Division of Employment Security
Governor Pat McCrory
Secretary of Commerce Sharon Allred Decker
Assistant Secretary Dale R. Folwell
Labor Market Information
Unemployment Rates
To view or download state and local unemployment rates select, All Areas by Year
or Single Areas for All Years under Labor Force Statistics.
View Unemployment Rate Release Schedule 2013
Labor Force Statistics
The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program generates estimates of total civilian labor force, employment, unemployment
and unemployment rates. From here, you can request monthly and annually averaged not seasonally adjusted data for the United States,
North Carolina, 14 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 26 Micropolitan Statistical Areas, five Combined Statistical Areas, 24 Workforce
Development Boards, seven Economic Development Regions, four Broad Geographic Regions, designated labor market area, all counties
and all cities with a population of 25,000 or more. Monthly seasonally adjusted estimates, in which seasonal trends are smoothed
for better comparison over time, are also provided for the nation and state.
| All Areas by Year Choose a geographic level at which to view or download civilian labor force estimates data. |
| Single Areas for All Years Choose a specific geographic area and view or download civilian labor force estimates data for that area. |
| Map of Civilian Labor Force Estimates Choose a specific month and year and view a state map of total labor force. |
| Access Local Area Unemployment Statistics using the Demand Driven Data Delivery System - D4
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Insured Unemployment Statistics
Insured Unemployment Statistics provides data on North Carolina’s insured employment and insured unemployment statistics by county. The rate of insured unemployment is the ratio of
weekly average weeks claimed for UI benefits to employment covered under North Carolina’s UI system. The data on insured employment is a compilation of information obtained from the
employer’s contribution reports. Insured employment and unemployment are provided Statewide and by county. Additionally, this monthly publication reports the insured rates for the
current month, the prior month and one year ago.
Note: The methodologies and purposes of the insured unemployment rate and the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) total unemployment rate are different and the two statistics should not be confused.
Job Applicants Registered with ESC
A report of Statewide and county data reflecting the number of and the work experience for active job applicants registered
with ESC. Reports for the period March 2004 through December 2006 were published every third month. Beginning January 2007,
monthly reports are available. The accompanying narrative explains the usefulness of the report as an indicator of the available
labor supply.
2010-2011
Archives
Employment Service and Unemployment Insurance Operations
An overview of Unemployment Insurance Claims activity including "Highlights" of the activity for the month as well as selected ESC Employment Service activity.
2010-2011
Archives
Quarterly Workforce Indicators
The primary data product produced by the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) partnership is the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI).
QWI data for North Carolina are available through a variety of mechanisms, currently hosted by the U. S. Census Bureau.
Follow the links below to access the indicators for North Carolina and other partner states.
| QWI Online | Query system to access selected measures for user-specified geography, industry and time period |
| Data Tools | Links to other QWI data tools providing access by topic, such as industry snapshots or geographic summaries |
Note: QWIs for North Carolina are currently available for limited geographies (statewide and Workforce Development Board area) and industries (down to NAICS sub-sector [3 digit] and SIC industry group [3 digit]). All QWI data for North Carolina are under review and subject to change.
Announced Business Closings and Layoffs
The business closings and layoffs data at this site is collected from a survey of North Carolina newspapers, other publications and information supplied to the
Employment Security Commission from employers experiencing these events. You can view monthly published reports for all counties. You can also create custom
reports for a specific time period, geography and industry, or link to a more detailed search screen. All statewide layoff and closing information is not
supplied to the Employment Security Commission for reporting purposes. Therefore, these data are not all inclusive and do not meet the Labor Market Information
Division standard for accuracy.