North Carolina Department of Commerce - Labor and Economic Analysis Division

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For Immediate Release February 5, 2014

For More Information, Contact: Larry Parker/919.707.1010

North Carolinas December County and Area Employment Figures Released

RALEIGH Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 86 of North Carolinas counties in December, increased in 11 and remained the same in three. All 14 of the States 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-Chapel Hill at 4.9 percent had the lowest. The December not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 6.6 percent.

Counties With Rates 5% Or Below

Counties With Rates Between 5% & 10%

Counties With Rates 10% Or Above

December November (Revised)

6 3

89 91

5 6

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. More
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NORTH CAROLINA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES

Preliminary Statewide and County Data for December 2013 Unemployed Rate 305,196 6.6 4,601 6.4 1,061 6.2 300 7.1 824 7.7 936 8.3 575 7.5 1,600 8.0 716 9.0 1,424 9.9 4,106 8.2 6,068 4.8 2,786 7.3 5,446 5.9 2,743 7.5 286 6.6 2,013 6.4 697 6.6 5,128 7.3 1,478 4.4 857 9.0 455 7.7 281 6.6 3,582 7.3 2,174 9.0 3,092 7.5 10,669 7.7 767 5.9 1,865 9.4 5,290 6.9 1,228 6.1 1,831 7.2 7,375 5.1 2,768 11.6 10,753 6.1 1,719 6.1 7,123 7.2 279 5.9 445 12.2 1,793 6.8 647 6.7 17,306 6.9 2,174 10.0 3,706 7.6 1,603 5.7 2,492 4.9 704 7.4 1,795 8.0 253 10.0 5,318 6.5 1,208 5.8 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

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
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Labor Force 4,620,562 71,543 17,109 4,209 10,717 11,334 7,630 19,958 7,943 14,442 50,071 126,013 37,931 91,640 36,549 4,365 31,297 10,564 70,419 33,800 9,548 5,890 4,250 48,984 24,103 41,269 138,177 12,931 19,772 76,985 20,208 25,369 145,957 23,872 174,990 28,402 99,476 4,761 3,662 26,460 9,620 250,401 21,801 48,594 28,268 51,090 9,495 22,492 2,542 81,477 20,761

Labor Force 81,330 4,219 25,324 28,285 39,294 19,737 14,815 9,921 11,052 499,639 6,769 11,315 37,615 43,731 105,262 8,507 67,480 74,099 5,223 16,659 23,871 5,145 19,849 88,387 9,419 71,388 18,550 54,549 42,502 68,893 25,491 31,913 12,531 29,945 23,480 31,814 6,593 12,003 2,330 101,728 18,656 486,071 7,532 6,628 23,478 54,024 28,686 39,747 18,494 7,447

Unemployed 4,734 337 2,105 2,085 2,633 1,493 1,082 519 834 33,516 578 824 2,396 3,595 6,646 651 4,359 3,062 433 1,462 1,917 387 1,372 5,751 433 4,505 1,709 5,266 3,200 4,663 2,342 2,023 1,580 1,863 1,417 2,200 641 796 187 5,581 1,725 24,510 677 558 1,322 3,588 2,136 3,582 1,005 578

Rate 5.8 8.0 8.3 7.4 6.7 7.6 7.3 5.2 7.5 6.7 8.5 7.3 6.4 8.2 6.3 7.7 6.5 4.1 8.3 8.8 8.0 7.5 6.9 6.5 4.6 6.3 9.2 9.7 7.5 6.8 9.2 6.3 12.6 6.2 6.0 6.9 9.7 6.6 8.0 5.5 9.2 5.0 9.0 8.4 5.6 6.6 7.4 9.0 5.4 7.8

Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions.

North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919) 707-1500

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
Not Seasonally Adjusted December 2013 data are preliminary, while November 2013 data have been monthly revised and December 2012 data have been annually revised.

