North Carolina s June County and Area Employment Figures Released

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1 For Immediate Release: August 2, 2017 For More Information, Contact: Beth Gargan/ North Carolina s June County and Area Employment Figures Released RALEIGH Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 69 of North Carolina s counties in June, increased in four, and remained unchanged in 27. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 7.6 percent, while Buncombe County had the lowest at 3.2 percent. Nine of the state s metro areas experienced rate decreases and six remained unchanged. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount at 6.4 percent had the highest rate and Asheville had the lowest rate at 3.4 percent. The June not seasonally adjusted statewide rate was 4.2 percent. Counties With Rates Counties With Rates Counties With Rates 5% or Below Between 5% and 10% 10% or Above June May (Revised) When compared to the same month last year, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased all 100 counties. All fifteen metro areas experienced rate decreases over the year. The number of workers employed statewide (not seasonally adjusted) increased in June by 509 to 4,708,854, while those unemployed decreased 4,343 to 208,449. Since June 2016, the number of workers employed statewide increased 84,212, while those unemployed decreased 44,241. It is important to note that employment estimates are subject to large seasonal patterns; therefore, it is advisable to focus on over-the-year changes in the not seasonally adjusted estimates. The next unemployment update is scheduled for Friday, August 18, 2017 when the state unemployment rate for July 2017 will be released. This information may be accessed on the Commerce website at

2 County Labor Force Unemployed Rate County Labor Force Unemployed Rate STATEWIDE 4,917, , ALAMANCE 79,415 3, JOHNSTON 92,646 3, ALEXANDER 17, JONES 4, ALLEGHANY 4, LEE 26,736 1, ANSON 10, LENOIR 27,308 1, ASHE 12, LINCOLN 42,548 1, AVERY 7, MCDOWELL 21, BEAUFORT 20, MACON 15, BERTIE 8, MADISON 9, BLADEN 14, MARTIN 9, BRUNSWICK 52,752 2, MECKLENBURG 596,658 23, BUNCOMBE 136,244 4, MITCHELL 6, BURKE 40,169 1, MONTGOMERY 11, CABARRUS 102,915 3, MOORE 40,577 1, CALDWELL 36,080 1, NASH 42,872 2, CAMDEN 4, NEW HANOVER 119,264 4, CARTERET 32,835 1, NORTHAMPTON 7, CASWELL 9, ONSLOW 63,567 2, CATAWBA 77,073 3, ORANGE 76,753 2, CHATHAM 34,610 1, PAMLICO 5, CHEROKEE 11, PASQUOTANK 17, CHOWAN 5, PENDER 27,072 1, CLAY 4, PERQUIMANS 5, CLEVELAND 47,010 2, PERSON 18, COLUMBUS 22,528 1, PITT 86,971 4, CRAVEN 42,588 1, POLK 8, CUMBERLAND 127,219 6, RANDOLPH 67,264 2, CURRITUCK 12, RICHMOND 16, DARE 22, ROBESON 49,895 3, DAVIDSON 79,600 3, ROCKINGHAM 41,399 1, DAVIE 20, ROWAN 66,047 2, DUPLIN 25,552 1, RUTHERFORD 24,667 1, DURHAM 163,490 6, SAMPSON 28,801 1, EDGECOMBE 21,996 1, SCOTLAND 11, FORSYTH 182,250 7, STANLY 29,657 1, FRANKLIN 30,182 1, STOKES 22, GASTON 107,940 4, SURRY 33,216 1, GATES 5, SWAIN 7, GRAHAM 3, TRANSYLVANIA 14, GRANVILLE 29,735 1, TYRRELL 1, GREENE 9, UNION 118,423 4, GUILFORD 260,271 11, VANCE 18,037 1, HALIFAX 20,386 1, WAKE 571,623 20, HARNETT 52,337 2, WARREN 6, HAYWOOD 28,758 1, WASHINGTON 4, HENDERSON 52,739 1, WATAUGA 28,694 1, HERTFORD 9, WAYNE 52,543 2, HOKE 19,775 1, WILKES 30,065 1, HYDE 2, WILSON 35,890 2, IREDELL 86,348 3, YADKIN 17, JACKSON 19, YANCEY 7, Not Seasonally Adjusted Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions. NORTH CAROLINA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES Preliminary Statewide and County Data for June 2017 North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919)

