Bladen County

     Employment

18,420

18,540

18,849

18,705

18,788

14,196

14,244

     Unemployment

1,130

1,480

1,649

1,324

1,147

1,162

997

     Unemployment Rate

5.8%

7.4%

8.0%

6.6%

5.8%

7.6%

6.6%

Brunswick County

     Employment

33,080

32,510

34,014

34,573

35793

39,729

44,673

     Unemployment

1,560

1,840

2,490

2,196

1,824

1,985

2,152

     Unemployment Rate

4.5%

5.4%

6.8%

6.0%

4.8%

4.8%

4.6%

Columbus County

     Employment

20,000

20,190

19,999

20,115

20,009

11,204

22,462

     Unemployment

2,380

2,130

2,235

1,855

1,436

1,571

1,359

     Unemployment Rate

10.6%

9.5%

10.1%

8.4%

6.7%

6.6%

5.7%

Cumberland County

     Employment

114,600

113,540

110,489

120,387

121,921

117,686

126,342

     Unemployment

5,020

6,510

8,131

6,950

5,750

7,438

7,045

     Unemployment Rate

4.2%

5.4%

6.4%

5.5%

4.5%

5.9%

5.3%

Hoke County

     Employment

11,140

11,050

11,834

11,147

12,030

15,599

18,214

     Unemployment

970

970

1,205

1,145

930

1,056

986

     Unemployment Rate

8.0%

8.1%

9.2%

9.3%

7.2%

6.3%

5.1%

New Hanover County

     Employment

80,140

78,750

82,494

83,849

86,318

92,703

103,130

     Unemployment

2,910

3,890

5,519

4,588

3,286

3,943

3,968

     Unemployment Rate

3.5%

4.7%

6.3%

5.2%

3.7%

4.1%

3.7%

Pender County

     Employment

15,790

16,060

16,889

17,480

18,627

10,636

22,923

     Unemployment

790

1,040

1,584

1,366

917

1,010

1,001

     Unemployment Rate

4.8%

6.1%

8.6%

7.3%

4.7%

4.7%

4.2%

Richmond County

     Employment

17,320

17,790

16,967

17,029

16,720

18,094

18,660

     Unemployment

1,230

1,900

2,492

2,143

1,695

1,586

1,581

     Unemployment Rate

6.6%

9.6%

12.8%

11.2%

9.2%

8.1%

7.8%

Robeson County

     Employment

48,440

47,010

44,662

44,582

44,605

46,396

51,572

     Unemployment

4,770

6,130

6,045

4,847

3,894

3,715

3,578

     Unemployment Rate

9.0%

11.5%

11.9%

9.8%

8.0%

7.4%

6.5%

Sampson County

     Employment

21,940

22,540

23,450

23,919

24,197

29,714

30,398

     Unemployment

920

1,760

1,995

1,623

1,303

1,568

1,346

     Unemployment Rate

4.0%

7.2%

7.8%

6.4%

5.1%

5.0%

4.2%

Scotland County

     Employment

15,950

15,770

16,709

17,425

16,325

14,156

13,290

     Unemployment

1,280

1,770

1,846

2,187

1.939

1,484

1,492

     Unemployment Rate

7.4%

10.1%

9.9%

11.1%

10.6%

9.5%

10.1%

North Carolina’s Southeast

     Employment

396,820

393,750

405,356

409,211

415,333

430,664

465,888

     Unemployment

22,960

29,420

35,191

30,224

24,087

26,517

25,504

     Unemployment Rate

5.5%

7.0%

8.0%

6.9%

5.5%

5.8%

5.2%

Fayetteville MSA1

     Employment

114,600

113,540

119,489

120,387

121,921

117.686

126,342

     Unemployment

5,020

6,510

8,131

6,950

5,740

7.438

7,045

     Unemployment Rate

4.2%

5.4%

6.4%

5.5%

4.5%

5.9%

5.3%

Wilmington MSA2

     Employment

113,200

111,260

116,508

118,422

122,111

131,982

170,726

     Unemployment

4,470

5,730

8,009

6,784

5,109

5,928

7,121

     Unemployment Rate

3.8%

4.9%

6.4%

5.4%

4.0%

4.3%

4.0%

North Carolina

     Employment

3,814,300

3,773,500

3,890,025

3,872,528

3,972,568

4,093,644

4,308,624

     Unemployment

144,100

221,300

281,437

262,054

221,675

231,330

210,562

     Unemployment Rate

3.6%

5.5%

6.7%

6.3%

5.3%

5.3%

4.7%