Mid-Carolina [2009 : March]

о СС о II к н о < т s 2S MARCH 2009 MID-CAROLINA UNEMPLO NOT SEASON YMENT RATES* ALLY ADJUSTED January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 January 2008 AREA QUICK FACTS CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE JANUARY 2009* Chatham 7.6 6.2 6.4 4.2 Harnett 10.9 8.8 8.1 5.2 Lee 13.4 10.9 9.8 5.8 Sampson 8.9 7.1 6.4 4.4 Mid-Carolina 10.1 8.2 7.7 4.9 North Carolina 10.3 8.4 7.7 5.3 North Carolina (Seasonally Adjusted) 9.7 8.1 7.5 5.0 Chatham Harnett Lee Sampson Mid-Carolina 33,361 48,010 25,850 32,216 ♦Source: Labor Area Unemployment Statistics. January 2009 and December 2008 county data are preliminary, while other 2008 data are revised. January 2009 state data are preliminary, while 2008 data are benchmarked. UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE DURATION RATE* Jan. 31, 2009_ Jan. 31, 2008_ Duration Change Statewide 4,517,751 Chatham 13.1 14.5 -1.4 ♦Not Seasonal ly Adj usted Harnett 12.0 14.3 -2.3 Lee 11.2 13.7 -2.5 Ul BENEFITS PAID TO Sampson 12.0 14.5 -2.5 UNEMPLOYED North Carolina 12.8 13.7 -0.9 WORKERS DURING JANUARY 2009 ♦Average Duration is defined as the number of weeks compensated for the year divided by the number of first payments. $201,536,951 NC Ul AVERAGE WEEKLY BENEFIT JANUARY 2009 NEW CORPORATIONS* January 2009 January 2008 $282.99 Chatham 24 25 NC MAXIMUM WEEKLY Harnett 25 42 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT Lee 21 21 AMOUNT Sampson 5 23 $494 ♦Source: NC Department of the Secretary of State GENDER AND AGE OF INDIVIDUALS FILING INITIAL CLAIMS MID-CAROLINA WDB JANUARY 2009 16-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 or Older 1% 8% 23% 25% 26% 15% 2% Male 65% Female 35% UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS ACTIVITY — JANUARY 2009 INDIVIDUALS Ul CHECKS RECEIVING Total Initial Claims Separated Claims Attached Claims Benefits Paid January 2009 January 2008 Chatham 867 232 635 $1,011,678 Chatham 1,150 632 Harnett 1,617 574 1,043 $1,986,361 Harnett 2,428 957 Lee 1,585 352 1,233 $1,881,127 Lee 2,196 691 Sampson 831 280 551 $951,892 Sampson 1,254 557 North Carolina 158,659 53,761 104,898 $201,536,951 North Carolina 234,114 117,820