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Quarter 2 data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) were recently released, and as expected provide a stark contrast to the first quarter of 2020. As the impacts of the pandemic began to be widely felt in the early spring of 2020, changes in consumer behavior as well as school closures and other restrictions on business activity led to an unprecedented drop in economic activity throughout the state and the nation.

In November, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates increased in 76 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from October’s revised rate of 6.2 percent.

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

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.9 of a percentage point to 6.3 percent from September’s revised rate of 7.2 percent.

In September, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates increased in 95 of North Carolina's 100 counties.

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 0.8 of a percentage point to 7.3 percent from August’s revised rate of 6.5 percent.

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

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 2.0 percentage points to 6.5 percent from July’s revised rate of 8.5 percent.

In July, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates increased in 99 of North Carolina's 100 counties.