ESC Monthly Activity
Employment Security Commission
June 2006
Released: Friday
of North Carolina
July 21,2006
Harry Payne, Jr.
Chairman
JUNE
(Preliminary)
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ACTIVITY
Prior Month
(Revised)
John Cilley
4.6%
U. S. Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Jack Cipriani
4.6%
North Carolina Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Valerie Dorsett
4,394,216
Size of North Carolina Civilian Labor Force
4,403,553
Edward If. Kelly, III
4,193,971
Number of workers employed in North Carolina
4,198,910
Thom M vers
200,245
Number of workers unemployed in North Carolina
204,643
Linda Sutton
JUNE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) ACTIVITY1
Prior Month2
Unemployment
309,823
Individuals receiving one or more UI checks - 2005
309,823
Benefit Payments
78,843
Individuals receiving UI benefits - June 2006
81,130
June 2006
245,858
Weeks of UI paid in June 2006
273,560
Mecklenburg $6,002,121
$814.3 Million
Amount paid in UI - 2005
$814.3 Million
Wake $4,201,978
$64.6 Million
Amount paid in UI - June 20063
$72.8 Million
Guilford $3,486,901
$478
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - TEUC - June 2006
$1,359
Forsyth $2,169,579
$248.21
Average UI Check - 2005 (per week)
$248.21
Cumberland $1,763,524
$253.81
Average UI Check - June 2006
$252.66
Davidson $1,750,867
$38
/
$442
Minimum/Maximum amount of UI benefits (per week)
$38
/
$442
Gaston $1,535,864
13.4 Weeks
Average Duration (Jan. 2006 - Mar. 2006) tie: NC and UT
13.4 Weeks
Durham $1,438,608
12л
(Lowest)
Duration Ranking (Jan. 2006 - Mar. 2006)
12,h (Lowest)
Catawba $1,305,545
Alamance $1,288,065
$1,092.0 Million
Total collected in UI Taxes in 12-month period ending
June 2006
$1,086.0 Million
$830.9 Million
Total paid in UI Benefits in 12-month period ending
June 2006
$831.7 Million
$150.1 Million
Trust Fund Balance - June 30, 2006
$199.0 Million
$0
Federal Loan Balance - June 30, 2006
$0
$0
Tax Anticipation Bonds Payback Balance - June 30, 2006
$0
$0
Tax Anticipation Bonds on-hand - June 30, 2006
$0
$13.4 Million
State Reserve Balance - June 30, 2006
$17.5 Million
Current Locations
JUNE
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY
Prior Month2
93 local offices
20,348
New Job Applicants - June 2006
18,756
102 Job Link Career Centers
225,577
Total New Jobseekers for PY (July 2004 - June 2005)
225,577
57 ESC hosted
230,376
Total New Jobseekers - Y-T-D (July 2005 - June 2006)
210,028
45 non-ESC hosted
266,279
Jobseekers available as of June 30, 2006
270,665
42 community colleges
5 military bases
37,233
Jobseekers Provided Service - June 20064
37,232
4 universities
27,658
Jobseekers Referred to Jobs - June 2006J
27,494
317,773
Total Services Provided - June 2006
312,570
22,666
Job Openings listed - June 2006
30,166
299,696
Job Openings listed for PY (July 2004 - June 2005)
299,696
293,232
Job Openings listed - Y-T-D (July 2005 -June 2006)
270,566
3,781
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - June 2006
4,393
44,887
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Y-T-D (July 2005 -
June 2006)
42,579
11,963
Jobseekers entering employment - June 2006
12,726
lr. . .Tin . .1
161,603
Jobseekers entering employment - Y-T-D (July 2005 - June
2006)
147,459
2Dala in ihis column represent prior month, prior quarter or prior year data as published in the previous month's report; i.e.. prior year equals 2004 data,
'includes benefits paid from the UI Trust Fund for U1 benefits for period May 31, 2006 - June 29. 2006.
‘'Totals for Jobseekers Provided Service and Jobseekers Referred to Jobs represent the number of customers who. during the report month, received a
reportable service or were referred to employment for the first time since the beginning of the Program Year.
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