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As the calendar turns to May, students who don caps and gowns for graduation often hear, "Congratulations for earning that degree, now what are you going to do?" Which is sometimes a tough question to answer for those looking for a job.
According to the US Census/BLS Current Population Survey, unemployment in North Carolina among those ages 16 to 24 dropped from 34.7% in April 2020 to 4.7% in March 2021 – nearing the 25-year low.
Upon launch of the NEW NCcareers.org on July 15,2020 we shared that additional site updates would be coming. In the nine months since, we have been working to develop new features, add information and tools, and enhance the usability and functionality of the site. Now it’s time to show off this work in a big update to NCcareers.org.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to record-high job losses. The task of identifying programs and services that advance the career prospects of laid-off workers is more important than ever. In a recent study, we use data from the North Carolina Common Follow-up System to evaluate the impact of registered apprenticeship on individuals who lost their job during the Great Recession, finding that apprenticeship can be an effective strategy for improving the long-term outcomes of workers displaced during an economic downturn.
Economic data are often released in preliminary form and are subject to revision. In this article, we summarize recently published revisions to North Carolina’s job growth estimates and discuss their implications for data users.