North Carolina Gains 17,000 Jobs in January; Unemployment Rate at 10.2 Percent
March 14, 2012. North Carolina gained 17,000 nonfarm jobs in January, according to statistics released today by the state’s Department of Commerce. Over the year, that state has seen an increase of 50,600 jobs. The state’s January unemployment rate decreased to 10.2 percent from December’s benchmark rate of 10.4 percent.