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06.16.2017 News Releases, Policy Points

NC’s Unemployment Rate Falls To 4.5% In May

Chapel Hill, NC (June 16, 2017) -- In May 2017, employers in North Carolina collectively added 18,800 more payroll jobs than they cut (+0.4 percent), with net gains in the private sector slightly offset by net losses in the public ...

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04.21.2017 News Releases, Policy Points

NC Netted Almost No Jobs In 2017.q1

CHAPEL HILL, NC (April 21, 2017) – In March 2017, employers in North Carolina collectively added 500 more payroll jobs than they cut (+/-0.0 percent), with a net gain in the public sector effectively cancelled out by net losses in ...

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03.24.2017 News Releases, Policy Points

North Carolina’s Recovery Turns Seven

CHAPEL HILL, NC (March 24, 2017) – In February 2017, employers in North Carolina collectively added 9,100 more payroll jobs than they cut (+0.2 percent), with small net gains occurring in both the private and public sectors. The monthly household ...

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03.13.2017 News Releases, Policy Points

NC’s Labor Market Starts 2017 Slowly

CHAPEL HILL, NC (March 13, 2017) – In the first month of 2017, employers in North Carolina collectively cut 6,600 more payroll jobs than they added (-0.2 percent), with net losses occurring in both the private and public sectors. The ...

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12.16.2016 News Releases, Policy Points

NC Unemployment Rate Ticked Up In Nov.

CHAPEL HILL, NC (December 16, 2016) – In November, employers in North Carolina added 9,000 more payroll jobs than they cut, due entirely to hiring in the private sector. So far in 2016, North Carolina has netted 78,200 payroll jobs ...

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