Northeastern Workforce Development Board
Regional Labor Market Snapshot
Northeastern
Region
L ABOR
MARKET OVERVIEW
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-16%
-12%
-8%
-4%
0%
4%
8%
Jun-11
Oct-11
Feb-12
Jun-12
Oct-12
Feb-13
Jun-13
Oct-13
Feb-14
Jun-14
Oct-14
Feb-15
Jun-15
Oct-15
Feb-16
Jun-16
June 2016
Unemployment
Rates*
Northeastern
5.6%
3.9 5.0 5.5 6.5 7.5 9.2
Who’s Hiring What Jobs
past 90 days from July 27, 2016 past 90 days from July 27, 2016
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online
• Registered Nurses 169
• Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 159
• Physical Therapists 84
• First-Line Supervisors, Retail Sales 74
• Speech-Language Pathologists 74
• Sentara Healthcare 176
• Supplemental Health Care 40
• Diamond Resorts International 29
• Pizza Hut 28
• Kindred Healthcare 25
August 2016
Dare
4.6%
Currituck
4.8%
Tyrrell
6.6%
Hyde
7.0%
Chowan
6.6%
Gates
5.3%
Washington
7.2%
Camden
5.6%
Pasquotank
6.4%
Perquimans
6.4%
Trending
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT*
1,872 More People Working
in June than previous month
739 More People Working
than same period one year ago
Northeastern Total = 78,930
UNEMPLOYMENT*
Northeastern Total = 4,716
June 2016
Current Previous
Region 5.6% 5.5%
NC 5.2% 4.7%
US 5.1% 4.5%
TAXABLE RETAIL SALES
6% Higher
than same period one year ago
Northeastern Total = $180,319,449
Source: NC Dept. of Revenue
Note: May 2016 data most current
available at time of release.
METRO JOB GROWTH*
400 Fewer Jobs
in June than previous month
Greenville Total = 77,600
200 More Jobs
in June than previous month
New Bern Total = 45,200
ONLINE JOB ADS
2,834 Online Advertised Vacancies
over past 90 days
28 Fewer Vacancies
than same period one year ago
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online
*June 2016 data are preliminary, while all other data have undergone annual revision. All data produced in this publication are generated by LEAD unless
otherwise stated.
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5-Year
Percent Change
in Number
Employed*
Source: LAUS, Labor & Economic Analysis,
NC Dept. of Commerce
Community Investment Report Top Announced Projects
1st Quarter 2016
County Company Announced Jobs
Currituck Areva TN 20
Northeastern Workforce Development Board
LABOR
MARKET OVERVIEW
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
June 2015
Camden
Labor Force
4,689
4,706
4,731
4,669
Employed
4,426
4,471
4,476
4,388
Unemployed
263
235
255
281
Rate
5.6
5
5.4
6
Chowan
Labor Force
5,670
5,738
5,680
5,728
Employed
5,293
5,390
5,309
5,309
Unemployed
377
348
371
419
Rate
6.6
6.1
6.5
7.3
Currituck
Labor Force
12,883
12,830
12,859
12,852
Employed
12,268
12,234
12,191
12,120
Unemployed
615
596
668
732
Rate
4.8
4.6
5.2
5.7
Dare
Labor Force
23,188
21,298
20,094
22,972
Employed
22,114
20,219
18,781
21,748
Unemployed
1,074
1,079
1,313
1,224
Rate
4.6
5.1
6.5
5.3
Gates
Labor Force
5,311
5,283
5,278
5,293
Employed
5,032
5,025
5,015
4,986
Unemployed
279
258
263
307
Rate
5.3
4.9
5
5.8
Hyde
Labor Force
2,334
2,199
2,129
2,388
Employed
2,170
2,036
1,930
2,216
Unemployed
164
163
199
172
Rate
7
7.4
9.3
7.2
Pasquotank
Labor Force
17,588
17,636
17,702
17,607
Employed
16,455
16,596
16,583
16,266
Unemployed
1,133
1,040
1,119
1,341
Rate
6.4
5.9
6.3
7.6
Perquimans
Labor Force
5,199
5,240
5,277
5,224
Employed
4,867
4,928
4,941
4,837
Unemployed
332
312
336
387
Rate
6.4
6
6.4
7.4
Tyrrell
Labor Force
1,768
1,646
1,578
1,791
Employed
1,652
1,533
1,446
1,644
Unemployed
116
113
132
147
Rate
6.6
6.9
8.4
8.2
Washington
Labor Force
5,016
4,973
4,947
5,128
Employed
4,653
4,626
4,578
4,677
Unemployed
363
347
369
451
Rate
6.6
6.9
8.4
8.2
Civilian Labor Force Estimates*
*June 2016 data are preliminary, while all other data have undergone annual revision.
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