July 28, 2006
Davidson County Workforce Development Board
Labor Market Information Division Update
Quick Facts:
Civilian Labor Force
Davidson County
June 2006
June
May
April
June
(No! Seasonally Adjusted)
2006
2006
2006
2005
Labor Force - 78,100
Davidson
Labor Force
78,100
78,575
78,087
77,436
Employed - 73,536
Employed
73,536
74,151
74,114
72,499
Unemployment
4,564
4,424
3,973
4,937
Unemployed - 4,564
Unemployment Rate
5.8
5.6
5.1
6.4
Unemployment Rate Change
May 2006 to June 2006
North Carolina
Labor Force
4,434,127
4,406,892
4,373,486
4,346,713
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Employed
4,223,131
4,206,115
4,195,713
4,105,097
Unemployment
210,996
200,777
177,773
241,616
June 2006 - 5.8%
Unemployment Rate
4.8
4.6
4.1
5.6
May 2006 -5.6%
Gender of Initial Claimants
In Davidson County
June 2006
Male - 56%
Female -44%
Age Ranges Of
Initial Claimants
In Davidson County
June 2006
16-19 - 1%
20-24 - 5%
25-34 - 17%
35-44 - 25%
45-54 - 29%
55-64 - 19%
>65 - 4%
Duration of Unemployment
Insurance Benefits
June June
2006 2005
Davidson 13.7 11.0
North Carolina 13.8 13.1
‘Average Duration is defined as the number of weeks
compensated for the year divided by the number of
first payments.
Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
July county rates will be released on August 25, 2006,
“ 2006 data are preliminary while other data are benchmarked.
Announced Business Closings & Layoffs* June 2006- June 2005
Closings_ Number Affected_ Layoffs Number Affected
2006
2005
1
1
Unknown
272
0
0
0
0
‘these data are derived from a statewide survey of newspaper accounts of closings and layoffs and from information supplied to the Employment Security
Commission of North Carolina by employing units experiencing the closings/layoffs, the data ore not comprehensive and do not meet the Labor Market Information
Division's standards foroccurocy.
ESC Employment Service Registered Applicants
& Job Listings by Occupation
Reg. Applicants Job Openings
Prof., Technical & Managerial
1,949
330
Clerical
2,385
401
Sales
626
99
Domestic Sen/ices
42
4
Food Services
0
89
Other Services
2,034
219
Ag., Forestry & Fishery
109
37
Processing
533
80
Machine Trade
1,765
318
Benchwork
1,916
262
Structural Work
1,347
348
Motor Freight & Transportation
504
159
Packaging & Material Handling
1,729
502
Miscellaneous
105
21
Note: Active Applicants and Job Openings YTD for the period
7/1 /05-6/30/06