3 NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES County June May June OTM OTY June May June OTM OTY County STATEWIDE ALAMANCE JOHNSTON ALEXANDER JONES ALLEGHANY LEE ANSON LENOIR ASHE LINCOLN AVERY MCDOWELL BEAUFORT MACON BERTIE MADISON BLADEN MARTIN BRUNSWICK MECKLENBURG BUNCOMBE MITCHELL BURKE MONTGOMERY CABARRUS MOORE CALDWELL NASH CAMDEN NEW HANOVER CARTERET NORTHAMPTON CASWELL ONSLOW CATAWBA ORANGE CHATHAM PAMLICO CHEROKEE PASQUOTANK CHOWAN PENDER CLAY PERQUIMANS CLEVELAND PERSON COLUMBUS PITT CRAVEN POLK CUMBERLAND RANDOLPH CURRITUCK RICHMOND DARE ROBESON DAVIDSON ROCKINGHAM DAVIE ROWAN DUPLIN RUTHERFORD DURHAM SAMPSON EDGECOMBE SCOTLAND FORSYTH STANLY FRANKLIN STOKES GASTON SURRY GATES SWAIN GRAHAM TRANSYLVANIA GRANVILLE TYRRELL GREENE UNION GUILFORD VANCE HALIFAX WAKE HARNETT WARREN HAYWOOD WASHINGTON HENDERSON WATAUGA HERTFORD WAYNE HOKE WILKES HYDE WILSON IREDELL YADKIN JACKSON YANCEY Not Seasonally Adjusted June 2017 data are preliminary, while May 2017 data have been monthly revised and June 2016 data have been annually revised. North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919)

4 METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES Preliminary Data for June 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area Labor Force Unemployed Rate ASHEVILLE 227,563 7, BURLINGTON 79,415 3, CHARLOTTE-CONCORD-GASTONIA 1,307,077 52, DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL 293,170 11, FAYETTEVILLE 146,994 7, GOLDSBORO 52,543 2, GREENSBORO-HIGH POINT 368,934 16, GREENVILLE 86,971 4, HICKORY-LENOIR-MORGANTON 171,219 6, JACKSONVILLE 63,567 2, NEW BERN 52,622 2, RALEIGH 694,451 25, ROCKY MOUNT 64,868 4, WILMINGTON 146,336 5, WINSTON-SALEM 321,556 13, Micropolitan Statistical Area Labor Force Unemployed Rate ALBEMARLE 29,657 1, BOONE 28,694 1, BREVARD 14, CULLOWHEE 19, DUNN 52,337 2, ELIZABETH CITY 26,718 1, FOREST CITY 24,667 1, HENDERSON 18,037 1, KILL DEVIL HILLS 23, KINSTON 27,308 1, LAURINBURG 11, LUMBERTON 49,895 3, MARION 21, MOREHEAD CITY 32,835 1, MOUNT AIRY 33,216 1, NORTH WILKESBORO 30,065 1, OXFORD 29,735 1, PINEHURST-SOUTHERN PINES 40,577 1, ROANOKE RAPIDS 28,071 1, ROCKINGHAM 16, SANFORD 26,736 1, SHELBY 47,010 2, WASHINGTON 20, WILSON 35,890 2, COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES Preliminary Data for June 2017 Combined Statistical Area Labor Force Unemployed Rate ASHEVILLE-BREVARD 242,091 8, CHARLOTTE-CONCORD 1,383,744 55, FAYETTEVILLE-LUMBERTON-LAURINBURG 208,171 11, GREENSBORO-WINSTON-SALEM-HIGH POINT 803,121 34, GREENVILLE-WASHINGTON 107,167 5, HICKORY-LENOIR 192,230 7, NEW BERN-MOREHEAD CITY 85,457 3, RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL 1,114,466 42, ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON-ROANOKE RAPIDS 128,829 8, Not Seasonally Adjusted Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions. North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919)