December November December OTM OTY 2013 2013 2012 Change Change 6.6 6.9 9.4 -0.3 -2.8 6.4 6.8 9.3 -0.4 -2.9 6.2 6.4 9.8 -0.2 -3.6 7.1 7.3 10.7 -0.2 -3.6 7.7 8.3 11.9 -0.6 -4.2 8.3 8.1 11.7 0.2 -3.4 7.5 8.1 12.2 -0.6 -4.7 8.0 8.4 11.0 -0.4 -3.0 9.0 9.4 12.3 -0.4 -3.3 9.9 10.2 12.6 -0.3 -2.7 8.2 7.9 11.0 0.3 -2.8 4.8 5.1 7.2 -0.3 -2.4 7.3 7.7 11.0 -0.4 -3.7 5.9 6.2 8.6 -0.3 -2.7 7.5 7.5 11.0 0.0 -3.5 6.6 6.8 8.5 -0.2 -1.9 6.4 6.5 9.3 -0.1 -2.9 6.6 6.9 9.6 -0.3 -3.0 7.3 7.8 10.8 -0.5 -3.5 4.4 4.6 7.3 -0.2 -2.9 9.0 9.2 12.7 -0.2 -3.7 7.7 8.3 10.4 -0.6 -2.7 6.6 6.7 9.5 -0.1 -2.9 7.3 7.6 10.4 -0.3 -3.1 9.0 9.1 12.6 -0.1 -3.6 7.5 7.9 10.0 -0.4 -2.5 7.7 8.1 10.4 -0.4 -2.7 5.9 5.8 9.7 0.1 -3.8 9.4 8.6 15.9 0.8 -6.5 6.9 7.3 10.1 -0.4 -3.2 6.1 6.3 8.3 -0.2 -2.2 7.2 7.6 10.0 -0.4 -2.8 5.1 5.3 7.4 -0.2 -2.3 11.6 12.0 15.5 -0.4 -3.9 6.1 6.5 8.8 -0.4 -2.7 6.1 6.3 8.9 -0.2 -2.8 7.2 7.7 10.4 -0.5 -3.2 5.9 5.8 7.7 0.1 -1.8 12.2 11.8 18.5 0.4 -6.3 6.8 7.0 9.6 -0.2 -2.8 6.7 6.5 9.2 0.2 -2.5 6.9 7.2 9.6 -0.3 -2.7 10.0 10.5 13.6 -0.5 -3.6 7.6 7.9 10.7 -0.3 -3.1 5.7 5.7 9.2 0.0 -3.5 4.9 5.1 7.1 -0.2 -2.2 7.4 7.7 10.4 -0.3 -3.0 8.0 8.3 8.9 -0.3 -0.9 10.0 7.9 15.4 2.1 -5.4 6.5 6.9 9.7 -0.4 -3.2 5.8 5.8 9.5 0.0 -3.7

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

December November December 2013 2013 2012 5.8 8.0 8.3 7.4 6.7 7.6 7.3 5.2 7.5 6.7 8.5 7.3 6.4 8.2 6.3 7.7 6.5 4.1 8.3 8.8 8.0 7.5 6.9 6.5 4.6 6.3 9.2 9.7 7.5 6.8 9.2 6.3 12.6 6.2 6.0 6.9 9.7 6.6 8.0 5.5 9.2 5.0 9.0 8.4 5.6 6.6 7.4 9.0 5.4 7.8 5.9 7.9 8.9 7.8 7.1 7.9 7.2 5.5 8.2 7.1 8.9 7.9 6.6 8.8 6.7 8.4 6.6 4.3 8.6 9.1 8.2 8.1 7.0 6.8 4.8 6.7 9.6 10.1 7.9 7.1 9.3 6.5 13.5 6.7 6.2 7.3 9.6 6.8 8.1 5.9 9.6 5.3 9.2 9.2 5.7 7.0 7.8 9.5 5.6 7.9 8.3 9.1 12.1 10.1 10.1 11.0 11.0 8.5 11.2 9.2 13.4 10.5 8.9 11.5 9.4 10.7 8.8 5.9 10.4 11.3 10.6 9.9 9.2 9.0 7.7 9.6 12.6 12.8 10.8 9.6 13.5 8.8 16.6 9.3 8.4 10.0 16.4 10.0 11.9 8.0 13.3 7.3 12.1 12.5 8.4 9.2 10.9 12.3 8.9 12.2

OTM Change -0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.4 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.7 -0.4 -0.4 -0.6 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 -0.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.9 -0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1

OTY Change -2.5 -1.1 -3.8 -2.7 -3.4 -3.4 -3.7 -3.3 -3.7 -2.5 -4.9 -3.2 -2.5 -3.3 -3.1 -3.0 -2.3 -1.8 -2.1 -2.5 -2.6 -2.4 -2.3 -2.5 -3.1 -3.3 -3.4 -3.1 -3.3 -2.8 -4.3 -2.5 -4.0 -3.1 -2.4 -3.1 -6.7 -3.4 -3.9 -2.5 -4.1 -2.3 -3.1 -4.1 -2.8 -2.6 -3.5 -3.3 -3.5 -4.4

