Workforce
North Carolina is a "right to work" state, and has one of the lowest unionization rates in the U.S.
| Wake County | |||
| 2012 Average | March 2012 |
March 2013 |
|
| Labor Force | 490,419 | 485,093 |
489,768 |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 7.6% | 6.9% |
| Raleigh | |||
| 2012 Average | March 2012 |
March 2013 |
|
| Labor Force | 222,174 | 219,520 | 222,018 |
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.3% |