5 Metropolitan Statistical Area June May June OTM OTY ASHEVILLE BURLINGTON CHARLOTTE-CONCORD-GASTONIA DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL FAYETTEVILLE GOLDSBORO GREENSBORO-HIGH POINT GREENVILLE HICKORY-LENOIR-MORGANTON JACKSONVILLE NEW BERN RALEIGH ROCKY MOUNT WILMINGTON WINSTON-SALEM Micropolitan Statistical Area June May June OTM OTY ALBEMARLE BOONE BREVARD CULLOWHEE DUNN ELIZABETH CITY FOREST CITY HENDERSON KILL DEVIL HILLS KINSTON LAURINBURG LUMBERTON MARION MOREHEAD CITY MOUNT AIRY NORTH WILKESBORO OXFORD PINEHURST-SOUTHERN PINES ROANOKE RAPIDS ROCKINGHAM SANFORD SHELBY WASHINGTON WILSON COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES Combined Statistical Area June May June OTM OTY ASHEVILLE-BREVARD CHARLOTTE-CONCORD FAYETTEVILLE-LUMBERTON-LAURINBURG GREENSBORO-WINSTON-SALEM-HIGH POINT GREENVILLE-WASHINGTON HICKORY-LENOIR NEW BERN-MOREHEAD CITY RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON-ROANOKE RAPIDS Not Seasonally Adjusted METROPOLITAN AND MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS MULTICOUNTY SMALL LABOR MARKET AREA MONTHLY AND YEARLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CHANGES June 2017 data are preliminary, while May 2017 data have been monthly revised and June 2016 data have been annually revised. North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919)

6 NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY RANKINGS Preliminary Data for June 2017 County Labor Force Unemployed Rate Rank County Labor Force Unemployed Rate Rank BUNCOMBE 136,244 4, % 1 LENOIR 27,308 1, % 51 ALEXANDER 17, % 2 CLEVELAND 47,010 2, % 52 HENDERSON 52,739 1, % 3 CRAVEN 42,588 1, % 53 GRANVILLE 29,735 1, % 4 PENDER 27,072 1, % 54 CHATHAM 34,610 1, % 5 YANCEY 7, % 55 WAKE 571,623 20, % 6 JACKSON 19, % 56 LINCOLN 42,548 1, % 7 PAMLICO 5, % 57 HAYWOOD 28,758 1, % 8 CLAY 4, % 58 ORANGE 76,753 2, % 9 ALLEGHANY 4, % 59 UNION 118,423 4, % 10 GREENE 9, % 60 DAVIE 20, % 11 SAMPSON 28,801 1, % 61 DURHAM 163,490 6, % 12 CASWELL 9, % 62 YADKIN 17, % 13 GUILFORD 260,271 11, % 63 MCDOWELL 21, % 14 CHEROKEE 11, % 64 ASHE 12, % 15 ONSLOW 63,567 2, % 65 STANLY 29,657 1, % 16 DUPLIN 25,552 1, % 66 CABARRUS 102,915 3, % 17 BEAUFORT 20, % 67 NEW HANOVER 119,264 4, % 18 HARNETT 52,337 2, % 68 JOHNSTON 92,646 3, % 19 ROCKINGHAM 41,399 1, % 69 IREDELL 86,348 3, % 20 LEE 26,736 1, % 70 CARTERET 32,835 1, % 21 MITCHELL 6, % 71 WATAUGA 28,694 1, % 22 BRUNSWICK 52,752 2, % 72 TRANSYLVANIA 14, % 23 WAYNE 52,543 2, % 73 AVERY 7, % 24 PITT 86,971 4, % 74 POLK 8, % 25 ANSON 10, % 75 MECKLENBURG 596,658 23, % 26 CHOWAN 5, % 76 BURKE 40,169 1, % 27 PASQUOTANK 17, % 77 CURRITUCK 12, % 28 COLUMBUS 22,528 1, % 78 CATAWBA 77,073 3, % 29 HOKE 19,775 1, % 79 DARE 22, % 30 CUMBERLAND 127,219 6, % 80 SURRY 33,216 1, % 31 PERQUIMANS 5, % 81 STOKES 22, % 32 HERTFORD 9, % 82 MOORE 40,577 1, % 33 MARTIN 9, % 83 JONES 4, % 34 GRAHAM 3, % 84 MADISON 9, % 35 VANCE 18,037 1, % 85 SWAIN 7, % 36 BLADEN 14, % 86 DAVIDSON 79,600 3, % 37 TYRRELL 1, % 87 ALAMANCE 79,415 3, % 38 BERTIE 8, % 88 RANDOLPH 67,264 2, % 39 RICHMOND 16, % 89 MACON 15, % 40 RUTHERFORD 24,667 1, % 90 CALDWELL 36,080 1, % 41 NORTHAMPTON 7, % 91 GASTON 107,940 4, % 42 WASHINGTON 4, % 92 GATES 5, % 43 NASH 42,872 2, % 93 FORSYTH 182,250 7, % 44 HYDE 2, % 94 WILKES 30,065 1, % 45 ROBESON 49,895 3, % 95 PERSON 18, % 46 WARREN 6, % 96 ROWAN 66,047 2, % 47 HALIFAX 20,386 1, % 97 MONTGOMERY 11, % 48 WILSON 35,890 2, % 98 CAMDEN 4, % 49 EDGECOMBE 21,996 1, % 99 FRANKLIN 30,182 1, % 50 SCOTLAND 11, % 100 Not Seasonally Adjusted Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions. North Carolina Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division Local Area Unemployment Statistics (919)

