Guilford County
Labor Market Overview
January 29, 2010
Area Quick Facts:
Civilian Labor Force Estimates
High Greensboro**
Guilford
G-HP
North
NC Unemployment Rate
Point**
Metro
Carolina
December 2009
Dec. 2009**
Labor Force
50,043
127,575
244,393
361,955
4,491,366
Seasonally ? 2%
Adjusted
Employed
44,623
114,310
216,951
320,600
3,999,788
Unemployed
5,420
13,265
27,442
41,355
491,578
Not Seasonally nqo/
Rate %
10.8
10.4
11.2
11.4
10.9
Adjusted
Nov. 2009
Labor Force
50,548
128,125
245,793
364,119
4,531,516
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Employed
45,010
115,301
218,831
323,377
4,048,712
NC Average Weekly
Benefit Amount
December 2009
Unemployed
5,538
12,824
26,962
40,742
482,804
Rate %
Dec. 2008
11.0
10.0
11.0
11.2
10.7
Labor Force
50,758
128,362
245,374
364,266
4,518,472
$289.01
Employed
46,347
118,676
225,238
332,845
4,137.880
Unemployed
4,411
9,686
20,136
31,421
380,592
NC Maximum Weekly
Rate %
8.7
7.5
8.2
8.6
8.4
Unemployment Insurance
Benefit Amount
December 2009
'Dec. 2009 data are preliminary. Nov. 2009 data are revised; 2008 data are benchmarked.
"Claims/Population Disaggregation Method used to break cities out from county. 2008 city
data meets Bureau ot Labor Statistics (BLS) guidelines for publication.
$505.00
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Reported Closings &
Layoffs in Last
12 Months* In
Guilford County
Closings 64
Layoffs 26
‘December ‘08 to November ‘09
Unemployment insurance Claims
December 2009
Initial Claims
Guilford County
5,550
North Carolina
107,302
Percent Attached
63%
61%
Benefits Paid
$10,612,891
$213,491,396
Duration
17.3
17.1
Individuals Receiving Ul Check
11,034
218,772
Duration is defined as the number of weeks compensated for the year divided by the number
of first payments.
Unemployment Rate Trends
Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
December 2009 data are preliminary, other 2009 data are revised, and 2008 data are benchmarked.
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