NC’s December Employment Figures Released
Raleigh, NC: The state’s December 2023 unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased 0.3 of a percentage point from a year ago. The number of people employed decreased 1,622 over the month to 5,093,994 and increased 131,769 over the year. The number of people