7 Technical Notes This release presents labor force and unemployment estimates from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative endeavor. Labor force and unemployment--from the LAUS program Definitions. The labor force and unemployment estimates are based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The LAUS program measures employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and over. Employed persons are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as bad weather, labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who were not employed during the reference week (based on the definition above), had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period ending with the reference week, and were currently available for work; persons on lay-off expecting recall need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent of the labor force. Method of estimation. Statewide estimates are produced using an estimation algorithm administered by the BLS. This method, which underwent substantial enhancement at the beginning of 2015, utilizes data from several sources, including the CPS, Current Employment Statistics (CES), and state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. Substate estimates are produced using the LAUS Handbook Method, which is also based on data from several sources. Each month, census division estimates are controlled to national totals, and state estimates are then controlled to their respective division totals. Substate estimates are controlled to their respective state totals. For more information about LAUS estimation procedures, see the BLS website at Revisions. Labor force and unemployment data for the previous month reflect adjustments made in each subsequent month, while data for prior years reflect adjustments made at the end of each year. The monthly revisions incorporate updated model inputs, while the annually revised estimates reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the delineations that were issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on July 15, A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available online at Reliability of the estimates The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can

8 be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. Model-based error measures for seasonally adjusted and not seasonally adjusted data and for overthe-month and over-the-year changes to LAUS statewide estimates are available online at Release Dates The next unemployment update is scheduled for Friday, August 18, 2017 when the state unemployment rate for July 2017 will be released. The complete 2017 data release schedule can be accessed at:

9 North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions June 2017 Counties With Highest Unemployment Rates June 2017* (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 10% North Carolina s statewide unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) was 4.2 percent in June. This was 0.1 of a percentage point decrease from May s revised rate, while falling 1.0 percent over the year. 5% 7.6% 7.3% 7.3% 7.0% 6.4% 6.2% 6.2% 6.0% 6.0% Over the month, the unemployment rate decreased in 69 of 100 counties. Fortyfive counties had unemployment rates at or below the state s 4.2 percent rate. 0% Counties With Lowest Unemployment Rates June 2017* (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 4% 2% 0% Scotland Edgecombe Wilson Halifax Warren Robeson Hyde Nash Washington 3.2% 3.5% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% Buncombe Alexander Henderson Granville Chatham Wake Lincoln Haywood Orange Scotland County recorded June s highest unemployment rate at 7.6 percent, followed by Edgecombe & Wilson at 7.3 percent, Halifax at 7.0 percent, Warren at 6.4 percent, and Robeson & Hyde at 6.2 percent. Buncombe County had the lowest unemployment rate at 3.2 percent, followed by Alexander at 3.5 percent, and Henderson, Granville, Chatham & Wake at 3.6 percent. Unemployment rates decreased in nine of the state s 15 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) over the month. The Rocky Mount MSA had the highest unemployment rate in June at 6.4 percent, followed by Fayetteville at 5.3 percent. Asheville reported the month s lowest unemployment rate at 3.4 percent, followed by Raleigh, 3.7 percent, and Durham/Chapel Hill, 3.8 percent. Metropolitan Statistical Areas Unemployment Rates June 2017* (Not Seasonally Adjusted) 9% 6% 6.4% 3% 4.2% 3.4% 3.7% 3.8% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.1% 4.1% 4.3% 4.5% 4.6% 4.8% 4.9% 5.3% 0% North Carolina Asheville Raleigh Durham/ Chapel Hill Charlotte/Concord/ Gastonia, NC-SC Hickory/Lenoir/ Morganton Wilmington Burlington Winston-Salem New Bern Greensboro/ High Point Jacksonville Goldsboro Greenville Fayetteville Rocky Mount *All June 2017 data are preliminary. Labor & Economic Analysis Division North Carolina Department of Commerce 1 of 6

