North Carolina’s August Employment Figures Released RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally
adjusted August unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, remaining unchanged from July’s revised
rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.4 percent.
North Carolina’s August 2017 unemployment rate decreased 0.9 of a percentage point from a year
ago. The number of people employed increased 2,496 over the month to 4,702,213 and increased
69,738 over the year. The number of people unemployed decreased 347 over the month to
200,200 and decreased 42,910 over the year.
Seasonally adjusted Total Nonfarm industry employment, as gathered through the monthly
establishment survey, increased 8,400 to 4,423,000 in August. The major industries with the
largest over-the-month increases were Education & Health Services at 5,400, followed by
Professional & Business Services, 3,700; Trade, Transportation & Utilities, 3,700; Financial
Activities, 2,000; Leisure & Hospitality Services, 1,100; and Construction, 600. Major industries
experiencing decreases were Government, 5,000; Information, 1,600; Manufacturing, 1,400; and
Other Services, 100. Mining & Logging industry employment remained unchanged over the
month.
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