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	4.7
2008	81,186	75,886	5,300	6.5	6.2
2009	82,020	73,630	8,390	10.2	10.8
2010	82,080	73,804	8,276	10.1	10.6

Month/Year	Labor Force	Employment	Unemployment	County Rate	N.C. Rate
January 2010	82,313	73,491	8,822	10.7	12.1
February	82,188	73,422	8,746	10.6	12.1
March	82,737	73,963	8,774	10.6	11.5
April	82,935	74,564	8,371	10.1	10.8
May	83,059	74,501	8,558	10.3	10.7
June	82,657	74,043	8,614	10.4	10.6
July	82,276	73,694	8,582	10.4	10.5
August	81,727	73,454	8,273	10.1	10.1
September	81,658	73,995	7,663	9.4	9.4
October	81,691	74,123	7,568	9.3	9.4
November	81,222	73,439	7,783	9.6	9.9
December	80,495	72,937	7,558	9.4	9.7
January 2011	79,924	71,831	8,093	10.1	10.4
February	80,106	72,246	7,860	9.8	10.1
March	81,290	73,533	7,757	9.5	9.7
April	81,525	73,749	7,776	9.5	9.6
May	82,514	74,166	8,348	10.1	9.7
June	82,131	73,185	8,946	10.9	10.4
July	82,527	73,537	8,990	10.9	10.4
August	81,058	72,164	8,894	11.0	10.5
September	81,341	72,908	8,433	10.4	10.0
October	82,246	74,250	7,996	9.7	9.7
November	81,754	74,159	7,595	9.3	9.5

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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	19,481	9.1	25,179	11.0	8,533	7.3	26,601	8.7	11,803	6.6	37,644	7.7
2003	20,060	8.6	25,007	9.9	8863	6.7	27,079	7.5	12,177	7.1	38,849	8.2
2004	20.044	6.9	24,548	8.6	8,957	6.2	27,363	5.9	12,037	6.6	38,755	8.1
2005	20,301	6.4	24,348	8.4	8,979	6.1	27,838	5.8	12,073	5.8	39,195	7.9
2006	20,640	5.7	24,357	8.0	9,140	5.4	27,534	5.6	11,962	5.5	39,901	7.1
2007	21,742	5.5	24,309	7.5	9,347	5.3	28,651	5.2	12,193	5.3	41,403	6.1
2008	20,696	7.4	24,539	10.6	9,332	6.7	27,074	7.4	11,798	6.7	39,884	8.0
2009	21,835	10.9	24,326	16.1	9,164	10.6	28,305	11.4	12,431	10.3	41,522	12.1
2010	20,481	11.4	23,945	15.6	9,202	10.2	26,540	11.3	11,299	11.1	39,753	12.7
November 2011	21,312	10.5	24,221	15.5	9,114	8.9	27,272	9.9	11,358	10.8	40,027	11.7

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