ESC Monthly Activity
Employment Security Commission
April 2011
Released: Monday
of North Carolina
June 27. 201 1
Lynn R. Holmes
Chairman
Current Month
APR 11
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ACTIVITY
Prior Month'
MAR 11
Valerie Dorset t
9.0%
U. S. Unemployment Rate
8.8%
David Gantt
9.7%
North Carolina Unemployment Rate
9.7%
Hannah Holt
4,487,916
Size of North Carolina Civilian Labor Force
4,478,418
Edward W. Kelly, III
4,053,947
Number of workers employed in North Carolina
4,043,231
Juanita Pilgrim
433,969
Number of workers unemployed in North Carolina
435,187
Charles Roth
3,892,900
Estimated Nonfarm Employment in North Carolina
3,890,000
APR 11
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) ACTIVITY12
MAR 11
Unemployment
682,073
Individuals receiving one or more UI payments - 2010 iau programs)
682,073
Benefit Payments
120,893
Individuals receiving UI benefits - Apr. 201 1
130,061
April 2011
392,460
Weeks of UI paid in Apr. 201 1
452,221
Mecklenburg $11,762,627
$2.0 Billion
Amount paid in UI - 2010
$2.0 Billion
Wake $9,395,258
$109.8 Million
Amount paid in UI - Apr. 201 13
$125.3 Million
Guilford $5,429,794
$61.6 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier I - Apr. 201 l45
$66.3 Million
Forsyth $3,866,621
$35.7 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier II - Apr. 201 1J
$41.6 Million
Durham $2,614,702
$33.4 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier III - Apr. 201 1 4
$36.5 Million
Cumberland $2,433,079
$15.4 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier IV - Apr. 201 14
$17.1 Million
Gaston $2,307,204
$32.0 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EB - Apr. 201 Is
$49.7 Million
Buncombe $2,224,789
$0.0
Amount NC paid in Extended Benefits - EB - Apr. 2011s
$0.0
New Hanover $2,204,345
$287.57
Average Weekly UI Benefit Amount - 2010
$287.57
Union $2,053,887
$279.90
Average Weekly UI Benefit Amount - Apr. 201 1
$276.97
$43
/
$506
Minimum/Maximum amount of UI benefits (per week)
$43
/
$506
18.2 Weeks
Average Duration (Jan. 2010- Dec. 2010)
18.2 Weeks
26,h (Lowest)
Duration Ranking (Jan. 2010- Dec. 2010)
26,h (Lowest)
$1.0 Billion
Total collected in UI Taxes in 12-month period ending Apr. 201 1
$1.0 Billion
$1.6 Billion
Total paid in UI Benefits in 12-month period ending Apr. 201 1
$1.7 Billion
-$2.8 Billion
Trust Fund Balance - Apr. 30, 201 1
-$2.7 Billion
$2.8 Billion
Federal Loan Balance - Apr. 30, 201 1
$2.7 Billion
$120.4 Million
State Reserve Balance - Apr. 30, 201 1
$106.9 Million
Current Locations
APR 11
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY
MAR 11
90 local offices
12,880*
New Job Applicants - Apr. 201 1
16,241*
99 Job Link Career Centers
258,098
Total New Jobseekers for PY (Jul. 2009 -Jun. 2010)
258,098
62 ESC hosted
194,954*
Total New Jobseekers - Y-T-D (Jul. 2010 - Apr. 2011)
182,074*
37 non-ESC hosted
493,039
Jobseekers available as of Apr. 30, 201 1
277,995
25,501*
Jobseekers provided service - Apr. 201 16
31,928*
17,986*
Jobseekers referred to jobs - Apr. 201 16
20,946*
256,168*
Total Services provided - Apr. 201 1
301,471*
13,989*
Job Openings listed - Apr. 201 1
14,936*
163,636
Job Openings listed for PY (Jul. 2009 - Jun. 2010)
163,636
142,663*
Job Openings listed - Y-T-D (Jul. 2010 - Apr. 201 1)
128,674*
1,267
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Apr. 201 1
1,630
18,683
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2010 -
Apr. 2011)
18,025
6,050
Jobseekers entering employment - Apr. 201 1
7,588
91,607
Jobseekers entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2010 - Apr. 201 1 )
84,805
1 Data in this column represent prior month, prior quarter or prior year data; i.e., prior year equals 2010 data.
2 Regular UI Benefits unless otherwise noted.
3 Includes benefits paid according to the federal ETA 5159 Claims and Payment Activities Report.
JEmergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) provides up to 53 weeks of 100% federally funded compensation.
5 Extended Benefits program (EB) provides 80% or up to a maximum of 20 weeks of extended unemployment insurance benefits.
"Totals for Jobseekers provided service and Jobseekers referred lo jobs represent the number of customers who, dui ing 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 . 20 1 0).
This information may be downloaded from ESC Online,
the Employment Security Commission Web Page at: http://www.ncesc.com
