, rate, and change. Data are provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment publication.
It has long suffered from one of North Carolina's highest unemployment rates, [80] [81] with it having the highest rate at 5.6% in September 2024. [76] According to the American Community Survey, from 2017 to 2021 the estimated median household income was $39,866. [ 51 ]
North Carolina unemployment: 3.3%. Year to year, 3,571 more people working compared to October 2022. 6,833 unemployed individuals in the region as of October 2023.
The Bureau of Labor was established within the Department of the Interior on June 27, 1884, to collect information about employment and labor. Its creation under the Bureau of Labor Act (23 Stat. 60) stemmed from the findings of U.S. Senator Henry W. Blair's "Labor and Capital Hearings", which examined labor issues and working conditions in the U.S. [6] Statistician Carroll D. Wright became ...
Jun. 28—RALEIGH — The state's seasonally adjusted May 2022 unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, remaining unchanged from April's revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent.