News Releases
02.04.2011
News Releases, Policy Points
CHAPEL HILL (February 4, 2011) – A complex national employment report for January offered few clear insights into the state of the American job market. Last month, employers added just 36,000 more payroll positions than they eliminated, but at the ...
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02.01.2011
News Releases, Policy Points
CHAPEL HILL (February 1, 2011) – Some 71 percent of North Carolina’s counties and 36 percent of the state’s metro areas ended 2010 with labor forces smaller in size than they were at the start of the year. Furthermore, 57 ...
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01.24.2011
News Releases, Policy Points
CHAPEL HILL (January 24, 2011) – North Carolina ended 2010 essentially with no more payroll jobs than it had at the beginning of the year. According to data released today by the Employment Security Commission, North Carolina gained 2,300 payroll ...
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01.07.2011
News Releases, Policy Points
CHAPEL HILL (January 7, 2010) – The national employment situation improved somewhat in December, as employers added 103,000 more payroll positions than they eliminated. While that gain contributed to a fall in unemployment, a troubling drop in the size of ...
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01.04.2011
News Releases, Policy Points
CHAPEL HILL (January 4, 2011) – The sizes of labor forces in communities across North Carolina continued to shrink in November, based on preliminary data released today by the Employment Security Commission. Compared to one year ago, labor forces were smaller ...
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