Area Quick Facts
NC Unemployment Rate
Scrvinc Rdgccombe, Halifax,
Naan, Northampton and
Wilson Counties in
North Carolina
Turning Point
Workforce
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Board
December 2005
Seasonally Adjusted
Not Seasonally Adjusted
November 2005*
Seasonally Adjusted
Not Seasonally Adjusted
February 2006
One
Civilian Labor Force Estimates* (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
December 2005 November 2005 December 2004
"Revised
Edgecombe
Labor Force
24,529
24,594
24,547
NC Civilian Labor Force
Employed
22,554
22,562
22,410
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Unemployed
1,975
2,032
2,137
December 2005
Labor Force
4,333,915
Rate %
8.1
8.3
8.7
Employed
4,131,440
Halifax
Labor Force
22,471
22,752
22,893
Unemployed
202,475
Employed
20,937
21,012
21,185
November 2005*
Labor Force
4,352,279
Unemployed
Rate %
1,534
6.8
1,740
7.6
1,708
7.5
Employed
Unemployed
■Revised
4,129,735
222,544
Nash
Labor Force
Employed
43,117
40,883
43,517
40,897
43,242
40,623
Duration of Unemployment
Insurance Benefits For
Unemployed
Rate %
2,234
5.2
2,620
6.0
2,619
6.1
12 Months Ending
Dec. 31, 2005*
Northampton
Labor Force
8,572
8,655
8,743
Edgecombe
Halifax
13.1
12.5
Employed
Unemployed
7,997
575
8,026
629
8,092
651
Nash
13.7
Rate %
6.7
7.3
7.4
N orthampton
13.9
Wilson 15.9
Statewide 13.1
'Duration is the number ot weeks
compensated lor the year divided by the
number of first payments.
Wilson
Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Rate %
37,098
34,597
2,501
6.7
37,592
34,790
2,802
7.5
37,943
35,133
2,810
7.4
Gender of Individuals Filing
Initial Claims
Region L
Labor Force
135,787
137,110
137,368
December 2005
Employed
126,968
127,287
127,443
Male
56%
Unemployed
8,819
9,823
9,925
Female
44%
Rate %
6.5
7.2
7.2
Age Range of Individuals
Filing Initial Claims
December 2005
16-19 2%
20-24 10%
25-34 23%
35-44 28%
45-54 25%
55-64 10%
65 or Older 2%
"January 2006 state and county estimates will be released March 9 and March 17, respectively.
UI Benefits Paid to Unemployed
Workers in December 2005
$70.6 Million
NC UI Average Weekly
Benefit in December 2005
$248.31
