Greensboro Economic
Development Alliance

342 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

Office:  (336) 387-8302
Toll-free:  (888) 693-6939
Fax:  (336) 510-0295

greensboroeda@greensboro.org

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Labor Force

Labor Force Statistics May 2008

  Guilford Greensboro Triad
  County City Region
Labor Force 243,626 126,497 810,052
Employed 229,408 119,388 761,578
Unemployed 14,218 7,109 48,474
Unemployed Rate % 5.8 5.6 6.0
 
Year to Year Labor Force Statistics Annual Averages
 
Guilford County
2007
2006
2005
2004
Labor Force
248,500
246,850
241,854
238,179
Employed
236,743
235,261
229,612
225,432
Unemployed
11,757
11,589
12,242
12,747
Unemployment Rate %
4.7
4.7
5.1
5.4
 
Greensboro City
2007
2006
2005
2004
Labor Force
128,838
127,989
125,603
124,902
Employed
122,906
122,136
119,203
117,832
Unemployed
5,932
5,853
6,400
7,070
Unemployment Rate %
4.6
4.6
5.1
5.7
 
Triad Region**
2007
2006
2005
2004
Labor Force
821,999
816,665
800,995
793,117
Employed
781,671
776,365
758,771
748,432
Unemployed
40,327
40,300
42,224
44,685
Unemployment Rate %
4.9
4.9
5.3
5.6
 

** Piedmont Triad  Region - includes Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Yadkin, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry counties.

Last Update 06/2008   Source: NC Employment Security Commission