North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919) 707-1500

METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS MULTICOUNTY SMALL LABOR MARKET AREA MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES
Metropolitan Statistical Area ASHEVILLE BURLINGTON CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL, NC-SC DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL FAYETTEVILLE GOLDSBORO GREENSBORO-HIGH POINT GREENVILLE HICKORY-LENOIR-MORGANTON JACKSONVILLE RALEIGH-CARY ROCKY MOUNT WILMINGTON WINSTON-SALEM Micropolitan Statistical Area ALBEMARLE BOONE BREVARD DUNN ELIZABETH CITY FOREST CITY HENDERSON KILL DEVIL HILLS KINSTON LAURINBURG LINCOLNTON LUMBERTON MOREHEAD CITY MOUNT AIRY NEW BERN NORTH WILKESBORO ROANOKE RAPIDS ROCKINGHAM SALISBURY SANFORD SHELBY SOUTHERN PINES-PINEHURST STATESVILLE-MOORESVILLE THOMASVILLE-LEXINGTON WASHINGTON WILSON Multicounty Small Labor Market Area JACKSON-SWAIN December 2013 5.0 6.4 6.6 4.9 7.8 6.6 6.9 6.5 7.2 6.5 5.2 9.4 7.1 6.1 December 2013 6.2 5.6 6.6 7.6 8.2 9.2 9.2 9.4 7.4 12.6 6.7 9.7 6.4 6.9 7.6 7.4 9.3 9.2 6.8 8.3 7.3 6.4 6.5 6.9 8.0 9.0 December 2013 6.8 November 2013 5.2 6.8 6.9 5.1 8.2 7.0 7.2 6.8 7.6 6.6 5.5 9.9 7.2 6.4 November 2013 6.7 5.7 6.8 7.9 8.5 9.3 9.6 8.6 7.8 13.5 7.1 10.1 6.5 7.3 8.0 7.8 9.9 9.6 7.1 8.9 7.6 6.6 6.9 7.3 8.4 9.5 November 2013 6.7 December OTM OTY 2012 Change Change -0.2 -2.5 7.5 -0.4 -2.9 9.3 -0.3 -2.8 9.4 -0.2 -2.2 7.1 -0.4 -2.4 10.2 -0.4 -2.6 9.2 -0.3 -2.9 9.8 -0.3 -2.6 9.1 -0.4 -3.6 10.8 -0.1 -2.3 8.8 -0.3 -2.3 7.5 -0.5 -3.6 13.0 -0.1 -2.9 10.0 -0.3 -2.7 8.8 December OTM OTY 2012 Change Change -0.5 -3.1 9.3 -0.1 -2.8 8.4 -0.2 -3.4 10.0 -0.3 -3.1 10.7 -0.3 -2.4 10.6 -0.1 -4.3 13.5 -0.4 -4.1 13.3 0.8 -6.5 15.9 -0.4 -2.7 10.1 -0.9 -4.0 16.6 -0.4 -3.4 10.1 -0.4 -3.1 12.8 -0.1 -2.9 9.3 -0.4 -3.1 10.0 -0.4 -2.4 10.0 -0.4 -3.5 10.9 -0.6 -3.5 12.8 -0.4 -3.4 12.6 -0.3 -2.8 9.6 -0.6 -3.8 12.1 -0.3 -3.1 10.4 -0.2 -2.5 8.9 -0.4 -3.2 9.7 -0.4 -3.2 10.1 -0.4 -3.0 11.0 -0.5 -3.3 12.3 December OTM OTY 2012 Change Change 0.1 -4.4 11.2

COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES

Combined Statistical Area ASHEVILLE-BREVARD CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-SALISBURY, NC-SC GREENSBORO-WINSTON SALEM-HIGH POINT LUMBERTON-LAURINBURG RALEIGH-DURHAM-CARY
Not Seasonally Adjusted December 2013 data are preliminary, while November 2013 data have been monthly revised and December 2012 data have been annually revised.

December 2013 5.0 6.7 6.6 10.2 5.2

November 2013 5.2 7.0 6.9 10.7 5.5

December OTM OTY 2012 Change Change -0.2 -2.6 7.6 -0.3 -2.9 9.6 -0.3 -2.8 9.4 -0.5 -3.3 13.5 -0.3 -2.4 7.6

North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919) 707-1500

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS Preliminary Data for December 2013 County ORANGE CHATHAM POLK BUNCOMBE HENDERSON WAKE DURHAM MADISON YADKIN UNION WATAUGA HAYWOOD JACKSON JOHNSTON GATES CURRITUCK CABARRUS STOKES FRANKLIN DAVIE FORSYTH ALEXANDER STANLY RANDOLPH NEW HANOVER SAMPSON MOORE ALAMANCE CARTERET ONSLOW PITT IREDELL CAMDEN CASWELL CLAY TRANSYLVANIA WAYNE LINCOLN MECKLENBURG GREENE ROWAN GRANVILLE DAVIDSON GUILFORD PERSON SURRY ALLEGHANY GASTON DUPLIN CATAWBA
Not Seasonally Adjusted Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions.

