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May
22
Occupational Employment and Wages in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach — May 2019
Workers in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average hourly wage of $18.14 in May 2019, about 29 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72.
May
22
Occupational Employment and Wages in Wilmington — May 2019
Workers in the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $21.53 in May 2019, about 16 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72.
May
12
Consumer Price Index, South Region – April 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.8 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
North Carolina Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)5,104.3 | (r)5,103.3 | 5,110.6 | 5,114.7 | 4,971.2 | (p)4,685.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)4,918.6 | (r)4,917.2 | 4,925.7 | 4,932.1 | 4,755.5 | (p)4,112.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)185.6 | (r)186.1 | 184.9 | 182.6 | 215.7 | (p)573.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)3.6 | (r)3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | (p)12.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,592.8 | 4,593.9 | 4,608.7 | 4,612.0 | 4,567.7 | (p)3,996.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | (p)-12.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | (p)5.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -1.8 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -1.8 | (p)-1.8 |
Construction(3) |
|
232.1 | 231.5 | 230.9 | 231.9 | 231.5 | (p)219.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 2.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | (p)-5.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
479.2 | 479.0 | 479.1 | 477.8 | 472.7 | (p)421.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -1.0 | (p)-11.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
848.0 | 847.5 | 851.5 | 849.2 | 841.1 | (p)777.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | (p)-8.1 |
Information(3) |
|
77.1 | 77.9 | 78.5 | 79.0 | 78.8 | (p)70.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | (p)-6.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
257.3 | 259.6 | 257.9 | 259.5 | 259.9 | (p)251.0 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | (p)0.5 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
647.7 | 644.1 | 646.0 | 648.5 | 646.4 | (p)590.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 | (p)-8.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
625.5 | 622.6 | 625.5 | 624.5 | 620.1 | (p)556.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | (p)-11.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
522.2 | 528.4 | 534.5 | 535.8 | 512.1 | (p)262.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | -0.2 | (p)-48.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
162.0 | 162.6 | 163.2 | 162.5 | 161.2 | (p)128.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | (p)-19.5 |
Government(3) |
|
736.0 | 735.1 | 735.9 | 737.6 | 738.3 | (p)712.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | (p)-2.6 |
|
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