ESC Monthly Activity
Employment Security Commission
April 2009
Released: Friday
of North Carolina
May 22. 2009
Moses Carey, Jr.
Chairman
Current Month
APRIL 09
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ACTIVITY
Prior Month'
MARCH 09
Jack Cipriani
8.9%
U. S. Unemployment Rate
8.5%
Valerie Dorsett
10.8%
North Carolina Unemployment Rate
10.8%
David Gantt
4,580,513
Size of North Carolina Civilian Labor Force
4,554,471
Edward W. Kelly, 111
4,087,728
Number of workers employed in North Carolina
4,060,871
Kevin McLaughlin
492,785
Number of workers unemployed in North Carolina
493,600
Thom Myers
3,947,400
Estimated Nonfarm Employment in North Carolina
3,955,300
APRIL 09
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) ACTIVITY2
MARCH 09
Unemployment
414,992
Individuals receiving one or more UI checks - 2008
414,992
Benefit Payments
249,422
Individuals receiving UI benefits - April 2009
256,930
April 2009
817,844
Weeks of UI paid in April 2009
955,651
Mecklenburg $23,668,290
$1,313.6 Million
Amount paid in UI - 2008
$1313.6 Million
Wake $18,493,223
$268.1 Million
Amount paid in UI - April 20093
$268.6 Million
Guilford $11,611,361
$72.1 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier I - April 20094
$71.3 Million
Gaston $7,968,318
$28.2 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier II - April 20094
$33.9 Million
Forsyth $7,478,054
$3.0 Million
Amount NC paid in Extended Benefits - EB - April 20095
$1.9 Million
Catawba $6,657,220
$277.00
Average UI Check - 2008 (per week)
$277.00
Iredell $6,253,738
$296.31
Average UI Check - April 2009
$293.57
Rowan $5,337,024
$42
/
$494
Minimum/Maximum amount of UI benefits (per week)
$42
/
$494
Davidson $5,229,310
13.2 Weeks
Average Duration (Oct. 2008 - Dec. 2008) tie: WV. WI. WY
13.2 Weeks
Cabarrus $4,887,414
15'h (Lowest)
Duration Ranking (Oct. 2008 - Dec. 2008) tie: WV. WI. WY
15lh (Lowest)
$1,070.7 Million
Total collected in UI Taxes in 12-month period ending Apr. 2009
$1,071.1 Million
$1,890.5 Million
Total paid in UI Benefits in 12-month period ending Apr. 2009
$1,715.8 Million
-$591.5 Million
Trust Fund Balance - April 30, 2(X)9
-$374.4 Million
$595.8 Million
Federal Loan Balance - April 30, 2009
$382.7 Million
$46.7 Million
State Reserve Balance - April 30, 2009
$27.6 Million
Current Locations
APRIL 09
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY
MARCH 09
89 local offices
20,390
New Job Applicants - April 2009
23,025
103 Job Link Career Centers
234,790
Total New Jobseekers for PY (Jul. 2007 - Jun. 2008)
234,790
61 ESC hosted
224,857
Total New Jobseekers - Y-T-D (Jul. 2008 - Apr. 2009)
204,467
42 non-ESC hosted
420,217
Jobseekers available as of April 30. 2(X)9
415,772
42 community colleges
37,410
Jobseekers provided service - April 20096
42,405
19,488
Jobseekers referred to jobs - April 20096
21,541
268,170
Total Services provided - April 2009
281,120
12,278
Job Openings listed - April 2009
11,657
245,744
Job Openings listed for PY (Jul. 2007 - Jun. 2008)
245,744
130,210
Job Openings listed - Y-T-D (Jul. 2008 - Apr. 2009)
117,932
2,849
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - April 2009
2,477
28,792
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2(X)8 -
25,543
5,775
Apr. 2009)
Jobseekers entering employment - April 2009
5,408
1 .
86,055
Jobseekers entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2008 - Apr. 2(X)9)
78,498
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
2008 data.
2 Regular UI Benefits. Extended Benefits (EB) and/or Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) unless otherwise noted.
■'includes benefits paid from the UI Trust Fund for UI benefits for period March 3 1 , 2009 - April 29, 2009.
'Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) provides up to 13 weeks of 100% federally funded compensation.
5 Extended Benefits program (EB) provides up to 50% of the regular unemployment insurance benefits.
'Totals for Jobseekers provided service and Jobseekers referred lo 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. ncesc. com
