What was the April unemployment rate in NC?
North Carolina’s jobless rate for April was unchanged at 10.8 percent, marking a third straight month the rate was nearly flat and offering hope that the worst of the state’s job losses may be over, the state Employment Security Commission reported Friday. North Carolina’s jobless rate of 10.8 percent in April and March was still the highest on record since states started the current measuring method in 1976. It was 10.7 percent in February. The state rate in April 2008 was 5.7 percent, the third-fastest rise in unemployment after Oregon and South Carolina. “Things are still bad but the decline isn’t as bad as it has been. That’s hopeful and that’s the first step in the process” of economic recovery, said James Kleckley, director of the Bureau of Business Research at East Carolina University. “I think what we’re seeing is fairly consistent with what you may call a bottoming process. It’s good in the fact that it’s not getting any worse.” North Carolina’s jobless rate has soared from 7
North Carolina’s unemployment rate held steady in April at 10.8 percent, according to statistics released today by the N.C. Employment Security Commission. Employment made a small gain, while the number of unemployed workers slightly decreased. Sources: http://www.ncesc1.com/pmi/rates/ratesmain.
