ESC Monthly Activity
Employment Security Commission
March 2008
Released: Tuesday
of North Carolina
April 22, 2008
Harry Payne, Jr.
Chairman
Current Month
MARCH 08
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ACTIVITY
Prior Month'
FEBRUARY 08
Jack Cipriani
5.1%
U. S. Unemployment Rate
4.8%
Valerie Dor sett
5.2%
North Carolina Unemployment Rate
5.0%
David Gantt
4,540,710
Size of North Carolina Civilian Labor Force
4,533,112
Edward W. Kelly, III
4,306,624
Number of workers employed in North Carolina
4,306,804
Thom Myers
234,086
Number of workers unemployed in North Carolina
226308
Linda Sutton
4,180,600
Estimated Nonfarm Employment in North Carolina
4,189,000
MARCH 08
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) ACTIVITY2
FEBRUARY 08
Unemployment
298,504
Individuals receiving one or more UI checks - 2007
298304
Benefit Payments
106,868
Individuals receiving UI benefits - Mar. 2(X)8
105,178
March 2008
357,069
Weeks of UI paid in Mar. 2008
324,485
Mecklenburg 510,093.646
$896.3 Million
Amount paid in UI - 2007
$896.3 Million
Wake $6,531,732
$91.4 Million
Amount paid in UI - Mar. 20083
$89.4 Million
Guilford $4,756,473
$267.84
Average UI Check - 2007 (per week)
$267.84
Forsyth $3,252,702
$274.27
Average UI Check - Mar. 2008
$272.57
Gaston $2,623,813
$41
/
$476
Minimum/Maximum amount of UI benefits (per week)
$41
/
$476
Buncombe $2,110,913
13.9 Weeks
Average Duration (Oct. 2007 - Dec. 2007)
13.9 Weeks
Davidson $2,0 1 1 ,023
21st (Lowest)
Duration Ranking (Oct. 2007 - Dec. 2007) tie: NC and TN
21s1 (Lowest)
Iredell $1,956,732
$1,097.0 Million
Total collected in UI Taxes in 12-month period ending Mar. 2008
$1,098.3 Million
Catawba $1,949,142
$945.4 Million
Total paid in UI Benefits in 12-month period ending Mar. 2008
$9233 Million
New Hanover $1,905,491
$288.6 Million
Trust Fund Balance - March 3 1 . 2008
$366.9 Million
$10.7 Million
State Reserve Balance - March 3 1 , 2008
$15.2 Million
Current Locations
MARCH 08
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY
FEBRUARY 08
93 local offices
17,346
New Job Applicants - Mar. 2008
18310
105 Job Link Career Centers
231,780
Total New Jobseekers for PY (Jul. 2006 - Jun. 2007)
231,780
60 ESC hosted
177,855
Total New Jobseekers - Y-T-D (Jul. 2007 - Mar. 2008)
160309
45 non-ESC hosted
295,500
Jobseekers available as of March 3 1 , 2008
289,663
42 community colleges
5 military bases
38,560
Jobseekers provided service - Mar. 20084
37,705
4 universities
24,038
Jobseekers referred to jobs - Mar. 20084
25,765
276,801
Total Services provided - Mar. 2(X)8
275309
20,983
Job Openings listed - Mar. 2(X)8
23343
287,272
Job Openings listed for PY (Jul. 2006 - Jun. 2007)
287,272
193,620
Job Openings listed - Y-T-D (Jul. 2007 - Mar. 2008)
172,637
3,078
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Mar. 2008
3,217
30,108
UI Eligible Claimantsentering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2007 -
27,015
8,430
Mar. 2(X)8)
Jobseekers entering employment - Mar. 2008
9,722
111,588
Jobseekers entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2007 - Mar. 2008)
101,759
1 Data in this column represent prior month, prior quarter or prior year data as published in the previous month’s report; i.e., prior
year equals 2007 data.
2 Regular UI Benefits unless otherwise noted.
includes benefits paid from the UI Trust Fund for UI benefits for period February 29, 2007 - March 30, 2008.
4T otals for Jobseekers provided service and Jobseekers referred to jobs represent the number of customers who, during the
report month, received a reportable sendee or were referred to employment for the first time since the beginning of the
Program Year (July 1, 2007).
This information may be downloaded from ESC Online,
the Employment Security Commission Web Page at:
http://www.nce.se. com
