LABOR
MARKET OVERVIEW
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Workforce Development Consortium
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Cape Fear Workforce Development Board
September 2016
Regional Labor Market Snapshot Trending
5-Year
Percent Change
in Number
Employed*
Cape Fear
Region
Sojrce: LAUS. Labor & Economic Analysis.
NC Dept, of Commerce
UNEMPLOYMENT*
July 2016
Cape Fear Total = 10,930
Current
Previous
m
Region
5.0%
5.2%
m
NC
5.0%
5.1%
US
5.1%
5.1%
Employment & Wages by Supersector
1st Quarter 2016
Establishments
Avg. Employment
Avg. Weekly Wage
Natural Resources & Mining
118
946
$631.48
Construction
1,363
8,938
$786.91
Manufacturing
349
9.386
$1,318.00
Trade. Transportation. & Utilities
2,807
34.051
$703.02
Information
192
3,475
$1,136.08
Financial Activities
1,406
7,219
$1,055.60
Professional & Business Services
2,485
19,614
$932.41
Education & Health Services
1,500
40,164
$796.77
Leisure & Hospitality Services
1,447
23,650
$290.95
Other Services
997
4,438
$495.01
Public Administration 140 10,091 $833.21
‘July 2016 data are preliminary, previous month's data are revised 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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REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT*
Cape Fear Total = 208,054
2,557 More People Working
in July than previous month
4,882 More People Working
than same period one year ago
METRO JOB GROWTH*
Wilmington Total = 121,600
900 Fewer Jobs
in July than previous month
2,000 More Jobs
than same period one year ago
TAXABLE RETAIL SALES
Cape Fear Total = $558,582,776
7% Higher
than same period one year ago
Scurce: NC Dept, of Revenue
Note: June 2016 data most current
available al time of release.
ONLINE JOB ADS
9,514 Online Advertised Vacancies
over past 90 days
4,417 Fewer Vacancies
than same period one year ago
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online
NC Department of Commerce I Labor & Economic Analysis I 919.707.1500 I leadt9nccommerce.com
