Triangle unemployment rate dips to 7.4 percent
Unemployment in the Research Triangle Park area dipped to 7.4 percent in October from 7.5 percent in September. Statewide, unemployment fell in 66 of 100 counties.
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The jobless rate was 7.5 percent in September. A year ago, unemployment stood at 8.4 percent across the Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill metro areas.
Statewide, unemployment was 9.1 percent in October. The jobless rate declined in 66 of North Carolina’s 100 counties.
The number of jobs increased by about 1,500, while the number of unemployed fell by about 400.
Separately, the Durham-Chapel Hill unemployment dipped to 6.6 percent from 6.8 percent the previous month while Raleigh-Cary saw a dip to 7.6 percent from 7.8 percent.
Across the state’s major metro areas, the jobless rate declined or remained the same.
• Winston-Salem — 8.7 percent, down from 8.9 percent.
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