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NC’s February Unemployment Rate Increases

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.9 percent from January’s revised rate of 3.8 percent.

January Unemployment Rates Increase in All NC Counties

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

NC’s January Unemployment Rate Increases

North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.8 percent from December’s seasonally adjusted rate of 3.7 percent.

Are North Carolina’s wages growing like the nation’s?

While U.S. wage growth remains slow, you may have read that it’s picked up steam in recent months. We’re interested in the extent to which that’s true in North Carolina and where it might be happening in our state’s economy.