ESC Monthly Activity
Employment Security Commission
March 2011
Revised: Monday
of North Carolina
June 27. 201 1
Chairman
Current Month
MAR 11
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION ACTIVITY
Prior Month'
FEB 11
Valerie Dorset t
8.8%
U. S. Unemployment Rate
8.9%
David Gantt
9.7%
North Carolina Unemployment Rate
9.8%
Hannah Holt
4,478,433
Size of North Carolina Civilian Labor Force
4,466,980
Edward W. Kelly, III
4,043,437
Number of workers employed in North Carolina
4,030,035
Juanita Pilgrim
434,996
Number of workers unemployed in North Carolina
436,945
Charles Roth
3,894,700
Estimated Nonfarm Employment in North Carolina
3,880,800
MAR 1 1
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI) ACTIVITY2
FEB 11
Unemployment
682,073
Individuals receiving one or more UI payments - 2010 iau
ргоегапы
682,073
Benefit Payments
130,061
Individuals receiving UI benefits- Mar. 201 1
133,653
March 2011
452,221
Weeks of UI paid in Mai-. 201 1
453,170
Mecklenburg $12,738,933
$2.0 Billion
Amount paid in UI - 2010
$2.0 Billion
Wake $10,149,496
$125.3 Million
Amount paid in UI - Mar. 201 13
$126.0Million
Guilford $5,973,171
$66.3 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier I - Mar. 201 1 4
$64.5 Million
Forsyth $4,332,776
$41.6 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier II - Mar. 201 14
$42.5 Million
Durham $2,867,074
$36.5 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier III - Mar. 201 14
$35.7 Million
Buncombe $2,694,401
$17.1 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EUC Tier IV - Mar. 201 14
$18.2 Million
Gaston $2,626,191
$49.7 Million
Amount paid in Federal Benefits - EB - Mar. 2011s
$51.1 Million
Cumberland $2,576,468
$0.0
Amount NC paid in Extended Benefits - EB - Mar. 201 Is
$0.0
New Hanover $2,556,357
$287.57
Average Weekly UI Benefit Amount - 2010
$287.57
Catawba $2,380,403
$276.97
Average Weekly UI Benefit Amount - Mar. 201 1
$278.07
$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)
23rd (Lowest)
$1.0 Billion
Total collected in UI Taxes in 12-month period ending Mar. 201 1
$1.0 Billion
$1.7 Billion
Total paid in UI Benefits in 12-month period ending Mar. 201 1
$1.8 Billion
-$2.7 Billion
Trust Fund Balance - Mar. 3 1 , 20 1 1
-$2.6 Billion
$2.7 Billion
Federal Loan Balance - Mar. 31, 201 1
$2.6 Billion
$106.9 Million
State Reserve Balance - Mar. 31, 201 1
$106.3 Million
Current Locations
MAR 11
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE ACTIVITY
FEB 11
90 local offices
16,241*
New Job Applicants - Mar. 201 1
15,815*
99 Job Link Career Centers
258,098
Total New Jobseekers for PY (Jul. 2009 -Jun. 2010)
258,098
62 ESC hosted
182,074*
Total New Jobseekers - Y-T-D (Jul. 2010 - Mar. 2011)
165,833*
37 non-ESC hosted
277,995
Jobseekers available as of Mar. 31, 201 1
307,894
31,928*
Jobseekers provided service - Mar. 201 16
28,853*
20,946*
Jobseekers referred to jobs - Mar. 201 16
16,768*
301,471*
Total Services provided - Mar. 201 1
246,790*
14,936*
Job Openings listed - Mar. 201 1
13,793*
163,636
Job Openings listed for PY (Jul. 2009 - Jun. 2010)
163,636
128,674*
Job Openings listed - Y-T-D (Jul. 2010 - Mar. 201 1)
113,738*
1,630
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Mar. 201 1
1,366
18,025
UI Eligible Claimants entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2010 -
Mar. 2011)
17,261
7,588
Jobseekers entering employment - Mar. 201 1
5,591
84,805
Jobseekers entering employment - Y-T-D (Jul. 2010 - Mar. 201 1)
77,506
Data revised.
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.
'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 . 20 1 0).
This information may be downloaded from ESC Online,
the Employment Security Commission Web Page at: http://www.ncesc.com
