State jobless rate flat for May at 4.8 percent
RALEIGH - The state jobless rate held steady at 4.8 percent from April to May, even as total employment dropped for the third straight month.
Statewide employment fell by 5,029 workers last month, to just under 4.3 million, the state’s Employment Security Commission said Friday.
The N.C. jobless rate outpaced national figures for the third straight month, as well. The national unemployment rate for May was 4.5 percent.
Officials will release county unemployment figures for May next Friday.