Saturday, June 16, 2007

N.C. unemployment remains at 4.8% in May


RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.8% in May after rising in April for the first time in seven months.

New data released today by the state Employment Security Commission shows that employment increased by a thousand jobs during May and has risen by nearly 80,000 jobs to almost 4.1 million since May 2006.

The numbers come from seasonally adjusted data for non-farm industry employment.

The largest increase was in education and health services, which added 2,900 jobs in May. Government jobs decreased by three thousand.

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