Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Unemployment Rate Climbs Again
from the Morganton News Herald (Where I've applied for a job btw)
MORGANTON - Burke County's unemployment rate, along with the state's rate, was up slightly in June. Burke's rate went from 5.6 percent in May to 5.8 percent for June.
The state's unemployment rate climbed from 4.6 percent in May to 4.8 percent in June.
"The number of those unemployed increased in June mainly due to new students entering the labor force during the summer break," said ESC Chairman Harry E. Payne Jr. "We are continually encouraged by new job announcements and by the expansion of business across the state. Employment is up by more than 118,000 since June of last year."
Over the year, employment increased in all but four metropolitan areas, say employment officials. Rocky Mount, Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton, Greensboro/High Point and Goldsboro metro areas all showed losses.
The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan statistical area had the second highest unemployment in the state, going from 5.6 percent in May to 5.8 percent in June, according to information from the Employment Security Commission.
Burke was behind the Rocky Mount area, which was at 6.9 percent unemployment in June.
Catawba and Caldwell counties only showed a slight fluctuation in rates from May to June.
The national unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent.
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One thing to note of course is that unemployment stats only come from those who are collecting benefits, not from those who have been collecting so long that they've run out, but are still unemployed. Nor from those like me who are not eligible to collect for one reason or another. (in my case because I haven't worked enough in the US to collect). I do wonder tho how the rate can go up because students are out of work? I wouldn't think they'd be counted, but who knows!?
The job search continues! Yesterday I sent resumes and cover letters to a couple of companies that I had applied to either on-line (the newspaper) or in their offices on their standard application form. Just wanted to keep my name coming up for more consideration ;-) ¶ 11:12 AM
MORGANTON - Burke County's unemployment rate, along with the state's rate, was up slightly in June. Burke's rate went from 5.6 percent in May to 5.8 percent for June.
The state's unemployment rate climbed from 4.6 percent in May to 4.8 percent in June.
"The number of those unemployed increased in June mainly due to new students entering the labor force during the summer break," said ESC Chairman Harry E. Payne Jr. "We are continually encouraged by new job announcements and by the expansion of business across the state. Employment is up by more than 118,000 since June of last year."
Over the year, employment increased in all but four metropolitan areas, say employment officials. Rocky Mount, Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton, Greensboro/High Point and Goldsboro metro areas all showed losses.
The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan statistical area had the second highest unemployment in the state, going from 5.6 percent in May to 5.8 percent in June, according to information from the Employment Security Commission.
Burke was behind the Rocky Mount area, which was at 6.9 percent unemployment in June.
Catawba and Caldwell counties only showed a slight fluctuation in rates from May to June.
The national unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent.
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One thing to note of course is that unemployment stats only come from those who are collecting benefits, not from those who have been collecting so long that they've run out, but are still unemployed. Nor from those like me who are not eligible to collect for one reason or another. (in my case because I haven't worked enough in the US to collect). I do wonder tho how the rate can go up because students are out of work? I wouldn't think they'd be counted, but who knows!?
The job search continues! Yesterday I sent resumes and cover letters to a couple of companies that I had applied to either on-line (the newspaper) or in their offices on their standard application form. Just wanted to keep my name coming up for more consideration ;-) ¶ 11:12 AM
