North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased for the second consecutive month and the third time in the last four months, according to the August figures release by the state’s Department of Commerce.
LAST MONTH: Unemployment Up For Second Time In Three Months
Nearly 10,500 more people claimed unemployment compared to July while more than 28,500 fewer people had jobs, according to the release. That increased the state’s unemployment rate 0.3 percent to 6.8 percent.
That still shows a 1.2-percent improvement from August 2013 with nearly 29,000 more people claiming employment from 2013 to 2014.
These numbers are seasonally adjusted, already accounting for the shift in work patterns, such as schools not being in session over the summer.
The national unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percent from July to August this year and now sits at 6.1 percent.
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