RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted November unemployment rate was 6.2 percent, remaining
unchanged from October’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.2 of a percentage point to 6.7
percent.
North Carolina’s November 2020 unemployment rate increased 2.6 percentage points from a year
ago.The number of people employed increased 28,320 over the month to 4,656,817 and decreased
261,796 over the year. The number of people unemployed increased 2,650 over the month to 308,905
and increased 123,267 over the year.
Seasonally adjusted Total Nonfarm industry employment, as gathered through the monthly
establishment survey, increased 16,500 to 4,370,500 in November. Major industries experiencing
increases were Leisure & Hospitality Services, 8,000; Construction, 3,200; Education & Health Services,
2,100; Manufacturing, 1,200; Professional & Business Services, 1,000; Trade, Transportation & Utilities,
1,000; Information, 300; Government, 200; and Mining & Logging, 100. The only major industry
experiencing a decrease was Financial Activities, 600. Other Services employment remained
unchanged.
The next unemployment update is scheduled for Tuesday, January 5, 2021 when the county
unemployment rates for November 2020 will be released,
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