Labor Force Characteristics

Labor Force Characteristics

The civilian labor force is composed of employed individuals plus unemployed individuals using a “place of residence” concept. Place of residence means that individuals are counted where they live, not where they work.

PITT COUNTY

Year	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	County Rate	N.C. Rate
1990	57,584	55,238	2,346	4.1	4.2
1991	58,276	54,723	3,553	6.1	5.9
1992	58,103	54,327	3,776	6.5	6.2
1993	58,939	55,824	3,115	5.3	5.2
1994	60,716	57,907	2,809	4.6	4.4
1995	63,584	60,474	3,110	4.9	4.4
1996	65,119	61,770	3,349	5.1	4.4
1997	66,645	63,225	3,420	5.1	3.9
1998	67,114	64,104	3,010	4.5	3.5
1999	70,124	66,960	3,164	4.5	3.3
2000	69,869	66,931	2,938	4.2	3.7
2001	69,288	65,193	4,095	5.9	5.6
2002	69,115	64,581	4,534	6.6	6.6
2003	71,479	66,821	4,658	6.5	6.5
2004	72,117	67,992	4,125	5.7	5.5
2005	74,094	69,791	4,303	5.8	5.3
2006	76,631	72,627	4,004	5.2	4.8
2007	79,334	75,314	4,020	5.1	4.8
2008	81,186	75,886	5,300	6.5	6.3
2009	82,020	73,630	8,390	10.2	10.5
2010	84,129	75,250	8,879	10.6	10.9
2011	84,240	75,166	9,074	10.8	10.5

Month/Year	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	County Rate	N.C. Rate
January 2010	83,615	74,660	8,955	10.7	12.0
February	83,415	74,571	8,844	10.6	12.0
March	84,124	75,189	8,935	10.6	11.5
April	84,599	75,909	8,690	10.3	10.9
May	85,155	76,148	9,007	10.6	10.9
June	84,749	75,565	9,184	10.8	10.9
July	84,750	75,413	9,337	11.0	11.0
August	84,073	74,975	9,098	10.8	10.7
September	84,270	75,684	8,586	10.2	10.1
October	83,881	75,348	8,533	10.2	10.2
November	83,847	75,064	8,783	10.5	10.7
December	83,061	74,470	8,591	10.3	10.5
January 2011	83,490	74,399	9,091	10.9	11.1
February	83,325	74,432	8,893	10.7	10.9
March	84,149	75,442	8,707	10.3	10.4
April	84,252	75,678	8,574	10.2	10.0
May	85,021	75,754	9,267	10.9	10.3
June	84,531	74,719	9,812	11.6	10.9
July	84,750	74,860	9,890	11.7	10.9
August	83,472	73,854	9,618	11.5	10.8
September	83,770	74,625	9,145	10.9	10.4
October	84,961	76,055	8,906	10.5	10.3
November	84,791	76,295	8,496	10.0	10.1
December	84,371	75,877	8,494	10.1	10.2
January 2012	84,102	75,565	8,537	10.2	10.5
February	84,678	76,403	8,275	9.8	10.1

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Surrounding Counties – Labor Force & Unemployment Rates

	Beaufort		Edgecombe		Greene		Lenoir		Martin		Wilson
	Labor Force	Rate	Labor Force	Rate	Labor Force	Rate	Labor Force	Rate	Labor Force	Rate	Labor Force	Rate
2000	20,675	6.1	25,057	5.9	8,601	4.7	27,746	5.3	11,802	7.0	37,197	5.6
2001	19,950	8.7	25,242	8.4	8,595	6.8	27,352	8.1	11,661	7.1	37,626	7.5
2002	19,746	9.0	25,290	10.9	8,566	7.3	26,946	8.5	11,958	6.5	38,219	7.6
2003	20,100	8.6	25,057	9.9	8,880	6.7	27,133	7.5	12,201	7.2	38,926	8.2
2004	20,060	6.9	24,569	8.6	8,964	6.2	27,385	5.9	12,047	6.7	38,790	8.2
2005	20,364	6.4	24,425	8.4	9,007	6.2	27,923	5.8	12,109	5.9	39,320	8.0
2006	20,695	5.7	24,422	8.0	9,165	5.4	27,608	5.6	11,994	5.5	40,010	7.1
2007	21,401	5.6	24,341	7.5	9,211	5.4	28,051	5.3	12,071	5.3	40,890	6.3
2008	20,792	7.2	24,568	10.6	9,284	6.7	27,072	7.3	11,917	6.5	40,035	7.8
2009	20,719	11.5	24,364	16.1	9,224	10.6	26,881	12.0	11,822	10.8	39,537	12.9
2010	20,995	12.0	25,686	15.7	9,228	10.7	27,211	11.9	11,489	11.8	40,549	13.3
2011	21,482	11.5	25,621	15.9	9,219	10.7	28,050	11.1	11,604	11.8	40,922	13.5
February 2012	21,250	11.5	25,568	14.9	9,307	10.1	27,722	10.9	11,548	11.8	40,097	12.7

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