North Carolina prime-age employment-to-population ratio (EPOP), relative to prime-age U.S. EPOP, 2007–2014

U.S. North Carolina
2007/01/01 79.4% 77.9%
2007/02/01 79.1% 79.2%
2007/03/01 79.5% 81.2%
2007/04/01 79.8% 82.4%
2007/05/01 79.9% 81.1%
2007/06/01 79.5% 80.5%
2007/07/01 79.1% 80.5%
2007/08/01 79.5% 79.9%
2007/09/01 80.0% 79.2%
2007/10/01 80.2% 79.3%
2007/11/01 80.2% 78.8%
2007/12/01 79.6% 79.0%
2008/01/01 79.2% 78.9%
2008/02/01 79.2% 77.9%
2008/03/01 79.1% 79.1%
2008/04/01 79.5% 78.4%
2008/05/01 79.5% 77.5%
2008/06/01 79.1% 77.1%
2008/07/01 78.7% 78.0%
2008/08/01 78.9% 76.6%
2008/09/01 79.2% 77.5%
2008/10/01 79.3% 78.5%
2008/11/01 78.8% 76.1%
2008/12/01 77.8% 76.5%
2009/01/01 76.6% 74.2%
2009/02/01 76.2% 73.4%
2009/03/01 75.9% 74.9%
2009/04/01 76.2% 75.7%
2009/05/01 76.2% 75.0%
2009/06/01 76.0% 74.9%
2009/07/01 75.7% 73.5%
2009/08/01 75.6% 74.2%
2009/09/01 75.8% 75.1%
2009/10/01 75.8% 74.7%
2009/11/01 75.8% 74.6%
2009/12/01 75.1% 74.2%
2010/01/01 74.7% 74.0%
2010/02/01 74.6% 75.5%
2010/03/01 74.8% 76.3%
2010/04/01 75.4% 76.5%
2010/05/01 75.2% 75.3%
2010/06/01 75.3% 73.6%
2010/07/01 75.0% 74.6%
2010/08/01 75.3% 73.4%
2010/09/01 75.7% 75.1%
2010/10/01 75.6% 74.2%
2010/11/01 75.5% 72.2%
2010/12/01 75.1% 73.7%
2011/01/01 74.7% 74.3%
2011/02/01 74.7% 75.5%
2011/03/01 75.0% 75.2%
2011/04/01 75.4% 73.5%
2011/05/01 75.4% 74.4%
2011/06/01 74.9% 72.5%
2011/07/01 74.8% 74.0%
2011/08/01 75.1% 72.9%
2011/09/01 75.4% 72.0%
2011/10/01 75.5% 74.4%
2011/11/01 75.7% 75.8%
2011/12/01 75.4% 75.3%
2012/01/01 74.9% 74.2%
2012/02/01 74.9% 75.4%
2012/03/01 75.4% 74.9%
2012/04/01 75.8% 75.3%
2012/05/01 76.0% 74.4%
2012/06/01 75.5% 73.6%
2012/07/01 75.2% 75.2%
2012/08/01 75.6% 75.1%
2012/09/01 76.2% 76.8%
2012/10/01 76.4% 77.8%
2012/11/01 75.9% 75.9%
2012/12/01 75.8% 76.1%
2013/01/01 75.0% 75.0%
2013/02/01 75.3% 75.2%
2013/03/01 75.6% 75.6%
2013/04/01 76.0% 74.7%
2013/05/01 76.2% 75.8%
2013/06/01 75.8% 76.4%
2013/07/01 75.7% 77.0%
2013/08/01 75.7% 78.3%
2013/09/01 76.1% 78.0%
2013/10/01 75.9% 77.9%
2013/11/01 76.3% 77.8%
2013/12/01 76.0% 76.1%
2014/01/01 75.8% 77.1%
2014/02/01 75.9% 75.5%
2014/03/01 76.2% 76.0%

Note: Shaded area denotes recession. Prime-age workers are those age 25–54.

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata

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