10 North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions Asheville MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 3.4% Total Nonfarm 191,300 Monthly (-1,000) -0.5% Yearly (3,100) 1.7% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality 1, % Other Services % Government -2, % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government % Burlington MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.1% Total Nonfarm 61,800 Monthly (-300) -0.5% Yearly (1,300) 2.2% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction 0 0.0% Manufacturing 0 0.0% Trade, Transportation & Utilities 0 0.0% Professional & Business Services 0 0.0% Education & Health Services 0 0.0% Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services 0 0.0% Government % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government 0 0.0% Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia, NC-SC MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.0% Total Nonfarm 1,182,400 Monthly (-4,200) -0.4% Yearly (33,500) 2.9% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services 1, % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality 1, % Other Services -1, % Government -6, % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction 2, % Manufacturing 1, % Trade, Transportation & Utilities 4, % Information % Financial Activities 1, % Professional & Business Services 14, % Education & Health Services 3, % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government 6, % Durham/Chapel Hill MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 3.8% Total Nonfarm 310,700 Monthly (1,400) 0.5% Yearly (9,100) 3.0% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services 1, % Leisure & Hospitality 1, % Other Services 0 0.0% Government -2, % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services 2, % Education & Health Services 3, % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government % Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All June 2017 data are preliminary. Labor & Economic Analysis Division North Carolina Department of Commerce 3 of 6

11 North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions Fayetteville MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 5.3% Total Nonfarm 131,000 Monthly (300) 0.2% Yearly (100) 0.1% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services 0 0.0% Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services 0 0.0% Government 0 0.0% Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing 0 0.0% Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services 0 0.0% Government % Goldsboro MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.8% Total Nonfarm 41,900 Monthly (100) 0.2% Yearly (100) 0.2% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction * Manufacturing * Trade, Transportation & Utilities * Information * Financial Activities * Professional & Business Services * Education & Health Services * Leisure & Hospitality * Other Services * Government % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction * Manufacturing * Trade, Transportation & Utilities * Information * Financial Activities * Professional & Business Services * Education & Health Services * Leisure & Hospitality * Other Services * Government % Greensboro/High Point MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.5% Total Nonfarm 363,000 Monthly (600) 0.2% Yearly (7,300) 2.1% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality 1, % Other Services % Government -3, % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities 2, % Information % Professional & Business Services 2, % Education & Health Services 1, % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government % Greenville MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.9% Total Nonfarm 78,000 Monthly (-1,000) -1.3% Yearly (-600) -0.8% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Professional & Business Services 0 0.0% Education & Health Services 0 0.0% Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services 0 0.0% Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government % *Data not collected for these industrial sectors. Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All June 2017 data are preliminary. Labor & Economic Analysis Division North Carolina Department of Commerce 4 of 6

12 North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.0% Total Nonfarm 152,400 Monthly (-900) -0.6% Yearly (1,600) 1.1% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction 0 0.0% Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services 0 0.0% Government -1, % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services 0 0.0% Government 0 0.0% Jacksonville MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.6% Total Nonfarm 49,400 Monthly (-300) -0.6% Yearly (400) 0.8% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction * Manufacturing * Trade, Transportation & Utilities * Information * Financial Activities * Professional & Business Services * Education & Health Services * Leisure & Hospitality * Other Services * Government % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction * Manufacturing * Trade, Transportation & Utilities * Information * Financial Activities * Professional & Business Services * Education & Health Services * Leisure & Hospitality * Other Services * Government % New Bern MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.3% Total Nonfarm 46,200 Monthly (700) 1.5% Yearly (900) 2.0% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction * Manufacturing * Trade, Transportation & Utilities * Information * Financial Activities * Professional & Business Services * Education & Health Services * Leisure & Hospitality * Other Services * Government % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction * Manufacturing * Trade, Transportation & Utilities * Information * Financial Activities * Professional & Business Services * Education & Health Services * Leisure & Hospitality * Other Services * Government % Raleigh MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 3.7% Total Nonfarm 620,800 Monthly (3,100) 0.5% Yearly (17,900) 3.0% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services 1, % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government -1, % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities 1, % Information % Financial Activities 1, % Professional & Business Services 8, % Education & Health Services 2, % Leisure & Hospitality 2, % Other Services % Government % *Data not collected for these industrial sectors. Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All June 2017 data are preliminary. Labor & Economic Analysis Division North Carolina Department of Commerce 5 of 6