Labor Force 74,099 33,800 9,419 126,013 51,090 486,071 145,957 9,921 18,494 101,728 23,478 28,268 20,761 81,330 4,761 12,931 91,640 23,480 28,402 20,208 174,990 17,109 29,945 71,388 105,262 31,913 37,615 71,543 31,297 67,480 88,387 81,477 4,365 10,564 4,250 12,003 54,024 39,294 499,639 9,620 68,893 26,460 76,985 250,401 19,849 31,814 4,209 99,476 25,369 70,419

Unemployed 3,062 1,478 433 6,068 2,492 24,510 7,375 519 1,005 5,581 1,322 1,603 1,208 4,734 279 767 5,446 1,417 1,719 1,228 10,753 1,061 1,863 4,505 6,646 2,023 2,396 4,601 2,013 4,359 5,751 5,318 286 697 281 796 3,588 2,633 33,516 647 4,663 1,793 5,290 17,306 1,372 2,200 300 7,123 1,831 5,128

Rate 4.1% 4.4% 4.6% 4.8% 4.9% 5.0% 5.1% 5.2% 5.4% 5.5% 5.6% 5.7% 5.8% 5.8% 5.9% 5.9% 5.9% 6.0% 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 6.2% 6.2% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 6.7% 6.7% 6.7% 6.8% 6.8% 6.9% 6.9% 6.9% 6.9% 7.1% 7.2% 7.2% 7.3%

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 MONTGOMERY MACON CLEVELAND BURKE LENOIR HERTFORD WILKES CRAVEN CALDWELL PERQUIMANS ROCKINGHAM AVERY MARTIN MCDOWELL HARNETT NORTHAMPTON ANSON CUMBERLAND CHOWAN YANCEY HOKE JONES BEAUFORT TYRRELL PENDER BRUNSWICK NASH ASHE PAMLICO LEE WASHINGTON MITCHELL PASQUOTANK CHEROKEE WARREN WILSON BERTIE COLUMBUS RUTHERFORD RICHMOND VANCE DARE ROBESON SWAIN BLADEN HYDE HALIFAX EDGECOMBE GRAHAM SCOTLAND

Labor Force 11,315 14,815 48,984 37,931 28,285 9,495 28,686 41,269 36,549 5,145 42,502 7,630 11,052 19,737 48,594 8,507 10,717 138,177 5,890 7,447 22,492 4,219 19,958 2,330 23,871 50,071 43,731 11,334 5,223 25,324 6,628 6,769 16,659 9,548 7,532 39,747 7,943 24,103 25,491 18,550 18,656 19,772 54,549 6,593 14,442 2,542 21,801 23,872 3,662 12,531

Unemployed 824 1,082 3,582 2,786 2,085 704 2,136 3,092 2,743 387 3,200 575 834 1,493 3,706 651 824 10,669 455 578 1,795 337 1,600 187 1,917 4,106 3,595 936 433 2,105 558 578 1,462 857 677 3,582 716 2,174 2,342 1,709 1,725 1,865 5,266 641 1,424 253 2,174 2,768 445 1,580

Rate 7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.6% 7.6% 7.7% 7.7% 7.7% 7.7% 7.8% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.2% 8.2% 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 8.4% 8.5% 8.8% 9.0% 9.0% 9.0% 9.0% 9.0% 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 9.4% 9.7% 9.7% 9.9% 10.0% 10.0% 11.6% 12.2% 12.6%

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

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NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS Revised Data for November 2013 County ORANGE CHATHAM POLK BUNCOMBE HENDERSON DURHAM WAKE MADISON YADKIN WATAUGA HAYWOOD GATES JACKSON CURRITUCK UNION JOHNSTON CABARRUS STOKES FRANKLIN DAVIE ALEXANDER GREENE FORSYTH SAMPSON CARTERET MOORE ONSLOW STANLY RANDOLPH NEW HANOVER CLAY ALAMANCE TRANSYLVANIA CAMDEN PITT CASWELL IREDELL PERSON GRANVILLE WAYNE LINCOLN MECKLENBURG ROWAN GUILFORD MACON DAVIDSON SURRY ALLEGHANY CALDWELL DUPLIN
Not Seasonally Adjusted Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions.

