Unemployment drops in Wilmington area
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Unemployment rates fell in 93 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in April, including all five in our area, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce – Labor and Economic Analysis Division.
As a whole, the Wilmington metro area say a 0.7-point drop from March to 9.2 percent in April. That’s slightly higher than the state’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 9.1 percent. Only New Hanover County was below the state rate at 8.5 percent for April.
Brunswick County saw the biggest improvement from March, as the county’s rate dropped 1.2 points to 9.7 percent. Columbus County still has the area’s highest unemployment rate at 12.1 percent.
| April 2012 |
March 2012 |
April 2011 |
OTM Change | OTY Change |
|
| Wilmington Metro |
9.2 | 9.9 | 10.0 | -0.7 | -0.8 |
| Bladen County | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.4 | -0.8 | -1.1 |
| Brunswick County | 9.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | -1.2 | -1.1 |
| Columbus County | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.9 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| New Hanover County | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.4 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| Pender County | 10.7 | 11.3 | 10.9 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
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