Mideast-Region Q : labor market information update [2010 : October]

Mideast — Region Q Labor Market Information Update October 13, 2010 Area Quick Facts: NC Civilian Labor Force August 2010 Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force 4,492,548 Employed 4,054,915 Unemployed 437,633 Rate 9.7% Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics ******************************** Duration Of Unemployment Insurance Benefits 12-Month Period Ending...* Aug. Aug. 2010 2009 Beaufort 17.8 16.2 Bertie 17.9 15.6 Hertford 18.1 17.0 Martin 17.4 14.8 Pitt 18.5 17.5 Statewide 18.4 15.6 Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit, LMID 'Duration is detined as the number ot weeks compensated for the year divided by the number of first payments. NC Avg. Weekly Benefit Amount Aug. 2010 $286.34 NC Maximum Weekly Unemployment Insurance Benefit Amount $506 Source: NC Department of the Secretary of State Civilian Labor Force Estimates (Not Seasonally Adjusted) Aug. 2010 July 2010 Aug. 2009 Beaufort Labor Force 20,796 20,916 21,689 Employed 18,607 18,691 19,286 Unemployed 2,189 2,225 2,403 Rate % 10.5 10.6 11.1 Bertie Labor Force 9,169 9,286 9,443 Employed 8,188 8,294 8,432 Unemployed 981 992 1,011 Rate % 10.7 10.7 10.7 Hertford Labor Force 10,306 1 0,436 10,529 Employed 9,359 9,473 9,545 Unemployed 947 963 984 Rate % 9.2 9.2 9.3 Martin Labor Force 11,766 1 1 ,849 12,052 Employed 10,577 10,630 10,755 Unemployed 1,189 1,219 1,297 Rate % 10.1 10.3 10.8 Pitt Labor Force 80,935 81,797 79,376 Employed 72,955 73,652 70,894 Unemployed 7,980 8,145 8,482 Rate % 9.9 10.0 10.7 Region Q Labor Force 132,972 134,284 133,089 Employed 119,686 120,740 118,912 Unemployed 13,286 13,544 14,177 Rate % 10.0 10.1 10.7 NC Labor Force 4,509,932 4,546,541 4,534,723 Employed 4,068,606 4,091,847 4,041,815 Unemployed 441,326 454,694 492,908 Rate % 9.8 10.0 10.9 Aug.. 2010 data are preliminary, while July 2010 are revised and Aug. 2009 data are benchmarked. Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Unemployment Insurance Claims — Aug. 2010 Initial Claims Benefits Paid Beaufort 351 $617,310 Bertie 129 $281,707 Hertford 315 $250,536 Martin 135 $331,056 Pitt 763 $2,174,010 Statewide 61,549 $147,151,571 Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit. Labor Market Information Division