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Quick Facts:
Civilian Labor Force
Davidson County
May 2008
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Labor Force - 79,907
Employed - 74,752
Unemployed - 5,155
Unemployment Rate Change
April 2008 to May 2008
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
April 2008 - 5.7
May 2008 -6.5
Gender of Initial Claimants
In Davidson County
May 2008
Male - 64%
Female - 36%
Age Ranges Of
Initial Claimants
In Davidson County
May 2008
16-19 - 1%
20-24 - 8%
25-34 - 20%
35-44 - 25%
45-54 - 25%
55-64 - 17%
>65 - 4%
Duration of Unemployment
Insurance Benefits
May May
2008 2007
Davidson 12.4 12.6
North Carolina 14.1 13.4
Note: Average Duration is defined as the number of
weeks compensated for the year, divided by the
number of first payments.
June 2008
Civilian Labor Force Estimates* (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
May
April
March
May
2008
2008
2008
2007
Davidson
Labor Force
79,907
79,686
80,584
80,464
Employed
74,752
75,180
75,946
76,043
Unemployment
5,155
4,506
4,638
4,421
Unemployment Rate
6.5
5.7
5.8
5.5
North Carolina
Labor Force
4,559,768
4,532,994
4,515,648
4,520,250
Employed
4,297,533
4,300,452
4,279,882
4,312,805
Unemployment
262,235
232,542
235,766
207,445
Unemployment Rate
5.8
5.1
5.2
4.6
Note: June county rotes will be released July 25, 2008.
“May 2008 data ore preliminary, while other 2008 data ore revised. 2007 data ore benchmarked.
Announced Business Closings & Layoffs*
May 2007 - May 2008
Closings
Layoffs
2007
3
3
2008
3
0
' Totals are not comprehensive, representing only totals os reported.
ESC Employment Service Registered Applicants
And Job Listings by Occupation
7/1/2007-05/31/2008
Reg. Applicants Job Openings
Prof., Technical & Managerial
2,182
300
Clerical
2,461
338
Sales
730
121
Domestic Services
59
7
Other Services
2,105
73
Food Services
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158
Ag., Forestry & Fishery
124
15
Processing
513
70
Machine Trade
1,590
279
Benchwork
1,721
98
Structural Work
1,585
192
Motor Freight & Transportation
572
152
Packaging & Material Handling
1,934
138
Miscellaneous
86
16
* Food Services is included in Other Services os reported in Registered Applicants.
Note: Active Applicants and Job Openings YTD for the period
7/1/07-6/30/08
