LABOR
MARKET OVERVIEW
Charlotte Works Workforce Development Board
Regional Labor Market Snapshot
5-Year
Percent Change
in Number
Employed*
Charlotte
Works
Region
Source: LAUS. Labor & Economic Analysis,
NC Depi. of Commerce
W
CHARLOTTE
WORKS
March 2017
Trending
UNEMPLOYMENT*
January 2017
Charlotte Works Total = 30,043
Current Previous
(^) Region 5.1% 4.6%
(^) NC 5.5% 4.9%
(^) US 5.1% 4.5%
January 2017
Unemployment
Rates*
Charlotte Works
5.1%
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT*
Charlotte Works Total = 564,567
6,683 More People Working
in December than previous month
27,851 More People Working
than same period one year ago
METRO JOB GROWTH*
Charlotte Total = 1,156,500
21,800 Fewer Jobs
in December than previous month
35,900 More Jobs
than same period one year ago
Who’s Hiring
past 90 days from March 14. 2017
• Carolinas Healthcare System 2,658
• Novant Health
1,680
• Wells Fargo
1,503
• TEKsystems
1,062
• Robert Half International
916
• Bank Of America
914
. ACCENTURE
885
• Apex Systems, Inc.
564
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online
What Jobs
past 90 days from March 14, 2017
• Registered Nurses 2,464
• Software Developers, Applications 1,731
• Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,606
• Web Developers 1,532
• Computer Systems Analysts 1,468
• Management Analysts 1,445
• Information Tech. Project Managers 1,201
• Network & Computer Systems Admin. 992
Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online
TAXABLE RETAIL SALES
Charlotte Works Total = $1,737,351,130
9% Higher
than same period one year ago
Source: NC Dept, of Revenue
Note: December 2016 data most current
available at time of release.
ONLINE JOB ADS
52,423 Online Advertised Vacancies
over past 90 days
7,017 Fewer Vacancies
than same period one year ago
Soiree: The Conference Board Help Warned Online
‘January 2017 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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