Governor McCrory Statement On November Unemployment Rate | Eastern North Carolina Now

Rate drops to national average of 5.8%

    Raleigh, NC     Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement after North Carolina's unemployment rate decreased to 5.8% in November, adding nearly 10,000 jobs over the month and 176,000 since the governor took office:

    "North Carolina's economy keeps getting stronger with each month that passes," said Governor McCrory. "We have seen 176,000 jobs added since I entered office and a three-point drop in the unemployment rate, but there is still a lot of work to be done. I look forward to the upcoming year and continuing to pursue policies that set North Carolina up for success."

    The unemployment rate dropped to 5.8% for the first time since May of 2008. The number of people employed increased by 9,964 over the month and 31,498 over the year. Since Governor McCrory took office, the number of people employed has increased by 176,000.

    Watch Governor McCrory's announcement below.

"North Carolina's unemployment rate has decreased to 5.8 percent, the lowest it's been in more than half a decade," said Governor McCrory. "Our state's unemployment rate has now dropped 3 full points since I entered office two years ago. But what I'm most happy about is the 176,000 new jobs we've added since I became governor."

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