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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 a previous post, we explored some of the key findings from the recently published North Carolina Registered Apprenticeship Survey Report, including the financial returns associated with businesses’ apprenticeship programs. In this post, we’ll investigate some of the mechanisms through which apprentices provide these returns to businesses and some of the differences between programs in various industry sectors.

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

A recent survey of nearly 300 apprenticeship programs across North Carolina found that investments in apprenticeships produce a strong financial return to companies. This post, the first of two, explores some of the survey's key findings, including the survey's analysis of businesses' financial return on apprenticeship investments.

The fourth in a series of summaries of 2018-2028 North Carolina Employment Projections will focus on education requirements and projected employment. 

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.

The third in a series of summaries of 2018-2028 North Carolina Employment Projections will focus on job openings. 

The second in a series of summaries of 2018-2028 North Carolina Employment Projections will focus on the occupational employment projections and earnings.

The first in a series of summaries of 2018-2028 North Carolina Employment Projections will focus on the overall projections on the industry employment changes. 

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.