North Carolina's unemployment rate dropped to 10.8 percent in November according to the newly released numbers from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission. According to officials, statewide employment increased by over 12,400 jobs last month. Last month, we reported a statewide unemployment rate of 11.1 percent in October, but officials revised October's rate to 10.9 percent. For the most part, the unemployment rate has been slightly falling since May, but November's 10.8 percent unemployment rate is still much higher than last November's 7.5 percent unemployment rate. The national unemployment rate for November is 10 percent.