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Unemployment Rates     1/16/2009
 
United States Unemployment Rate:  10.00 %  (Dec. 2009)
 
NC Unemployment Rate:  10.8 %  (Nov 2009)
 
Charlote Unemployment Rate: 11.8 % (Nov 2009)
Durham/Chapel Hill Unemployment Rate: 7.6 % (Nov 2009)
Fayetteville Unemployment Rate: 9.1 % (Nov 2009)
Greensboro Unemployment Rate: 11.2 %  (Nov 2009)
Raleigh/Cary Unemployment Rate: 8.6 % (Nov 2009)
Wilmington Unemployment Rate: 10.2 % (Nov 2009)
 
 
 
 
 
 
National Work Experience Summary     1/10/2010
 
A total of 157.5 million persons worked at some point during 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round in 2008 was 65.6 percent, down from 68.4 percent in 2007. The number of persons who experienced some unemployment in 2008 increased by 6.1 million to 21.2 million. This sharp increase reflects weak labor market conditions due to a recession that began in December 2007. 
 
These data are based on information collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ASEC collects information on employment and unemployment experienced during the prior calendar year.  
 
Information obtained from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
 
 
 

IEM to create 430 new jobs in NC        12/14/2009    

IEM, an international risk management consulting firm based in Louisiana, will move its headquarters to Research Triangle Park in Durham County and will create 430 jobs, Gov. Bev Perdue announced Monday. Innovative Emergency Management Inc. could receive as much as $9 million in rebates from withholding taxes paid for employees as part of a Job Development Investment Grant from the state. North Carolina also awarded IEM a $150,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund. The deal is contingent upon incentives from local government, Perdue’s office said in an announcement. “I am very excited to be moving our corporate headquarters to the Triangle area for three key reasons – its highly educated work force, history of innovation and culture of public and private collaboration,” IEM President and Chief Executive Madhu Beriwal said in a statement. “Gov. Perdue and the economic development staff throughout the Triangle area have created a positive, business-friendly environment, and I look forward to IEM being a part of this community,” Beriwal added.

 

IT Job openings up 24 % in November 12/13/2009

IT openings in North Carolina surged 23.8 percent in November to 1,770 from 1,440 in October as recorded by SkillPROOF, a talent management firm, since it began tracking jobs in 2004.  And, SkillPROOF notes in its latest report released in partnership with the North Carolina Technology Association: “This development is even more positive since employees tend to close job openings around this time of year instead of looking for more staff.”  Hottest in demand are software development people. That category’s openings soared nearly 41 percent from October.  A year ago, for example, there were 2,010 IT job openings. In November 2007, openings reached nearly 4,000.

Talecris to add 259 jobs to Clayton drug plant             11/13/2009    

Talecris Biotherapeutics will add 259 jobs and invest nearly $270 million over the next seven years to expand its blood plasma therapeutics plant in Clayton.

The North Carolina Economic Investment Committee agreed to a contract Friday morning that will award payroll tax rebates up to $3.66 million over 12 years through the Job Development Investment Grant program if new job targets are met and sustained.

Talecris, which is one of the world's largest providers of plasma therapeutics and is based in Research Triangle Park, also will receive a $250,000 grant from the state’s One North Carolina Fund.


 

IT jobs on the rise      10/23/2009

The demand for information technology workers has surged 14 percent between September and August, with systems engineers and support personnel in biggest demand. There are approximately 150 IT jobs available in this area, compared to 1,070 in available before August. “The IT job market in North Carolina improved in September,” as stated by SkillProof and NCTA said.  The Research Triangle IT job market showed no improvement last month; however openings did increase 19 percent in the Charlotte area. Nationwide, IT job openings have increased at 5.6 percent, which SkillProof described as “healthy.” 

