Ninety-eight of the nation’s 100 largest labor markets lost jobs between the midpoints of 2008 and 2009, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Each of the five N.C. markets covered in the report posted job losses. Charlotte, with more than 53,000 jobs lost, was the hardest hit.
Greensboro lost 21,000 jobs, followed by Raleigh (15,800), Durham (9,500) and Winston-Salem (6,400).
The biggest losses occurred in the nation’s three largest markets — New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago — each of which lost in excess of 200,000 jobs.
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