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North Carolina Department of Commerce
Division of Employment Security
Governor Pat McCrory
Secretary of Commerce Sharon Allred Decker
Assistant Secretary Dale R. Folwell

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Unemployment Rate News Releases

Latest State Unemployment Rates
5/17/2013 North Carolina’s April Employment Figures Released
RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate decreased to 8.9 percent from March’s revised rate of 9.2 percent. The national rate fell to 7.5 percent from March’s 7.6 percent.
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Latest County News Release
5/1/2013 North Carolina’s March County and Area Employment Figures Released
RALEIGH — Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 99 of North Carolina’s counties in March and remained the same in one. All 14 of the State’s metro areas experienced rate decreases.
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5/17/2013 opens a new browser window North Carolina’s April Employment Figures Released
4/19/2013 opens a new browser window North Carolina’s March Employment Figures Released
3/28/2013 opens a new browser window North Carolina’s February Employment Figures Released
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5/1/2013 opens a new browser window North Carolina’s March County and Area Employment Figures Released
4/10/2013 opens a new browser window North Carolina’s February County and Area Employment Figures Released
3/22/2013 opens a new browser window North Carolina’s January County and Area Employment Figures Released
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