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BURLINGTON — Alamance County’s jobless rate inched up in March but remained at a level reflecting a strong local job market.
The county’s rate crept up from 3.5% in February to 3.7% in March, the N.C. Department of Commerce reported Wednesday. The rate was also higher than the 3.4% in March of last year, but 5% or less is a level considered healthy employment.
Alamance County’s labor force totaled 87.166 people this past March, with 3,185 listed as out of work.
Unemployment rates decreased in 44 of North Carolina’s 100 counties from February to March, increased in 22 and remained unchanged in 34, the N.C. Department of Commerce reports. Six of the state’s metropolitan areas recorded rate increases, four decreased and five remained unchanged.
When compared to March last year, unemployment rates increased in 72 counties, decreased in 11 and remained unchanged in 17. Fourteen metropolitan areas posted rate increases over the year and one decreased.
However, in a sign of a still-strong local job market, 90 of the state’s 100 counties recorded jobless rates in February and March at or below 5%, traditionally an indicator of a robust local job market. No counties in February or March recorded unemployment rates at or above 10%, historically the sign of a weak local job market.
The number of workers employed statewide increased in March by 45,082 to 5.09 million while the number unemployed increased by 1,588 to 195,758. Since March 2023, the number of workers employed statewide increased by 46,893 while the number unemployed increased by 15,025.
