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The state’s seasonally adjusted January 2024 unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from December’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent.
North Carolina’s unemployment rate was unchanged from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 6,721 over the month to 5,068,208 and increased 64,125 over the year. The number of people unemployed decreased 1,640 over the month to 185,760 and increased 2,495 over the year.
Seasonally adjusted Total Nonfarm employment, as gathered through the monthly establishment survey, increased 11,600 to 4,977,200 in January. Major industries experiencing increases were Professional & Business Services, 5,900; Construction, 4,000; Education & Health Services, 1,900; Other Services, 900; Financial Activities, 600; Manufacturing, 400; Government, 300; and Mining & Logging, 100. Major industries experiencing decreases were Trade, Transportation & Utilities, 2,300; and Information, 200. Leisure & Hospitality Services employment remained unchanged.
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