RALEIGH — The state’s seasonally adjusted October 2022 unemployment rate was 3.8%, increasing from September’s revised rate of 3.6%. The national rate increased to 3.7%. In the summer, the state’s unemployment rate stood at 3.4%.
The number of people employed decreased 10,310 over the month to 4,933,609 and increased 154,352 over the year.
Since October 2021, the state’s labor force increased by 128,783.