NC Department of Commerce
J. Keith Crisco
Workforce Monthly Activity
Released: Tuesday
Secretary
December 2011
Jan. 24, 2012
Lynn R. Holmes
Current Month
Prior Month1
Assistant Secretary
DEC 11
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
NOV 11
8.5%
U. S. Unemployment Rate
8.7%
Stephanie McGarrah
9.9%
North Carolina Unemployment Rate
10.0%
Assistant Secretary
4,507,538
Size of North Carolina Civilian Labor Force
4,503,199
4,061,136
Number of workers employed in North Carolina
4,051,604
Roger J. Shackleford
446,402
Number of workers unemployed in North Carolina
451,595
Assistant Secretary
3,876,500
Estimated Nonfarm Employment in North Carolina
3,880,900
DEC 11
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) ACTIVITY2
NOV 11
594,199
Individuals receiving one or more UI payments - 201 1 (All programs)
682,073
122,272
Individuals receiving UI benefits - December 201 1
113,017
403,276
Weeks of UI paid in December 2011
384,244
Unemployment
$1.4 Billion
Amount paid in UI - 201 1
$2.0 Billion
Benefit Payments
$113.0 Million
Amount paid in UI - December 20 1 13
$106.9 Million
December 2011
$55.0 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier I - December 20 1 14
$58.4 Million
Mecklenburg
$10,582,126
$30.7 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier 11 - December 20 1 14
$31.9 Million
Wake
$8,994,079
$24.5 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier HI - December 201 14
$25.8 Million
Guilford
$5,672,441
$11.0 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier IV - December 201 14
$11.3 Million
Forsyth
$3,393,061
$26.0 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EB - December 201 Is
$28.7 Million
Cumberland
$2,838,591
$0
Amount NC paid in Extended Benefits - EB - December201 Is
$0
New Hanover
$2,643,637
$280.19
Average Weekly UI Benefit Amount - 201 1
$287.57
Durham
$2,579,042
$280.12
Average Weekly UI Benefit Amount - December 201 1
$278.33
Gaston
$2,250,512
$45
/
$522
Minimum/Maximum amount of UI benefits (per week)
$45
/
$522
Catawba
$2,149,957
16.3 Weeks
Average Duration (Oct. 2010 - Sep. 2011)
163 Weeks
Cabarrus
$2,083,263
23rd (Lowest)
Duration Ranking (Oct. 201 0 - Sep. 2011)
23rd (Lowest)
$1.3 Billion
Total collected in UI Taxes in 12-month period ending December
2011
$13 Billion
$1.4 Billion
Total paid in UI Benefits in 12-month period ending December201 1
$1.4 Billion
-$2.7 Billion
Trust Fluid Balance - December 31. 201 1
-$2.6 Billion
$2.7 Billion
Federal Loan Balance - December 31. 201 1
$2.6 Billion
$66.2 Million
State Reserve Balance - December 31. 201 1
$60.2 Million
DEC 11
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY
NOV 11
26,945
New & Renewed Jobseekers - December 201 1
29325
665,378
New & Renewed Jobseekers for PY (Jul. 2010- Jun. 2011)
665378
193,026
New & Renewed Jobseekers - Y-T-D (Jul. 201 1 - Dec. 2011)
1683П
47,950
Jobseekers provided sendee - December 201 16
52.881
29,117
Jobseekers referred to jobs - December 201 16
33,760
116,050
Total Services provided - December 20 1 1
126,127
11,802
Job Openings listed - December 201 1
11395
172,638
Job Openings listed forPY (Jul. 2010- Jun. 201 1)
172,638
93,560
Job Openings listed - Y-T-D (Jul. 20 1 1 - Dec. 2011)
81,758
590
Claimants entering employment through ES7 - December 201 1
608
3,397
Claimants entering employment through ES7 - Y-T-D (Jul. 20 11 —
Dec. 2011)
3304
4,765
Jobseekers entering employment through ES - December 201 1
5,193
36,980
Jobseekers entering employment through ES - Y-T-D (Jul. 201 1 -
Dec. 2011)
32,636
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.
4 Emergency 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.
6T otals for Jobseekers provided service and Jobseekers referred to jobs represent the number of customers who. during the report month, received a
reportable serv ice or were referred to employment for the first time since the beginning of the Program Year (July 1, 201 1).
7 Individuals who filed a claim for unemployment benefits through a local office.
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