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JOB APPLICANTS (December 2008)
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Registered for Work |
Over 6 Months Experience |
Bladen County |
2,240 |
1,657 |
Brunswick County |
2,477 |
4,974 |
Columbus County |
3,423 |
2,825 |
Cumberland County |
15,815 |
12,135 |
Hoke County |
1,975 |
1,538 |
New Hanover County |
8,387 |
7,037 |
Pender County |
2,392 |
1,941 |
Richmond County |
3,931 |
2,637 |
Robeson County |
8,051 |
5,559 |
Sampson County |
3,521 |
2,337 |
Scotland County |
2,784 |
2,089 |
North Carolina’s Southeast |
54,996 |
44,729 |
Fayetteville MSA1 |
15,815 |
12,135 |
Wilmington MSA2 |
13,256 |
13,952 |
North Carolina |
453,186 |
350,586 |
1 Cumberland County
2 Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender Counties
Source: Employment Security Commission of North Carolina.
LABOR CLIMATE
North Carolina is an “at will” employment state and one of 23 states with a “right-to-work” law. The North Carolina right-to-work law reads:
“It is hereby declared to be in the public policy of North Carolina that the right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on account of membership or non-membership in any labor union or labor organization or association.”
Closed shops and union shops are not permitted. An employer may not require an employee to join a union, nor may an employer require an employee to refrain from joining a union.
Source: www.dol.gov/esa/whd/state/righttowork.htm
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