N.C. jobless rate dips to 11 percent
BY JONATHAN B. COX
jonathan.cox@newsobserver.comPosted: Friday, Jul. 17, 2009
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Chamber: More than 7,300 jobs created
S.C. jobless rate essentially flat for June
North Carolina unemployment dropped slightly in June, but it likely does not signal a recovery in the labor market.
Joblessness fell to 11 percent from 11.1 percent in May, according to data released this morning by the N.C. Employment Security Commission.
The labor force, though, also declined by 10,347 workers during the month.
That indicates some people grew frustrated and gave up on finding a job altogether.
jonathan.cox@newsobserver.com or 919-836-4948.
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