Surry County Labor Force and Unemployment
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
|
Total
Labor Force
|
Unemployment
Rate |
Total
Labor Force
|
Unemployment
Rate |
Total
Labor Force |
Unemployment
Rate |
|
32,679
|
10.7% |
33,269
|
12.3% |
35,306 |
9.8% |
| |
|
April 2011-Surry County
|
|
Total
Labor Force
|
Number of
Unemployed
|
Unemployment
Rate
|
|
32,737
|
3,314 |
10.1% |
North Carolina-April 2011 (not seasonally adjusted): 9.5%
United States-April 2011 (not seasonally adjusted): 8.7%
Unemployment Rate Comparison 2003-2008
| Year |
US |
NC |
Surry |
| 2008 |
5.8% |
6.3% |
9.8% |
| 2007 |
4.6% |
4.7% |
5.2% |
| 2006 |
4.6% |
4.7% |
5.1% |
| 2005 |
5.1% |
5.3% |
5.8% |
| 2004 |
5.5% |
5.5% |
6.0% |
| |
|
|
|
SOURCE: NC Employment Security Commission, Civilian Labor Force Estimates, September 2010; Northwest Piedmont Workforce Development Board, Labor Market Information Update - February 2011
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