Northeastern Workforce Development Board
Regional Labor Market Snapshot
Northeastern
Region
L ABOR
MARKET OVERVIEW
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0%
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
Feb-13
Jun-13
Oct-13
Feb-14
Jun-14
Oct-14
Feb-15
Jun-15
Oct-15
Feb-16
Jun-16
Oct-16
Feb-17
Jun-17
Oct-17
Feb-18
February 2018
Unemployment
Rates*
Northeastern
7.0%
3.5 4.4 5.5 7.5 10.5 14.9
April 2018
Employment & Wages by Supersector
3rd Quarter 2017
Establishments Avg. Employment Avg. Weekly Wage
Natural Resources & Mining 185 1,221 $654.67
Construction 573 2,673 $772.36
Manufacturing 129 3,042 $952.49
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 1,298 13,581 $602.67
Information 75 394 $799.32
Financial Activities 461 5,479 $596.49
Professional & Business Services 751 4,383 $713.20
Education & Health Services 461 10,938 $750.23
Leisure & Hospitality Services 691 12,139 $418.75
Other Services 405 2,097 $501.36
Public Administration 150 6,471 $820.93
Dare
10.5%
Currituck
5.1%
Tyrrell
9.7%
Hyde
14.9%
Chowan
5.5%
Gates
4.8%
Washington
7.5%
Camden
4.4%
Pasquotank
5.7%
Perquimans
5.6%
Trending
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT*
1,261 More People Working
in February than previous month
1,601 More People Working
than same period one year ago
Northeastern Total = 72,442
UNEMPLOYMENT*
Northeastern Total = 5,443
February 2018
Current Previous
Region 7.0% 7.1%
NC 4.6% 4.7%
US 4.4% 4.5%
TAXABLE RETAIL SALES
2.9% Higher
than same period one year ago
Northeastern Total = $177,609,656
Source: NC Dept. of Revenue
Note: February 2018 data most current
available at time of release.
METRO JOB GROWTH*
600 More Jobs
in February than previous month
Greenville Total = 79,800
300 More Jobs
in February than previous month
New Bern Total = 44,300
ONLINE JOB ADS
2,499 Online Advertised Vacancies
over past 90 days
334 More Vacancies
than same period one year ago
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online
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5-Year
Percent Change
in Number
Employed*
Source: LAUS, Labor & Economic Analysis,
NC Dept. of Commerce
Northeastern Workforce Development Board
LABOR
MARKET OVERVIEW
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
February 2017
Camden
Labor Force
4,695
4,622
4,559
4,648
Employed
4,488
4,412
4,358
4,415
Unemployed
207
210
201
233
Rate
4.4
4.5
4.4
5.0
Chowan
Labor Force
5,660
5,590
5,594
5,578
Employed
5,349
5,273
5,290
5,235
Unemployed
311
317
304
343
Rate
5.5
5.7
5.4
6.1
Currituck
Labor Force
13,321
13,146
12,582
12,994
Employed
12,638
12,460
11,999
12,226
Unemployed
683
686
583
768
Rate
5.1
5.2
4.6
5.9
Dare
Labor Force
18,087
17,706
17,860
17,591
Employed
16,183
15,844
16,652
15,522
Unemployed
1,904
1,862
1,208
2,069
Rate
10.5
10.5
6.8
11.8
Gates
Labor Force
5,239
5,132
5,029
5,206
Employed
4,987
4,899
4,803
4,920
Unemployed
252
233
226
286
Rate
4.8
4.5
4.5
5.5
Hyde
Labor Force
2,058
1,976
1,969
1,991
Employed
1,752
1,687
1,760
1,681
Unemployed
306
289
209
310
Rate
14.9
14.6
10.6
15.6
Pasquotank
Labor Force
17,541
17,404
17,262
17,568
Employed
16,536
16,336
16,283
16,412
Unemployed
1,005
1,068
979
1,156
Rate
5.7
6.1
5.7
6.6
Perquimans
Labor Force
5,151
5,041
5,079
5,207
Employed
4,865
4,750
4,779
4,862
Unemployed
286
291
300
345
Rate
5.6
5.8
5.9
6.6
Tyrrell
Labor Force
1,378
1,332
1,360
1,357
Employed
1,245
1,191
1,236
1,195
Unemployed
133
141
124
162
Rate
9.7
10.6
9.1
11.9
Washington
Labor Force
4,755
4,683
4,675
4,764
Employed
4,399
4,329
4,333
4,373
Unemployed
356
354
342
391
Rate
9.7
10.6
9.1
11.9
Civilian Labor Force Estimates*
February 2018 data are preliminary, previous month’s data are revised while all other data have undergone annual revision
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