North Carolina
North Carolina unemployment rate increases for first time since August 2021 – WWAYTV3
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — For the primary time in a yr, the unemployment charge throughout the state has elevated.
Each month since August of 2021, the unemployment charge in North Carolina had declined or remained the identical.
Newly launched information from the NC Division of Commerce exhibits the variety of unemployed individuals has elevated by 0.1 % (7,904 individuals) from July to August of this yr, now siting at 3.5 %.
The nationwide charge elevated 0.2 of a share level to three.7 %.
North Carolina’s unemployment charge remains to be 1.3 share factors lower than a yr in the past.