Labor Force 74,910 34,196 9,474 127,235 51,552 147,676 490,405 10,015 18,741 24,119 28,491 4,790 21,283 13,021 103,079 81,894 92,738 23,804 28,634 20,508 17,318 9,674 177,670 31,916 31,718 37,869 68,534 30,293 72,338 107,044 4,447 72,430 12,207 4,381 89,467 10,709 81,367 20,045 26,831 54,129 39,425 506,264 69,294 253,572 15,786 77,437 31,979 4,313 36,898 24,956

Unemployed 3,222 1,578 459 6,429 2,605 7,824 26,184 546 1,044 1,370 1,634 276 1,238 760 6,056 4,857 5,758 1,479 1,797 1,302 1,114 624 11,479 2,075 2,065 2,496 4,546 2,018 4,840 7,175 299 4,890 833 299 6,117 734 5,627 1,399 1,879 3,798 2,781 35,891 4,951 18,331 1,143 5,635 2,345 317 2,762 1,903

Rate 4.3% 4.6% 4.8% 5.1% 5.1% 5.3% 5.3% 5.5% 5.6% 5.7% 5.7% 5.8% 5.8% 5.8% 5.9% 5.9% 6.2% 6.2% 6.3% 6.3% 6.4% 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 6.6% 6.6% 6.7% 6.7% 6.7% 6.7% 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 6.9% 6.9% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 7.2% 7.2% 7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 7.5% 7.6%

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 CLEVELAND GASTON BURKE HERTFORD CATAWBA WILKES LENOIR MCDOWELL JONES BRUNSWICK HYDE YANCEY MONTGOMERY CRAVEN HARNETT ROCKINGHAM PERQUIMANS AVERY TYRRELL ASHE CUMBERLAND MARTIN PENDER CHOWAN ANSON HOKE BEAUFORT NORTHAMPTON DARE PAMLICO NASH LEE MITCHELL PASQUOTANK COLUMBUS CHEROKEE WASHINGTON WARREN RUTHERFORD BERTIE WILSON RICHMOND VANCE SWAIN ROBESON BLADEN HALIFAX GRAHAM EDGECOMBE SCOTLAND

Labor Force 49,709 100,922 38,457 9,488 71,484 28,865 28,348 20,004 4,224 50,534 2,700 7,599 11,235 41,566 49,118 43,083 5,180 7,360 2,334 11,839 139,517 10,927 24,219 5,829 10,883 22,696 20,116 8,450 20,965 5,255 44,157 25,464 6,661 16,729 24,214 9,666 6,299 7,588 26,060 7,888 40,201 18,840 18,928 6,750 54,291 14,647 21,597 3,748 24,056 12,693

Unemployed 3,799 7,727 2,969 734 5,558 2,257 2,219 1,572 332 3,985 213 600 888 3,291 3,897 3,420 418 596 190 964 11,366 896 1,987 481 900 1,894 1,689 713 1,793 452 3,899 2,258 592 1,518 2,211 885 580 699 2,425 740 3,805 1,806 1,816 648 5,488 1,496 2,267 444 2,888 1,710

Rate 7.6% 7.7% 7.7% 7.7% 7.8% 7.8% 7.8% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 8.2% 8.2% 8.3% 8.3% 8.3% 8.4% 8.4% 8.6% 8.6% 8.8% 8.9% 8.9% 9.1% 9.1% 9.2% 9.2% 9.2% 9.3% 9.4% 9.5% 9.6% 9.6% 9.6% 10.1% 10.2% 10.5% 11.8% 12.0% 13.5%

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 Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919) 707-1500

North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Counties With Highest Unemployment Rates December 2013*
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

December 2013

15%

North Carolinas statewide unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) was 6.6 percent in December. This was a 0.3 of a percentage-point decrease from Novembers revised rate of 6.9 percent, and a 2.8 percentage-point decline over the year. Over the month, the unemployment rate decreased in 86 counties, increased in 11 and remained unchanged in three. Thirtyseven counties had unemployment rates at or below the states 6.6 percent rate. Scotland County recorded Decembers highest unemployment rate at 12.6 percent, decreasing 0.9 of a percentage point from the previous month. Graham County had the second-highest rate at 12.2 percent, increasing 0.4 of a percentage point. Orange County had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.1 percent, followed by Chatham at 4.4 percent, and Polk at 4.6 percent. Unemployment rates decreased in all 14 of the states Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The Rocky Mount MSA had the highest unemployment rate in December at 9.4 percent, followed by Fayetteville at 7.8 percent. Durham/Chapel Hill reported the months lowest unemployment rate at 4.9 percent, which decreased 0.2 of a percentage point from the previous month. Asheville followed at 5.0 percent.

