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North Carolina Unemployment Rates
According to the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina’s latest review, unemployment rates decreased in 48 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in July. These unemployment rates were not seasonally adjusted but give an idea of what’s happening in the state. There were still unemployment increases in 39 counties, with State and Local government job loss being the biggest cause of the increase. These job losses mainly affected North Carolina’s Metropolitan areas and among government jobs, educational services were the most affected. The Ashville Metropolitan area for example lost 3,100 government jobs in July. That’s 12.1 % of the government workforce in that area.
Currituck County had the lowest unemployment rate for that month, followed by Hyde, Chatham and Orange Counties. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rates, followed by Edgecombe, Rutherford and Vance Counties.
For the entire State, the unemployment rate as of July, was 10.3% (not seasonally adjusted) and $4,538,453,271 of Unemployment Insurance Benefits had been paid up until that point over the course of a year (August 2010 – July 2011 ) .
These numbers of course, can only give us an idea of what’s happening among North Carolina’s employable population. Again, they do not reflect adjustment for seasonal jobs for example. Also, unemployment is determined by the number of people claiming benefits, which requires actively looking for work in order to qualify. Those who give up looking for employment or move away affect the statistics and leave us with more of a general view of the situation in each county.
There is however hope for those included among the number of those currently unemployed. There is Unemployment Benefit Insurance to help sustain them while looking for work, or the better option for some, of returning to school while possibly still being able to receive these benefits. The Federal Pell Grant Scholarship, covering up to $5,350 in education expenses for those who qualify, is a great place to start. www.fafsa.gov. You can read more about this option here: http://www.ncesc1.com/individual/downloads/NCESCPellGrantLetter.pdf
According to ESC Chairman Lynn R. Holmes “The goal of Gov. Perdue, the ESC and our workforce development partners, is to grow jobs and put people back to work.”
Here is the link to the full report from the Employment Security Commission referred to above which was released August26th http://www.ncesc1.com/PMI/Rates/PressReleases/County/NR_July2011_CountyRates_M.pdf
The new report which will show unemployment rates for the month of August will be released Friday September 16th.
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