The unemployment rate is up again in our five-county metropolitan area. It moved form 10.2 percent in November to 10.6 percent in December according to the Employment Security Commission.
Here is the county-by-county breakdown:
COUNTY |
DECEMBER |
NOVEMBER |
CHANGE |
| Bladen | 12.7 |
12.1 |
+0.6 |
| Brunswick | 12.4 |
11.5 |
+0.9 |
| Columbus | 13.8 |
12.9 |
+0.9 |
| New Hanover | 9.7 |
9.5 |
+0.2 |
| Pender | 11.1 |
10.8 |
+0.3 |
