North Carolina Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 2,640,000 | - | 4.3 | - |
| 1979 | 2,657,000 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| 1980 | 2,668,000 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| 1981 | 2,730,000 | 2.3 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| 1982 | 2,675,000 | -2.0 | 9.0 | 2.6 |
| 1983 | 2,674,000 | 0.0 | 8.9 | -0.1 |
| 1984 | 2,828,000 | 5.8 | 6.8 | -2.1 |
| 1985 | 2,949,000 | 4.3 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 1986 | 3,008,000 | 2.0 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| 1987 | 3,128,000 | 4.0 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| 1988 | 3,199,000 | 2.3 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| 1989 | 3,272,000 | 2.3 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| 1990 | 3,323,957 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| 1991 | 3,307,735 | -0.5 | 5.8 | 1.7 |
| 1992 | 3,334,507 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 3,380,985 | 1.4 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
| 1994 | 3,439,864 | 1.7 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| 1995 | 3,582,647 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 3,704,108 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 3,809,601 | 2.8 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 3,844,792 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 3,921,244 | 2.0 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 3,969,235 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 3,929,977 | -1.0 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 3,930,736 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 1.0 |
| 2003 | 3,973,635 | 1.1 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| 2004 | 4,031,081 | 1.4 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| 2005 | 4,108,306 | 1.9 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| 2006 | 4,237,729 | 3.2 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 4,292,816 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 4,256,815 | -0.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 3,505,575 | 5.3 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 3,537,318 | 5.2 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 3,562,041 | 5.4 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 3,563,195 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| May | 3,561,889 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 3,595,469 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 3,629,578 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 3,605,064 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 3,594,258 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 3,621,991 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 3,615,182 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 3,600,207 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 3,558,747 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 3,605,219 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 3,637,200 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 3,655,230 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| May | 3,700,742 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 3,739,563 | 4.0 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 3,760,289 | 3.6 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 3,746,335 | 3.9 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 3,738,228 | 4.0 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 3,770,694 | 4.1 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 3,772,559 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 3,764,491 | 4.6 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 3,712,812 | 4.3 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 3,736,169 | 3.6 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 3,790,569 | 4.2 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 3,801,926 | 4.0 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| May | 3,826,867 | 3.4 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 3,840,399 | 2.7 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 3,854,927 | 2.5 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 3,828,478 | 2.2 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 3,823,722 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 3,833,839 | 1.7 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 3,844,282 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 3,821,217 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 3,752,056 | 1.1 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 3,776,341 | 1.1 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 3,802,545 | 0.3 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 3,828,413 | 0.7 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| May | 3,848,804 | 0.6 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 3,861,478 | 0.5 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 3,880,346 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 3,865,535 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 3,875,293 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 3,878,625 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 3,883,498 | 1.0 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 3,884,565 | 1.7 | 2.8 | -0.7 |
| 1999-Jan | 3,850,105 | 2.6 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 3,868,401 | 2.4 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 3,891,288 | 2.3 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 3,897,267 | 1.8 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 3,911,210 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 3,929,104 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 3,958,834 | 2.0 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 3,944,956 | 2.1 | 3.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 3,932,047 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 3,955,765 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 3,957,446 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 3,958,503 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 3,901,201 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 3,912,309 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 3,951,027 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 3,969,390 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 3,968,730 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 4,012,475 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 3,994,487 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 3,984,765 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 3,978,893 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 3,984,354 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 3,981,141 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 3,992,051 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| 2001-Jan | 3,959,708 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 3,963,030 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 3,980,080 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 3,928,025 | -1.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 |
| May | 3,930,490 | -1.0 | 5.2 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 3,942,034 | -1.8 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| Jul | 3,941,450 | -1.3 | 5.9 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 3,894,985 | -2.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| Sep | 3,906,304 | -1.8 | 5.8 | 2.2 |
| Oct | 3,929,658 | -1.4 | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| Nov | 3,899,803 | -2.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 3,884,152 | -2.7 | 6.6 | 2.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 3,852,878 | -2.7 | 7.5 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 3,887,895 | -1.9 | 7.2 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 3,902,806 | -1.9 | 7.0 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 3,920,961 | -0.2 | 6.7 | 1.8 |
| May | 3,940,182 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 3,942,533 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 3,962,100 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 3,952,733 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 3,970,870 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 3,968,831 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 3,939,513 | 1.0 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 3,927,533 | 1.1 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 3,914,979 | 1.6 | 6.9 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 3,925,318 | 1.0 | 6.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 3,945,824 | 1.1 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 3,970,447 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 3,986,604 | 1.2 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 3,991,202 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 3,975,758 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 3,970,527 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 3,982,865 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 4,014,532 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 4,008,644 | 1.8 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 3,996,921 | 1.8 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 3,965,707 | 1.3 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 3,964,939 | 1.0 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 3,989,923 | 1.1 | 5.9 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 4,013,974 | 1.1 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| May | 4,026,507 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 4,039,813 | 1.2 | 5.9 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 4,081,364 | 2.7 | 5.6 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 4,059,514 | 2.2 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 4,060,445 | 1.9 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 4,068,885 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 4,056,175 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 4,045,724 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 4,021,925 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 4,026,165 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 4,060,386 | 1.8 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 4,090,870 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 4,101,824 | 1.9 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 4,109,327 | 1.7 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 4,144,155 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 4,137,965 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 4,145,595 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 4,170,130 | 2.5 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 4,148,477 | 2.3 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 4,142,853 | 2.4 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 4,134,268 | 2.8 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 4,136,957 | 2.8 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 4,170,635 | 2.7 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 4,214,259 | 3.0 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| May | 4,228,538 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 4,250,787 | 3.4 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 4,280,694 | 3.3 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 4,266,029 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 4,264,203 | 2.9 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 4,306,851 | 3.3 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 4,301,990 | 3.7 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 4,297,537 | 3.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 4,246,030 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 4,249,803 | 2.7 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 4,284,565 | 2.7 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 4,276,885 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 4,294,345 | 1.6 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 4,320,637 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 4,325,486 | 1.0 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 4,294,461 | 0.7 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 4,310,391 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 4,311,724 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 4,313,802 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 4,285,658 | -0.3 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| 2008-Jan | 4,260,448 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 4,252,331 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 4,272,230 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 4,287,211 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| May | 4,283,427 | -0.3 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 4,290,405 | -0.7 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 4,297,288 | -0.7 | 6.7 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 4,259,495 | -0.8 | 6.7 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 4,267,969 | -1.0 | 6.4 | 2.0 |
| Oct | 4,272,148 | -0.9 | 6.9 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 4,200,942 | -2.6 | 7.7 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 4,137,880 | -3.4 | 8.4 | 3.6 |
| 2009-Jan | 4,055,997 | -4.8 | 10.2 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 4,044,235 | -4.9 | 11.2 | 5.9 |
| Mar | 4,031,877 | -5.6 | 11.0 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 4,079,980 | -4.8 | 10.5 | 5.5 |
| May | 4,060,316 | -5.2 | 11.0 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 4,081,928 | -4.9 | 11.2 | 5.0 |
| Jul | 4,085,179 | -4.9 | 11.1 | 4.4 |
| Aug | 4,056,569 | -4.8 | 10.7 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 4,053,491 | -5.0 | 10.4 | 4.0 |
| Oct | 4,060,373 | -5.0 | 10.7 | 3.7 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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