13 North Carolina County Labor Market Conditions Rocky Mount MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 6.4% Total Nonfarm 56,100 Monthly (100) 0.2% Yearly (-600) -1.1% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction 0 0.0% Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities 0 0.0% Information * Financial Activities * Professional & Business Services 0 0.0% Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services * Government % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information * Financial Activities * Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services * Government 0 0.0% Wilmington MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.0% Total Nonfarm 127,800 Monthly (-300) -0.2% Yearly (3,200) 2.6% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction 0 0.0% Manufacturing 0 0.0% Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services 0 0.0% Government -1, % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing 0 0.0% Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services 1, % Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government % Winston-Salem MSA Total Nonfarm Employment June 2017 UN Rate 4.1% Total Nonfarm 262,400 Monthly (-200) -0.1% Yearly (800) 0.3% Over-the-Month Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing % Trade, Transportation & Utilities 0 0.0% Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services 0 0.0% Leisure & Hospitality % Other Services % Government -1, % Over-the-Year Employment Mining, Logging & Construction % Manufacturing -1, % Trade, Transportation & Utilities % Information % Financial Activities % Professional & Business Services % Education & Health Services 1, % Leisure & Hospitality 1, % Other Services % Government 0 0.0% Note: All data are Not Seasonally Adjusted. All June 2017 data are preliminary. Over the month, net industry employment increased in 7 of 15 MSAs. Raleigh had the largest net employment increase with 3,100, followed by Durham/Chapel Hill, 1,400; New Bern, 700; Greensboro, 600; Fayetteville, 300; and Goldsboro & Rocky Mount, 100. New Bern experienced the greatest percentage increase at 1.5 percent, followed by Durham/Chapel Hill & Raleigh, 0.5 of a percentage point; and Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greensboro/High Point, & Rocky Mount, 0.2 of a percentage point. It is important to note that employment estimates are subject to large seasonal patterns; therefore, it is advisable to focus on over-the-year changes in the not seasonally adjusted series. Over the year, employment increased in 13 of 15 MSAs. Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia, NC-SC had the largest net employment increase at 33,500, followed by Raleigh,17,900; Durham/Chapel Hill, 9,100; Greensboro/High Point, 7,300; Wilmington, 3,200; and Asheville, 3,100. Durham/Chapel Hill & Raleigh had the greatest percentage increase at 3.0 percent, followed by Charlotte/ Concord/Gastonia, NC-SC, 2.9 percent; Wilmington, 2.6 percent; and Burlington, 2.2 percent. Labor & Economic Analysis Division North Carolina Department of Commerce 6 of 6

14 North Carolina Unemployment Rates by County June 2017 GRAHAM 5.6 CHEROKEE 4.6 CLAY 4.4 SWAIN 4.1 MACON 4.2 ASHE 3.8 WATAUGA 3.9 AVERY MITCHELL CALDWELL MADISON YANCEY BURKE MCDOWELL BUNCOMBE HAYWOOD RUTHERFORD HENDERSON 5.8 JACKSON POLK CLEVELAND TRANSYLVANIA 4 ALLEGHANY 4.4 SURRY 4 WILKES 4.2 YADKIN 3.8 ALEXANDER DAVIE IREDELL 3.9 CATAWBA 4 ROWAN 4.3 LINCOLN 3.7 CABARRUS 3.9 GASTON 4.2 MECKLENBURG 4 UNION 3.8 CURRITUCK GATES NORTHAMPTON 4 STOKES 4.2 ROCKINGHAM CASWELL PERSON WARREN 5.8 CAMDEN VANCE 6.4 HERTFORD 4.3 GRANVILLE PASQUOTANK 3.6 HALIFAX PERQUIMANS FORSYTH CHOWAN GUILFORD FRANKLIN 5.2 ORANGE BERTIE 4.6 ALAMANCE DURHAM 3.8 NASH 6 EDGECOMBE TYRRELL 7.3 MARTIN WASHINGTON 5.7 DAVIDSON WAKE RANDOLPH CHATHAM WILSON PITT 4.9 JOHNSTON LEE GREENE 3.9 BEAUFORT HYDE HARNETT WAYNE STANLY MONTGOMERY MOORE LENOIR 4.3 PAMLICO CRAVEN CUMBERLAND JONES HOKE ANSON RICHMOND SAMPSON DUPLIN 4.6 CARTERET 3.9 SCOTLAND 7.6 DARE 4 ONSLOW 4.6 ROBESON 6.2 BLADEN 5.7 PENDER 4.4 COLUMBUS 5.2 NEW HANOVER 3.9 June 2017 BRUNSWICK > 4 Counties Higher Than Previous Month 69 Counties Lower Than Previous Month = 27 Counties Same as Previous Month > North Carolina Rate 4.2% Not Seasonally Adjusted Note: June 2017 data are preliminary. Prepared by the Labor & Economic Analysis, North Carolina Department of Commerce 7_2017

