ESC monthly activity [2006 : October]

ESC Monthly Activity Employment Security Commission October 2006 Released: Wednesday of North Carolina November 22, 2006 Harry Payne, Jr. Chairman OCTOBER (Preliminary) LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ACTIVITY Prior Month (Revised) John Cilley 4.4% U. S. Unemployment Rate 4.6% Jack Cipriani 4.7% North Carolina Unemployment Rate 4.9% Valerie Dorsett 4,476,259 Size of North Carolina Civilian Labor Force 4,466,723 Edward W. Kelly, III 4,266,502 Number of workers employed in North Carolina 4,249,229 Thom M vers 209,757 Number of workers unemployed in North Carolina 217,494 Linda Sutton OCTOBER UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) ACTIVITY1 Prior Month2 Unemployment 309,823 Individuals receiving one or more UI checks - 2005 309,823 Benefit Payments 79,884 Individuals receiving UI benefits - October 2006 78,061 October 2006 278,546 Weeks of UI paid in October 2006 234,227 Mecklenburg $6,970,715 $814.3 Million Amount paid in UI - 2005 $814.3 Million Wake $5,102,177 $66.3 Million Amount paid in UI - October 2006 3 $62.4 Million Guilford $3,899,149 $563 Amount paid in Federal Benefits - TEUC - October 2006 $113 Forsyth $2,436,088 $248.21 Average UI Check - 2005 (per week) $248.21 Cumberland $2,286,432 $262.48 Average UI Check - October 2006 $261.42 Davidson $1,909,209 $39 / $457 Minimum/Maximum amount of UI benefits (per week) $39 / $457 Gaston $1,829,907 13.6 Weeks Average Duration (Apr. 2006 - Jun. 2006) tie: NC: AR and NV 13.6 Weeks Durham $1,661,310 15й1 (Lowest) Duration Ranking (Apr. 2006 - Jun. 2006) 15,h (Lowest) Catawba $1,575,223 Caldwell $1,557,144 $1,088.6 Million Total collected in UI Taxes in 12-month period ending October 2006 $1,092.7 Million $832.9 Million Total paid in UI Benefits in 12-month period ending October 2006 $829.7 Million $166.3 Million Trust Fund Balance - October 31, 2006 $206.0 Million $0 Federal Loan Balance - October 31 . 2006 $0 $0 Tax Anticipation Bonds Payback Balance - October 31, 2006 $0 $0 Tax Anticipation Bonds on-hand - October 31. 2006 $0 $45.6 Million State Reserve Balance - October 31, 2006 $38.3 Million Current Locations OCTOBER EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY Prior Month2 93 local offices 21,635 New Job Applicants - October 2006 20,710 102 Job Link Career Centers 230,376 Total New Jobseekers for PY (July 2005 - June 2006) 230,376 57 ESC hosted 88,179 Total New Jobseekers - Y-T-D (July 2006 - October 2006) 66,544 45 non-ESC hosted 294,576 Jobseekers available as of October 31 , 2006 302,027 42 community colleges 5 military bases 53,155 Jobseekers Provided Service - October 20064 57,704 4 universities 36,228 Jobseekers Referred to Jobs - October 20064 39,129 297,416 Total Services Provided - October 2006 282,453 24,856 Job Openings listed - October 2006 24,632 293,232 Job Openings listed for PY (July 2005 - June 2006) 293,232 101,756 Job Openings listed - Y-T-D (July 2006 - October 2006) 76,900 3,019 UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - October 2006 3,281 16,006 UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Y-T-D (July 2006 - October 2006) 12,247 11,367 Jobseekers entering employment - October 2006 11,160 lr. . .Tin . .1 59,489 Jobseekers entering employment - Y-T-D (July 2006 - October 2006) 45,548 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 September 29. 2006 - October 30. 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. This information may be downloaded from ESC Online, the Employment Security Commission Web Page at: h ttp ://www, nee sc . com