RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted January unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, remaining unchanged from December’s revised rate. The national rate increased 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.6 percent.
North Carolina’s January 2020 unemployment rate decreased 0.4 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed increased 8,635 over the month to 4,925,813 and increased 84,467 over the year. The number of people unemployed decreased 1,242 over the month to 184,881 and decreased 18,230 over the year.
Seasonally adjusted Total Nonfarm industry employment, as gathered through the monthly establishment survey, increased 15,000 to 4,608,900 in January. The major industries with the largest over-the-month increases were Leisure & Hospitality Services, 6,800; Trade, Transportation & Utilities, 6,800; Education & Health Services, 2,800; Professional & Business Services, 1,100; Information, 1,000; Government, 500; and Other Services, 500. Major industries experiencing decreases were Financial Activities, 2,200; Manufacturing, 1,200; and Construction, 1,100. Mining & Logging employment remained unchanged over the month.
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