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Durham Workforce
Development Board
Labor Market Information
May 26, 2011
Area Quick Facts:
Civilian Labor Force Estimates
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Durham County
Mar. 2011
Feb. 2011 I
Mar. 2010
NC Civilian Labor Force
Labor Force
140,928
139,876
142,201
March 2011
Employed
130,565
129,176
130,136
(Seasonally Adjusted)
Unemployed
10,363
10,700
12,065
Labor Force 4,478,433
Employed 4,043,437
Rate
North Carolina
7.4%
7.6%
8.5%
Unemployed 434,996
Labor Force
4,474,031
4,438,341
4,547,617
Employed
3,039,958
3,988,635
4,024,730
Rate 9.7 %
Unemployed
434,073
449,706
522,887
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Rate
9.7%
10.1%
1 1 .5%
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Duration of Unemployment
Insurance Benefits
Mar. Mar.
2011 2010
Durham
North Carolina
19.6
18.1
19.0
18.3
Note: Duration is the number of weeks
compensated for the year divided by
the number of first payments.
Individuals Receiving
Ul Checks
Mar. 2011 Mar. 2010
Durham
Statewide
2,671
130,061
4,183
216,344
Source: WRER Unit LMID
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NC Average Weekly
Benefit Amount
March 2011
$276.97
NC Maximum Weekly
Unemployment Insurance
Benefit Amount
$506
Source: WRER Unit, LMID
Source: Data are not seasonally adjusted. March 201 1 state and county data are preliminary,
while February 201 1 data are revised. March 2010 data are benchmarked.
Unemployment Insurance New Corporations
Claims & Benefits Paid In Durham County
Initial
Claims
Durham
Mar. 2011 1,157
Mar. 2010 1,555
North
Carolina
Mar. 201 1 60,291
Mar. 2010 80,191
Source: WRER Unit, LMID
Benefits
Paid
Mar. 201 1
Mar. 2010
168
119
$2,867,074 Source: NC Department ol Secretary
ot State's website
$4,751,586
$125,252,349
$227,227,627
Announced Closings
And Layoffs For
12 Months Ending
March 2011*
Closings
Layoffs
41
9
'Totals are not comprehensive, representing
only the totals as reported.
Source: Labor Market Information Division
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