12.6%
10%

12.2%

11.6% 10.0% 10.0% 9.9% 9.7% 9.7%

5%

0%

Scotland

Graham Edgecombe

Halifax

Hyde

Bladen

Swain

Robeson

Counties With Lowest Unemployment Rates December 2013*

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

6%

4%

4.1%

4.4%

4.6%

4.8%

4.9%

5.0%

5.1%

5.2%

2%

0%

Orange

Chatham

Polk

Buncombe Henderson

Wake

Durham

Madison

MSA Unemployment Rates December 2013*

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

12%

9% 7.2% 7.8%

9.4% 6.9% 7.1%

6%

6.6% 4.9% 5.0% 5.2%

6.1%

6.4%

6.5%

6.5%

6.6%

6.6%

3%

0%

Hickory/Lenoir/ Morganton

Winston-Salem

North Carolina

*All December 2013 data are preliminary.

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Charloe/Gastonia/ Rock Hill, NC-SC

Rocky Mount

Greensboro/ High Point

Jacksonville

Goldsboro

Raleigh/Cary

Wilmington

Durham/ Chapel Hill

Burlington

Greenville

Asheville

Fayeeville

North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Regular Initial UI Claims December 2013 Transactions County Initial Claims 3,079 2,066 1,889 1,029 1,024 Female 1,494 972 925 503 470 Individuals AfricanAmerican 1,811 936 1,164 522 586 White 913 880 552 394 286 45 Or Older 1,094 817 781 398 363 In December 2013, there were 33,157 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 25,588 for the month ending December 2013, increased 4,385 from the prior month. Attached New Initial Claims totaled 143, or 0.6 percent. During the same period a year ago, New Claims totaled 35,697, of which 34 percent were Attached. For the month ending December 2011, New Claims totaled 39,445, of which 33 percent were Attached Claims.

Mecklenburg Wake Guilford Forsyth Cumberland

Counties Receiving Most Regular UI Benefits December 2013

$8,000,000

$6,000,000

$6,744,028

$5,023,537 $4,000,000 $3,153,980 $2,000,000 $1,776,763 $0 Mecklenburg Wake Guilford Forsyth Cumberland $1,752,881

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

3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 999 500 0 Business Services Eang & Drinking Places Construcon-Special Trade Contractors Miscellaneous Services Heavy Construcon Other Than Building 933 900 1,591 3,090

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

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North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Asheville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013
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 -100 -1.5% 0 0.0% 300 0.9% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 200 1.2% -100 -0.3% 200 0.8% 0 0.0% -100 -0.4% Over-the-Year 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 -4.3% -100 -0.5% 1,000 2.9% 0 0.0% 200 3.6% 300 1.8% 1,200 3.7% 1,500 6.2% 100 1.5% -700 -2.5%

UN Rate | 5.0% Total Nonfarm | 178,000 Monthly Change | 400 (0.2%) Yearly Change | 3,200 (1.8%)

Burlington MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

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 -100 -3.8% 0 0.0% 200 1.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -100 -1.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Over-the-Year 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 0 0.0% -100 -1.1% 200 1.7% 0 0.0% -100 -5.3% 100 1.5% 0 0.0% 300 4.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

UN Rate | 6.4% Total Nonfarm | 59,600 Monthly Change | 0 (0.0%) Yearly Change | 400 (0.7%)

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

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 -800 -1.8% 600 0.9% 1,800 1.0% 0 0.0% -400 -0.5% -500 -0.3% -400 -0.5% -700 -0.7% 400 1.4% -200 -0.2% Over-the-Year 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 3,100 7.9% 100 0.1% 6,600 3.7% 500 2.3% 900 1.3% 8,600 6.0% -1,600 -1.8% 4,600 4.7% 900 3.1% -1,100 -0.9%

UN Rate | 6.6% Total Nonfarm | 892,800 Monthly Change | -200 (>-0.1%) Yearly Change | 22,600 (2.6%)

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

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 -200 -3.0% 0 0.0% 700 2.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 200 0.5% 100 0.2% -100 -0.4% 100 1.0% -900 -1.3% Over-the-Year 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 -100 -1.5% -700 -2.1% -500 -1.4% 100 2.8% 300 2.4% 800 2.1% 1,000 1.7% 2,500 11.0% 100 1.0% 3,200 5.0%

UN Rate | 4.9% Total Nonfarm | 295,500 Monthly Change | -100 (>-0.1%) Yearly Change | 6,700 (2.3%)

Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All December 2013 data are preliminary.

