Rocky Mount, NC

Rocky Mount, NC
Data Series	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Jan 2024	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(t)62.1	(t)61.7	62.2	62.3	63.0	(p)62.4
Employment(1)	(t)59.3	(t)58.9	59.0	59.2	59.9	(p)59.6
Unemployment(1)	(t)2.9	(t)2.8	3.1	3.2	3.1	(p)2.8
Unemployment Rate(2)	(t)4.6	(t)4.6	5.0	5.1	5.0	(p)4.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	55.8	55.9	54.7	54.9	55.1	(p)55.2
12-month % change	0.7	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.9	(p)1.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change	3.8	8.0	3.8	3.8	7.7	(p)3.7
Manufacturing(3)	11.3	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	(p)11.2
12-month % change	1.8	1.8	2.7	1.8	3.7	(p)3.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	11.4	11.7	10.9	10.9	10.8	(p)10.7
12-month % change	-3.4	-0.8	-3.5	-2.7	-2.7	(p)-4.5
Professional and Business Services(3)	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change	2.4	2.4	2.4	5.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)	6.0	6.0	5.9	6.0	6.0	(p)6.0
12-month % change	-4.8	-3.2	0.0	1.7	1.7	(p)3.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	5.2	5.2	5.0	5.0	5.1	(p)5.2
12-month % change	0.0	2.0	-2.0	-3.8	-1.9	(p)-1.9
Government(3)	11.4	11.2	11.0	11.3	11.3	(p)11.3
12-month % change	2.7	2.8	2.8	3.7	2.7	(p)2.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary (t) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024.

Data extracted on: July 23, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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