North Carolina’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.8% in January, according to the state Department of Commerce.
The seasonally adjusted rate was unchanged from December and from a year earlier.
State officials say job gains were led by private education and health services, as well as construction. Manufacturing, however, saw a net loss of more than 11,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate in Mecklenburg County is slightly lower at 3.5%. The Charlotte metro area, which includes Concord and Gastonia, is at 3.6%.
