Rocky Mount, NC

Rocky Mount, NC
Data Series	Mar 2021	Apr 2021	May 2021	June 2021	July 2021	Aug 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	62.9	63.2	63.1	63.6	63.7	(p)63.0
Employment(1)	58.9	59.2	59.0	59.1	59.4	(p)59.0
Unemployment(1)	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.5	4.2	(p)4.0
Unemployment Rate(2)	6.4	6.3	6.5	7.0	6.6	(p)6.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	53.6	53.8	54.0	54.0	53.5	(p)53.7
12-month % change	-3.6	5.7	6.9	5.3	5.1	(p)3.7
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	(p)4.0
Manufacturing(3)	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	(p)9.3
12-month % change	-11.5	-5.2	-3.2	-4.1	-5.1	(p)-4.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	11.9	11.7	11.8	12.0	11.8	(p)11.9
12-month % change	3.5	7.3	8.3	8.1	7.3	(p)7.2
Professional and Business Services(3)	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	(p)4.9
12-month % change	0.0	6.7	11.6	6.7	11.4	(p)4.3
Education and Health Services(3)	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	(p)6.1
12-month % change	-6.2	3.4	1.7	1.7	1.7	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	4.7	4.9	5.1	5.3	5.4	(p)5.3
12-month % change	-11.3	28.9	24.4	15.2	14.9	(p)12.8
Government(3)	9.9	10.0	10.0	9.7	9.2	(p)9.7
12-month % change	-7.5	-2.0	2.0	5.4	3.4	(p)2.1
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: October 15, 2021

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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