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North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Fayetteville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013
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 0 0.0% 100 1.1% 300 1.3% -100 -7.1% 0 0.0% 100 0.8% 0 0.0% -100 -0.7% 100 2.0% -100 -0.2% Over-the-Year 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 200 3.9% -100 -1.1% 900 3.8% -100 -7.1% -100 -2.4% -300 -2.2% 300 2.2% 200 1.4% 200 4.2% -800 -2.0%

UN Rate | 7.8% Total Nonfarm | 131,400 Monthly Change | 300 (0.2%) Yearly Change | 400 (0.3%)

Goldsboro MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

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 * * * * * * * * * 0 0.0% Over-the-Year 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 * * * * * * * * * -100 -1.0%

UN Rate | 6.6% Total Nonfarm | 43,600 Monthly Change | 0 (0.0%) Yearly Change | 500 (1.2%)

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

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 -600 -4.5% 0 0.0% 1,000 1.4% 100 1.9% 100 0.6% -100 -0.2% 100 0.2% -400 -1.2% 0 0.0% -200 -0.4% Over-the-Year 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 -100 -0.8% -800 -1.5% 2,000 2.8% 100 1.9% -400 -2.2% 3,300 7.1% -200 -0.4% 700 2.2% -100 -0.8% 1,000 2.1%

UN Rate | 6.9% Total Nonfarm | 351,800 Monthly Change | 0 (0.0%) Yearly Change | 5,500 (1.6%)

Greenville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

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 0 0.0% -100 -1.2% 100 0.8% 0 0.0% 100 3.6% 0 0.0% -100 -1.0% -100 -1.1% -100 -4.5% 0 0.0% Over-the-Year 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 -100 -3.6% 400 5.2% 400 3.4% 100 11.1% 100 3.6% 300 4.1% -800 -7.6% 800 9.3% -100 -4.5% 200 0.7%

UN Rate | 6.5% Total Nonfarm | 83,700 Monthly Change | -200 (-0.2%) Yearly Change | 1,300 (1.6%)

*Data not collected for these industrial sectors. Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All December 2013 data are preliminary.

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North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013
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 -100 -2.9% 0 0.0% 100 0.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -100 -0.7% -100 -0.5% -100 -0.8% 100 2.3% -100 -0.4% Over-the-Year 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 0 0.0% -600 -1.6% 700 2.6% 0 0.0% 100 3.0% 500 3.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 100 0.4%

UN Rate | 7.2% Total Nonfarm | 144,500 Monthly Change | -300 (-0.2%) Yearly Change | 800 (0.6%)

Jacksonville MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

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 -1.9% Over-the-Year 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 * * * * * * * * * 600 3.9%

UN Rate | 6.5% Total Nonfarm | 49,500 Monthly Change | -400 (-0.8%) Yearly Change | 400 (0.8%)

Raleigh/Cary MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

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 100 0.4% -400 -1.4% 1,000 1.0% 100 0.5% 100 0.4% 900 0.9% -300 -0.4% 1,400 2.5% 0 0.0% -500 -0.5% Over-the-Year 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 -2,500 -8.3% 400 1.5% 2,200 2.3% 800 4.4% 600 2.3% 6,300 6.5% 1,600 2.5% 600 1.1% 800 3.6% 2,200 2.4%

UN Rate | 5.2% Total Nonfarm | 542,100 Monthly Change | 2,400 (0.4%) Yearly Change | 13,000 (2.5%)

Rocky Mount MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

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 -100 -4.2% 100 1.0% 300 2.6% * * 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -100 -1.8% * -300 -2.8% Over-the-Year 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 -100 -4.2% -200 -2.0% 400 3.5% * * 300 5.2% 0 0.0% 100 1.9% * -600 -5.5%

UN Rate | 9.4% Total Nonfarm | 57,500 Monthly Change | -100 (-0.2%) Yearly Change | -800 (-1.4%)

*Data not collected for these industrial sectors. Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All December 2013 data are preliminary.

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North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions

Wilmington MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013
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 -100 -1.4% 0 0.0% 400 1.4% 0 0.0% 100 1.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% -600 -2.6% 0 0.0% -100 -0.4% Over-the-Year 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 -400 -5.6% 100 1.4% 500 1.7% 100 3.6% 100 1.6% 300 2.0% 400 2.2% 1,500 7.1% 100 2.0% -200 -0.7%

UN Rate | 7.1% Total Nonfarm | 141,500 Monthly Change | -300 (-0.2%) Yearly Change | 2,500 (1.8%)

Winston-Salem MSA | Total Nonfarm Employment | December 2013

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 -200 -2.8% -100 -0.5% 100 0.3% 0 0.0% 100 0.9% 300 1.1% 0 0.0% -700 -3.2% 0 0.0% -200 -0.7% Over-the-Year 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 -200 -2.8% -500 -2.5% 200 0.5% 100 5.6% -100 -0.9% -1,400 -4.7% 1,400 3.1% 1,300 6.5% -100 -1.3% 900 3.5%

UN Rate | 6.1% Total Nonfarm | 209,800 Monthly Change | -700 (-0.3%) Yearly Change | 1,600 (0.8%)

Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All December 2013 data are preliminary.

