Rocky Mount, NC

Rocky Mount, NC
Data Series	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	62.7	62.4	62.9	62.6	62.6	(p)62.0
Employment(1)	59.5	59.6	59.9	59.3	59.4	(p)58.9
Unemployment(1)	3.2	2.8	3.0	3.2	3.2	(p)3.1
Unemployment Rate(2)	5.1	4.5	4.8	5.2	5.2	(p)5.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	54.7	54.9	55.2	55.1	54.6	(p)54.7
12-month % change	-2.1	1.1	1.5	2.6	1.7	(p)0.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.1	11.1	(p)11.1
12-month % change	3.8	6.9	6.9	8.8	7.8	(p)6.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.2	(p)10.9
12-month % change	-11.5	-1.7	-1.7	-0.9	-3.4	(p)-6.0
Professional and Business Services(3)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	(p)4.1
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	2.5	(p)2.5
Education and Health Services(3)	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.6	(p)6.7
12-month % change	1.5	1.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	(p)1.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	5.2	5.2	5.4	5.5	5.6	(p)5.5
12-month % change	4.0	2.0	3.8	5.8	5.7	(p)3.8
Government(3)	10.6	10.7	10.9	10.4	10.0	(p)10.4
12-month % change	-0.9	-1.8	0.9	2.0	0.0	(p)1.0
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

Data extracted on: September 27, 2023

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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