ESC Monthly Activity
Employment Security Commission
October 2008
Released: Friday
of North Carolina
November 21. 2008
Harry Payne, Jr
Chairman
Current Month
OCTOBER 08
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ACTIVITY
Prior Month1
SEPTEMBER 08
Jack Cipriani
6.5%
U. S. Unemployment Rate
6.1%
Valerie Dorset t
7.0%
North Carolina Unemployment Rate
6.9%
David Gantt
4,583,516
Size of North Carolina Civilian Labor Force
4,577,528
Edward W. Kelly, 111
4,264,519
Number of workers employed in North Carolina
4,259,443
Thom Myers
318,997
Number of workers unemployed in North Carolina
318,085
Linda Sutton
4,148,200
Estimated Nonfarm Employment in North Carolina
4,153,600
OCTOBER 08
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) ACTIVITY2
SEPTEMBER 08
Unemployment
298,504
Individuals receiving one or more UI checks - 2007
298,504
Benefit Payments
123,207
Individuals receiving UI benefits - October 2008
118,159
October 2008
396,908
Weeks of UI paid in October 2008
408,985
Mecklenburg $12,025,254
$896.3 Million
Amount paid in UI - 2007
$896.3 Million
Wake $8,059,577
$119.2 Million
Amount paid in UI - October 2008s
$114.3 Million
Guilford $5,719,965
$38.0 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC - October 20084
$56.3 Million
Forsyth $3,633,339
$267.84
Average UI Check - 2007 (per week)
$267.84
Gaston $3,398,233
$280.20
Average UI Check - October 2008
$280.09
Davidson $2,496,089
$42
/
$494
Minimum/Maximum amount of UI benefits (per week)
$42
/
$494
Catawba $2,449,250
14.1 Weeks
Average Duration (Apr. 2008- Jun. 2008)
14.1 Weeks
Iredell $2,245,768
24,h (Lowest)
Duration Ranking (Apr. 2008 - Jun. 2008
24,h (Lowest)
Durham $2,229,859
$1,103.0 Million
Total collected in UI Taxes in 12-month period ending Oct. 2008
$1,095.8 Million
Union $2,219,682
$1,147.3 Million
Total paid in UI Benefits in 12-month period ending Oct. 2008
$1,105.2 Million
$355.2 Million
Trust Fund Balance - October 31, 2008
$439.6 Million
$35.8 Million
State Reserve Balance - October 3 1 , 2008
$31.6 Million
Current Locations
OCTOBER 08
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY
SEPTEMBER 08
89 local offices
23,850
New Job Applicants - October 2008
22,591
103 Job Link Career Centers
234,790
Total New Jobseekers for PY (Jul. 2007 - Jun. 2008)
234,790
61 ESC hosted
92,774
Total New Jobseekers - Y-T-D (Jul. 2008 - Oct. 2008)
68,924
42 non-ESC hosted
42 community colleges
360,964
Jobseekers available as of October 3 1 . 2008
366,886
5 military bases
59,717
Jobseekers provided service - October 2008s
62,484
4 universities
33,536
Jobseekers referred to jobs - October 2008s
39,292
295,650
Total Services provided - October 2008
290,523
13,756
Job Openings listed - October 2008
13,903
245,744
Job Openings listed for PY (Jul. 2007 - Jun. 2008)
245,744
62,374
Job Openings listed - Y-T-D (Jul. 2008 - Oct. 2008)
48,618
2,126
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - October 2008
2,549
11,841
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2008 -
Oct. 2008)
8,446
7,976
Jobseekers entering employment - October 2008
8,340
42,204
Jobseekers entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2(X)8 - Oct. 2(X)8)
31,018
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 and/or Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC). unless otherwise noted,
includes benefits paid from the UI Trust Fund for UI benefits for period September 30, 2008 - October 30, 2008.
4 Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) provides up to 13 weeks of 100% federally funded compensation.
^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 (July 1, 2008).
This information may be downloaded from ESC Online,
the Employment Security Commission Web Page at:
http://www.nce.sc. com
