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Civilian Labor Force
Davidson County
January 2012
(Nol Seasonally Adjusted)
Labor Force 77,821
Employed 68,890
Unemployed 8,931
Source: LAUS, NC Dept of Commerce,
Labor and Economic Analysis Division
Unemployment Rate Change
Dec. 2011 to Jan. 2012
(Not Seasonally Adjusted)
December 2011 10.5
January 2012 11.5
Source: LAUS, NC Dept of Commerce,
Labor and Economic Analysis Division
Gender of Initial Claimants
In Davidson County*
January 2012
Male 67%
Female 33%
Source: WRER, NC Depf of Commerce,
Labor and EconomicAnalysis Division
'May not sum due to rounding and umeported category.
Age Ranges Of
Initial Claimants
In Davidson County*
January 2012
Source: WRER, NC Dept of Commerce,
Labor and EconomicAnalysis Division
'May not sum due to rounding and umeported category.
Duration of Unemployment
Insurance Benefits*
Davidson
North Carolina
Jan. 2012
14.2
16.4
Jan. 2011
16.7
18.3
'Average Duration is defined as the number of weeks
compensated for the year, divided by the number of first
payments.
February 2012
Civilian Labor Force Estimates* (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
North Carolina
January
December
November
January
2012
2011
2011
2011
Labor Force
77,821
76,458
76,677
74,472
Employed
68,890
68,415
68,783
65,783
Unemployed
8,931
8,043
7,894
8,689
Unemployment Rate
11.5
10.5
10.3
11.7
Labor Force
4,654,007
4,643,591
4,665,828
4,590,838
Employed
4,165,580
4,168,845
4,195,790
4,081,252
Unemployed
488,427
474,746
470,038
509,586
Unemployment Rate
10.5
10.2
10.1
11.1
Source: LAUS, NC Dept of Commerce, Labor and Economic Analysis Division
'January 201 2 and December 2011 county data are preliminary: other 2011 data are revised, January 2012 state data are preliminary and
2011 data are benchmarked.
Unemployment Rate* (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Davidson County Compared to North Carolina
I Davidson
I North Carolina
Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.
2012
2011
Source: LAUS, NC Dept of Commerce, Labor and EconomicAnalysis Division
'January 2012 data are preliminary, while other 2011 data are revised, and 2010 data are benchmarked.
Occupations With Most Ads*
January 2012
Volume
Occupational Therapists
42
Registered Nurses
33
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
25
Physical Therapists
20
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
18
Industrial Engineering Technicians
18
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
17
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
15
Retail Salespersons
14
1
о
Occupational Therapist Assistants
11
Home Health Aides
11
Speech-Language Pathologists
10
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine
'Data represents labor demand, measured by online advertised vacancies.