15 July 2017 Monthly Dashboard* About NC s preliminary unemployment rate (UR) and jobs numbers for June: 4.2% is the lowest level for NC since November 2000 two recessions ago; it s the first time the UR has dipped below the U.S. rate in nearly three years; the UR has dropped 1.0 percentage points since December the fastest six-month decline since August 13-February 14; the estimated 27,800 new jobs added in the past two months are more than any two-month period since spring Some adjustment of these numbers is to be expected; but combined with other economic data, NC appears to be in good shape heading into the second half of the year. 10.0% 5.0 percentage points from 9.2% in June 2012 North Carolina = 4.5% 6.0% US 4.0% 3.8 percentage points from 8.2% in June 2012 United States = 4.3% 2.0% NC US 4.4% Unemployment Rate in Employed 245,000 (1.9%) in Unemployed NC 8.0% Rate 4.2% 3,724 (0.1%) Unemployment Rate Trend 2013 NC ,892 (6.7%) 116,000 (1.7%) Labor Force Participation Rate 0.3 to 61.4% 0.1 to 62.8% Data Employment US 4,406,900 Total Nonfarm Jobs Unemployment Rate Comparison 12,600 over the month 72,200 over the year WA MT OR ME ND ID NH SD WI NV PA IA NE UT IL CA NY MI WY OH IN KS MO MD DC Tennessee 3.6 SC AL West Virginia 4.6 Virginia 3.7 RI NJ NC AR MS TX VA KY TN OK NM MA CT DE WV CO AZ 2.3 VT MN GA LA Alabama FL 4.6 AK North Carolina 4.2 South Carolina 4.0 Georgia 4.8 Initial UI Claims 13,743 Individuals Filing 165 over the month 3,107 over the year Source: US Dept. of Labor, ETA Real Taxable Retail Sales $64.7M over the month $719.5M over the year Source: NC Dept. of Revenue Note: May 2017 data most current available at time of release. HI Residential Building Permits Philadelphia Federal Reserve Leading Indicators for North Carolina 1.2% over the month 0.4% over the year 3.0 This leading index predicts the six-month growth rate of the state s economy (as measured by the Phili Fed s current indicator index). A positive number reflects economic growth, while a negative projects a decline. 6-Month Projected Growth NC Source: United States Census Bureau Note: Includes multiple-unit housing. Job Postings % over the month 10.1% over the year Source: The Conference Board; BLS; LEAD Note: May 2017 data most current available at time of release. 1.0 Manufacturing Hours Worked 0.5% over the month Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Note: May 2017 data most current available. *All data produced in this publication are based off June 2017 figures, are generated by LEAD, and have been seasonally adjusted and/or smoothed unless otherwise stated. Dollar amounts have been adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index % over the year Note: Not Seasonally Adjusted NC Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division lead@nccommerce.com

16 In Thousands Total Nonfarm Jobs 4,400 4,300 4,200 4,100 4,000 3,900 Average Real Weekly Earnings (Private Nonfarm Sector) $850 $800 $750 $700 $650 3, $ Labor Force Participation Rate 64% Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims 80 63% 62% 61% 60% 59% In Thousands % Source: US Dept. of Labor, ETA Residential Building Permits 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Source: United States Census Bureau Note: Includes multiple-unit housing In Millions Real Taxable Retail Sales $12,000 $10,000 $8,000 $6,000 $4, Source: NC Dept. of Revenue Note: May 2017 data most current available at time of release. Unemployment Rate By County (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Lowest Buncombe 3.2% Alexander 3.5% Henderson 3.6% Granville 3.6% Chatham 3.6% Highest Scotland 7.6% Edgecombe 7.3% Wilson 7.3% Halifax 7.0% Warren 6.4% *All data produced in this publication are based off June 2017 figures, are generated by LEAD, and have been seasonally adjusted and/or smoothed unless otherwise stated. Dollar amounts have been adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index. NC Department of Commerce Labor & Economic Analysis Division lead@nccommerce.com