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22 <br /> Table 1. End-of-Year Unemployment Rate Forecasts, %(not seasonally-adjusted) <br /> "Headline"Unemployment Rate' <br /> Region 2015 Job Growth' Aril 2015 Forecasted,Dec.2015 <br /> Asheville 2.9% 4.1 3.9 <br /> Burlington 4.4% 4.7 4.6 <br /> Charlotte 3.3% 5.1 4.8 <br /> Durham-Chapel Hill 1.5% 4.4 4.0 <br /> Fayetteville 0.0% 6.8 6.7 <br /> Goldsboro -0.2% 5.6 5.6 <br /> Greensboro-High Point 3.5% 5.3 5.2 <br /> Greenville 0.0% 5.5 5.5 <br /> Hickory 0.9% 5.3 5.3 <br /> Jacksonville 1.0% 5.2 5.2 <br /> New Bern 0.0% 5.7 5.7 <br /> Raleigh-Cary 3.0% 4.3 4.1 <br /> Rocky Mount -0.4% 7.9 7.9 <br /> Wilmington 1.8% 4.9 4.7 <br /> Winston-Salem 1.6% 4.9 4.8 <br /> State 2.6% 5.5 5.5 <br /> 1 May 2014 to May 2015,seasonally-adjusted;znot seasonally-adjusted <br /> Source: U.S. Dept.of Commerce and author's forecasts. <br /> Modest changes are forecasted in the rates as regions with substantial job <br /> growth will likely see a countering increase in their labor force from the re-entry of <br /> discouraged workers. At the end of 2015, it is expected that Asheville, Durham- <br /> Chapel Hill, and Raleigh-Cary will have the lowest state jobless rates. <br /> 12 <br />