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WADESBORO, ANSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A.

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     (June 27, 2008) –- Anson County's unemployment rate took a .7% jump in May, climbing to 7.5% -- as compared to 6.8% in April and 7.2% in May 2007.      So far in 2008, Anson has recorded back-to-back 7.6% rates in January and February, followed by 7.1% in March and 6.8% in April.
     In May, Anson County’s labor force numbered 10,805 (compared to 10,731 in April); the number of employed people was 9,991 (compared to 10,002 in April); and the number of unemployed people was 814 (compared to 729 in April).
     The April breakdown for Anson’s neighboring counties:

• Montgomery – 11,939 labor force; 908 unemployed; a rate of 7.6% (up .5% from April and up a percentage point from May 2007).
• Richmond – 21,186 labor force; 1,824 unemployed; 8.6% rate (up 1% from April and up 1.6% from May 2007).
• Stanly – 31,454 labor force; 1,818 unemployed; 5.8% rate (up .9% from April and up 1% from May 2007).
• Union – 91,246 labor force; 4,716 unemployed; 5.2% rate (up .6% from April and up 1.5% from May 2007).

     In May, the state’s unemployment rate was 5.8% – up .7% from April and up 1.2% from May 2007. North Carolina’s labor force numbered 4,559,768 in May with 262.235 people jobless.
     Scotland County (up .9% from April) was the only county to register a double-digit jobless rate, followed by Edgecombe County (9.8%) and Graham County (9.3%). Currituck County had the state's lowest unemployment rate at 3.3%, followed by Orange County (4%) and Camden County 4.4%).
     The civilian labor force estimates for all 100 counties are available on the Employment Security Commission's website at www.ncesc.com. For local information, call the ESC office at 704.694.6551 or visit www.ansonjoblink.com.

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