NC Unemployment Holds Steady with Mixed Job Trends

North Carolina’s unemployment holds steady at 3.7% in May—better than the national average of 4.3% and down slightly from last year—though job numbers dipped month-over-month with nearly 12,000 fewer people employed. Leisure and hospitality led gains with 6,600 new jobs, followed by professional services and education/health. Manufacturing lost 2,700 jobs, continuing a downward trend, while financial services also saw a small decline. Next update: county-level data drops July 1. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6a8d7cc583e1b115