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Cumberland Workforce Development Board
Regional Labor Market Snapshot
March 2017
Unemployment
Rates*
Cumberland
Region
L ABOR
MARKET OVERVIEW
NC Department of Commerce | Labor & Economic Analysis Division | 919.707.1500 | lead@nccommerce.com
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
Mar-12
Jul-12
Nov-12
Mar-13
Jul-13
Nov-13
Mar-14
Jul-14
Nov-14
Mar-15
Jul-15
Nov-15
Mar-16
Jul-16
Nov-16
Mar-17
Cumberland
5.8%
3.7 4.6 5.5 6.8 9.2 12.3
May 2017
Trending
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT*
561 More People Working
in March than previous month
492 Fewer People Working
than same period one year ago
Cumberland Total = 120,505
ONLINE JOB ADS
7,556 Online Advertised Vacancies
over past 90 days
530 Fewer Vacancies
than same period one year ago
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online
UNEMPLOYMENT*
Cumberland Total = 7,457
March 2017
Current Previous
Region 5.8% 6.2%
NC 4.7% 5.0%
US 4.6% 4.9%
TAXABLE RETAIL SALES
4% Higher
than same period one year ago
Cumberland Total = $288,110,050
Source: NC Dept. of Revenue
Note: February 2017 data most current available at
time of release.
200 More Jobs
in March than previous month
Fayetteville Total = 129,400
METRO JOB GROWTH*
1,100 Fewer Jobs
than same period one year ago
5-Year
Percent Change
in Number
Employed*
Source: LAUS, Labor & Economic Analysis,
NC Dept. of Commerce
Who’s Hiring What Jobs
past 90 days from May 1, 2017 past 90 days from May 1, 2017
• Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 480
• Registered Nurses 425
• Computer User Support Specialists 352
• Network & Computer Systems Admin. 279
• Retail Salespersons 216
• First-Line Supervisors, Retail Sales 193
• Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 155
• First-Line Supervisors, Office & Admin. 100
• Army 276
• General Dynamics 240
• Lowe's 152
• CACI 133
• Cape Fear Valley Health System 122
• ManTech 94
• Department of Veterans Affairs 89
• Walmart 85
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online
*Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions. This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and
Training Administration. For more information, please visit http://www.nccommerce.com/lead/lmo.
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| Title | Cumberland County Workforce Development Board Labor Market Information Division update |
| Other Title | Labor Market Information Division update; Labor market overview |
| Date | 2017-05 |
| Description | May 2017 |
| Digital Characteristics-A | 573 KB; 1 p. |
| Digital Format | application/pdf |
| Pres File Name-M | pubs_serial_cumberlandcountywdb201705 |
| Full Text | Cumberland Workforce Development Board Regional Labor Market Snapshot March 2017 Unemployment Rates* Cumberland Region L ABOR MARKET OVERVIEW NC Department of Commerce | Labor & Economic Analysis Division | 919.707.1500 | lead@nccommerce.com -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% Mar-12 Jul-12 Nov-12 Mar-13 Jul-13 Nov-13 Mar-14 Jul-14 Nov-14 Mar-15 Jul-15 Nov-15 Mar-16 Jul-16 Nov-16 Mar-17 Cumberland 5.8% 3.7 4.6 5.5 6.8 9.2 12.3 May 2017 Trending REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT* 561 More People Working in March than previous month 492 Fewer People Working than same period one year ago Cumberland Total = 120,505 ONLINE JOB ADS 7,556 Online Advertised Vacancies over past 90 days 530 Fewer Vacancies than same period one year ago Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online UNEMPLOYMENT* Cumberland Total = 7,457 March 2017 Current Previous Region 5.8% 6.2% NC 4.7% 5.0% US 4.6% 4.9% TAXABLE RETAIL SALES 4% Higher than same period one year ago Cumberland Total = $288,110,050 Source: NC Dept. of Revenue Note: February 2017 data most current available at time of release. 200 More Jobs in March than previous month Fayetteville Total = 129,400 METRO JOB GROWTH* 1,100 Fewer Jobs than same period one year ago 5-Year Percent Change in Number Employed* Source: LAUS, Labor & Economic Analysis, NC Dept. of Commerce Who’s Hiring What Jobs past 90 days from May 1, 2017 past 90 days from May 1, 2017 • Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 480 • Registered Nurses 425 • Computer User Support Specialists 352 • Network & Computer Systems Admin. 279 • Retail Salespersons 216 • First-Line Supervisors, Retail Sales 193 • Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 155 • First-Line Supervisors, Office & Admin. 100 • Army 276 • General Dynamics 240 • Lowe's 152 • CACI 133 • Cape Fear Valley Health System 122 • ManTech 94 • Department of Veterans Affairs 89 • Walmart 85 Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online *Estimates subject to monthly and annual revisions. This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. For more information, please visit http://www.nccommerce.com/lead/lmo. |
| OCLC number | 501172015 |