 

Affiliated Computer Services looking to hire 150 in Raleigh     10/12/2009

Affiliated Computer Services is looking to hire another 150 people in Raleigh immediately, the company announced earlier today. ACS is looking to hire customer care agents, supervisors and managers “in order to accommodate increased business activity,” the company said. "ACS has several existing contracts with a variety of clients that are growing. Those current clients are turning to ACS to handle the growth," a company spokesperson said. "We are not allowed to disclose our clients’ identity.  "The positions pay above minimum wage with benefits with the opportunity for advancement," he added.  Unlike most other companies in the recession, ACS has been on a huge hiring binge. In August, it said 465 jobs were available.

 

 

Unemployment Rates     10/19/09

National Unemployment Rate (as of 8/31/09):    

United Stated: 9.7 %

 

Local Unemployment Rates (as of 8/31/09):    

North Carolina: 10.8 %

Charlotte/Gast/Conc: 11.8%
Durham/Chapel Hill: 8.0 %
Fayetteville: 9.1 %
Goldsboro: 8.9 %
Greensboro/High Point: 11.6 %
Raleigh/Cary: 8.7 %
Wilmington: 9.7 %
Winston-Salem: 10.0 %

 

 

Cree set to hire more than 500 new employees     10/8/2009

Manufacturer Cree announced that it will soon be hiring for more than 500 "green” jobs at its Durham headquarters over the next three years. Approximately 275 of those positions will be created by the end of the calendar year; half of them are already filled, CEO Chuck Swoboda said. The company will add another 300 jobs by 2012, bringing the estimated total to 575. Cree currently employs close to 3,500 people, including 1,500 in Durham.

 

 

Dell plant outside of Winston Salem set to close     10/7/09

Dell announced that the company will close its desktop computer manufacturing plant near Winston-Salem by the end of January and lay off over 900 workers. The announcement came two days after the plant, which produces desktop units primarily for business customers, marked four years in operation.

 

 


 

NC State Fair Hiring     9/28/09

The NC State Fair is now hiring temporary workers for the event that runs October 15-25.  Job seekers interested in working for fair vendors can apply at the Employment Security Commission’s offices in Raleigh or Cary.

Raleigh ESC Office: 3351 Carl Sandburg Court

Cary ESC Office: 742-F East Chatham Street

You have to apply in person, but the application process has been extended. Now, the ESC will accept applications through October 23.

 

Unemployment Rates     10/11/09

National Unemployment Rate (as of 8/31/09)    

United Stated: 9.7 %

 

Local Unemployment Rates (as of 8/31/09)    

North Carolina: 10.8 %

Charlotte/Gast/Conc:  11.8%
Durham/Chapel Hill: 8.0 %
Fayetteville: 9.1 %
Goldsboro: 8.9 %
Greensboro/High Point: 11.6 %
Raleigh/Cary: 8.7 %
Wilmington: 9.7 %
Winston-Salem: 10.0 %

 

 

Cree set to hire more than 500 new employees     10/8/2009

Manufacturer Cree announced that it will soon be hiring for more than 500 "green” jobs at its Durham headquarters over the next three years. Approximately 275 of those positions will be created by the end of the calendar year; half of them are already filled, CEO Chuck Swoboda said. The company will add another 300 jobs by 2012, bringing the estimated total to 575. Cree currently employs close to 3,500 people, including 1,500 in Durham.

 

 

Dell plant outside of Winston Salem set to close     10/7/09

Dell announced that the company will close its desktop computer manufacturing plant near Winston-Salem by the end of January and lay off over 900 workers. The announcement came two days after the plant, which produces desktop units primarily for business customers, marked four years in operation.

 

 

NC State Fair Hiring     9/28/09

The NC State Fair is now hiring temporary workers for the event that runs October 15-25.  Job seekers interested in working for fair vendors can apply at the Employment Security Commission’s offices in Raleigh or Cary.

Raleigh ESC Office: 3351 Carl Sandburg Court

Cary ESC Office: 742-F East Chatham Street

You have to apply in person, but the application process has been extended. Now, the ESC will accept applications through October 23.

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