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North Carolina saw a record-high number of layoffs during the COVID-19 recession. However, the vast majority of workers who lost their job were quickly re-employed, with most of them returning to their pre-layoff industry sector and their pre-layoff employer. This article uses data from the North Carolina Common Follow-up System to show that the COVID-19 recession had a much smaller impact on displaced workers than previous recessions.

In June, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates increased in 98 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

North Carolina’s strong labor market presents plenty of employment opportunities for people who might otherwise choose to return to school. At the same time, enrollment in higher education intuitions such as the state’s community college system has declined. What does this mean for the state’s and individual’s long-term economic resiliency, and how can leaders combat current enrollment trends?

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from May’s revised rate of 3.4 percent.

In uncertain economic times, business leaders, policymakers and the general public want to know what's currently happening as well as the future course things might take. Following the sudden and unprecedented shock caused by the pandemic in the Spring of 2020, a variety of "real time" indicators were created to measure rapidly changing economic conditions.

The NC Today dashboard serves as a monthly update on statewide labor market and economic conditions. But what do the numbers mean? Using the April 2022 update, this blog post continues the prior series and provides context to job openings data.

In May, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates increased in 89 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

The NC Today dashboard serves as a monthly update on statewide labor market and economic conditions. But what do the numbers mean? Using the April 2022 update, this blog post continues the prior series and provides context to manufacturing hours worked.

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from April's revised rate of 3.4 percent.

The NC Today dashboard serves as a monthly update on statewide labor market and economic conditions. But what do the numbers mean? Using the March 2022 update, this first blog post in a series of four provides context to statewide total private average weekly earnings.

The NC Today dashboard serves as a monthly update on statewide labor market and economic conditions. But what do the numbers mean? Using the March 2022 update, this third blog post in a series of four provides context to statewide taxable retail sales.

In April, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in 83 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

During Q1 2021, NC saw more than 219,000 workers start new jobs. LEAD staff reviewed Census data to understand the NC industries that are most impacted by this job switching.

The NC Today dashboard serves as a monthly update on statewide labor market and economic conditions. But what do the numbers mean? Using the March 2022 update, this second blog post in a series of four provides context to statewide residential building permits.

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from March's revised rate of 3.5 percent.