Over the month, net industry employment decreased in eight of 14 MSAs. The Winston-Salem MSA had the largest net employment decrease with 700, followed by Jacksonville with 400. Jacksonville experienced the greatest percentage decrease at 0.8 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 13 MSAs. The Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill MSA had the largest net employment increase with 22,600, followed by Raleigh/Cary with 13,000, and Durham/Chapel Hill, 6,700. Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill NC-SC had the greatest percentage increase at 2.6 percent. Rocky Mount reported a net decrease of 800. MSA Over-the-Month Employment Percent Change November 2013-December 2013
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

MSA Over-the-Year Employment Percent Change December 2012-December 2013

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Jacksonville Winston-Salem Wilmington Hick/Len/Morg Rocky Mount Greenville Char/Gast/Rock Hill Durham/Chapel Hill Burlington Goldsboro Greensboro/High Pt Asheville Fayeeville Raleigh/Cary -1.0%

-0.8% -0.3% -0.2% -0.2% -0.2% -0.2% >-0.1% >-0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0% 1.0%

Rocky Mount Fayeeville Hick/Len/Morg Burlington Jacksonville Winston-Salem Goldsboro Greensboro/High Pt Greenville Asheville Wilmington Durham/Chapel Hill Raleigh/Cary Char/Gast/Rock Hill -2.0%

-1.4% 0.3% 0.6% 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2% 1.6% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% 2.3% 2.5% 2.6% -1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0%

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North Carolina Unemployment Rates by County December 2013

Ashe
Alleghany

7.1
Wilkes

Surry

8.3
Watauga

Stokes

Gates

Camden Currituck

6.9 7.4
Yadkin

6.0
Forsyth

Rockingham

Caswell

Person GranvilleVance Warren

7.5
Guilford

6.6

6.9

6.8

9.2

9.0

Halifax

Northampton Hertford

7.7

5.9

6.6
Pasquotank

5.9

10.0

7.4
Bertie

Mitchell Avery

5.6

Perquimans

8.8
10.7

5.4
Davie
Iredell

8.5
Madison
Yancey

7.5
Caldwell Alexander

6.1 6.1

6.9
Davidson

Alamance OrangeDurham

Franklin

7.7
Chowan

7.5

6.1

6.4

4.1

Nash

9.0
Edgecombe

5.2
Buncombe

7.8
McDowell
Burke

7.5 7.3

5.1
Wake

6.2
Catawba

8.2 5.0
Johnston
Wilson

6.5
Rowan

6.9 6.8

Randolph

11.6 9.0
Greene

Martin

Washington

Tyrrell

Chatham

7.5
Pitt

8.4

8.0

Dare

Swain

Haywood

4.8
Henderson

7.6
Rutherford

7.3
Lincoln 6.7

6.3

4.4
Lee
Moore

9.4

Graham

9.7
Jackson

5.7 5.8 4.9

Polk

6.5

Beaufort

Hyde

12.2
Cherokee
Macon

Transylvania

4.6

9.2

Cleveland

7.3

9.0

Clay

7.3

Cabarrus Stanly Montgomery Gaston 6.2 Mecklenburg 5.9 7.3

8.3

Harnett

5.8

Wayne

6.7
Lenoir Craven Jones

8.0

10.0

7.6

6.6 7.4 7.5

Pamlico

6.6

6.6

7.2

6.4
Hoke

6.7

Union

Anson

Richmond

8.0

Cumberland

Sampson

8.3
Carteret

5.5

7.7

9.2
Scotland

7.7

6.3

Duplin

8.0
Onslow

7.2 6.5
Pender

6.4

12.6

Robeson

Bladen

9.7

9.9

8.0
Columbus
New Hanover

9.0
Brunswick

6.3 8.2

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%

11 Counties Higher Than Previous Month 86 Counties Lower Than Previous Month 3 Counties Same as Previous Month

North Carolina Rate 6.6% Not Seasonally Adjusted

Note: December 2013 data are preliminary. Prepared by Labor & Economic Analysis Division, North Carolina Department of Commerce 1_2014

 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. In most years, historical data for the most recent five 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 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 December 1, 2009. 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-theyear 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