Triangle south [2010 : October]

о СС о II к н о < т s 2S OCTOBER 2010 TRIANGLE SOUTH U N I NOT EMPLOYMENT RATES* SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AREA QUICK FACTS CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE AUGUST2010* Chatham Harnett Lee Sampson Triangle South North Carolina North Carolina (Seasonally Adjusted) August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 August 2009 6.4 6.7 7.1 8.5 10.3 10.6 10.8 11.4 11.4 11.7 12.5 14.1 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.5 9.1 9.3 9.7 10.6 9.8 10.0 10.2 10.9 9.7 9.8 10.0 10.9 Chatham Harnett Lee Sampson Triangle South Statewide 33,615 47,510 26,496 30,977 138,598 4,509,932 Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics ‘Not Seasonally Adjusted III BENEFITS PAID TO UNEMPLOYED WORKERS DURING AUGUST 2010 Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics. ‘August 2010 data are preliminary, while other 2010 data are revised and August 2009 data are benchmarked. UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE DURATION RATE* Aug. 31, 2010 Aug. 31, 2009 Duration Change Chatham 18.5 16.4 2.1 Harnett 17.8 15.3 2.5 Lee 17.8 15.6 2.2 Sampson 16.9 14.3 2.6 North Carolina 18.4 15.6 2.8 ‘Average Duration is defined as the number of weeks compensated for the year divided by the number of first payments. $147,151,571 NC Ul AVERAGE WEEKLY BENEFIT AUGUST 2010 $286.34 NC MAXIMUM WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFIT AMOUNT $506 Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit LMID NEW CORPORATIONS GENDER & AGE OF INDIVIDUALS FILING INITIAL CLAIMS August August TRIANGLE SOUTH WDB 2010 2009 AUGUST 2010 Chatham 19 14 16-19 2% Male 58% Harnett 23 16 20-24 10% Female 42% Lee 20 18 25-34 23% 35-44 25% Sampson 9 9 45-54 22% Source: NC Department of the Secretary of State j-o /о 65 or Older 3% Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit, LMID UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING ACTIVITY-AUGUST 2010 Ul BENEFITS Total Initial Claims Separated Claims Attached Claims Benefits Paid August 2010 August 2009 Chatham 350 170 180 $689,199 Chatham 670 1,278 Harnett 817 451 366 $1,343,672 Harnett 1,382 2,225 Lee 447 260 187 $849,240 Lee 813 1,849 Sampson 343 243 100 $650,105 Sampson 732 937 North Carolina 61,549 37,546 24,003 $147,151,571 North Carolina 133,061 218,257 Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit, Labor Market Information Division Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit, Labor Market Information Division