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20 <br /> NC STATE ECONOMIST <br /> Figure 2. Annual Percentage Change in Payroll Employment in NC Regions <br /> state - P` r w .,amm <br /> asheville � <br /> hurlittgton ° r SAIL'. , : tom <br /> charlotte ®.; <br /> clurhain .nc , ` ;, un <br /> layettevt <br /> gre.'ensltoro-hp <br /> greenville " <br /> raleigh OkotrigUtifSiKASSRAgatte,7 ea �umeran;. ::aara era <br /> wilmington '�' '- ' <br /> winston-salem , <br /> rural & ,.. Trs <br /> -1.5 -1. 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 <br /> m2010-2014 E2015 <br /> Table 3. Regional Unemployment Rate Fore- <br /> casts, % (not seasonally-adjusted) <br /> October 2015 December 2016 Regional unemployment rate forecasts for the <br /> Region (Actual) (Forecast) state are given in Table 3. All regions are <br /> Asheville 4.4 4.1 expected to register lower jobless rates at the <br /> Burlington 5.1 4.9 end of 2016 as compared to late 2015. The <br /> Charlotte 5.3 4.2 metro regions of Asheville, Burlington, <br /> Durham 4.8 4.5 Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh, Wilmington, and <br /> Fayetteville 7.3 6.9 Winston-Salem will have year-end 2016 jobless <br /> Greensboro 5.7 5.3 rates under 5%. This rate has traditionally been <br /> High Point <br /> Greenville 5.5 5.3 considered "full-employment" Due to military <br /> Gre <br /> Hickory 5.5 5.3 downsizing, Fayetteville is forecast to end 2016 <br /> 0 <br /> Raleigh 4.7 4.3 with an unemployment rate near 7%. Issues <br /> Rocky Mount 7.7 7.4 related to restructuring their economies for the <br /> Wilmington 5.3 4.8 21st century will keep Rocky Mount's jobless <br /> Winston-Salem 5.2 4.8 rate above 7% and rural North Carolina's rate <br /> Rural areas 6.2 5.8 near 6% in 2016. <br /> NState University <br /> A&T State Univarsity <br /> COOPERATIVE <br /> EXTENSION Employment and program opportunities are offered to ad people regardless of race,color,national origin,sex,age,or disability. <br /> Empowering People•Providing Solutions North Carolina State University,North Carolina A&T State University,US.Department of Agriculture,and local governments cooperating. <br /> 6 <br />