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 Lead Feed
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.
In April, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in 83 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 March 2022 update, this third blog post in a series of four provides context to statewide taxable retail sales.
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.
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.
In March, not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates decreased in 85 of North Carolina's 100 counties.
The COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest around March 2020, with mass vaccinations beginning in the first quarter of 2021. How has the North Carolina economy changed across the worst of the crisis and its aftermath?
North Carolina's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from February's revised rate of 3.7 percent.