High Country WDB [2016 : November]

LABOR MARKET OVERVIEW «Н HIGH COUNTRY workforce development board High Country Workforce Development Board November 2016 Regional Labor Market Snapshot 5-Year 4% Percent Change 2% in Number Employed* 0% -2% High Country Region -4% Source: LAUS. Labor & Economic Analysis. -6% NC Dept, of Commerce к ШЯШШ OJCVjCNjrOfOCO'^-'sr'srininin'OvOvO с >ч Q. c >v Q- c >« CL C >> CL C >, CL TO TO ф ШТО(1)ПЗ<0<иТОТО CO -) 2 (/> (U TO TO (U Trending UNEMPLOYMENT* September 2016 High Country Total = 4,335 Current Previous Region 4.4% 4.8% NC 4.8% 5.0% US 4.8% 5.0% REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT* September 2016 Unemployment Rates* Watauga 3.9% i. 4.2% High Country 4.4% High Country Total = 93,518 1,139 More People Working in September than previous month 2,916 More People Working than same period one year ago METRO JOB GROWTH* Asheville Total - 188,200 2,700 More Jobs in September than previous month Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton Total = 147,100 600 More Jobs in September than previous month Who’s Hiring past 90 days from Oct. 26, 2016 Appalachian State University 106 Appalachian Healthcare System 98 Lowe's 58 Watauga Medical Center 47 State of North Carolina 42 Pizza Hut 30 Tyson Foods 29 Aramark Corporation 29 What Jobs past 90 days from Oct. 26. 2016 Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 348 Registered Nurses 153 Retail Salespersons 103 First-Line Supervisors, Retail Sales 93 First-Line Supervisors, Food Prep. 66 Physical Therapists 60 Combined Food Prep. & Serving Workers 53 Cooks, Restaurant 50 TAXABLE RETAIL SALES High Country Total = $203,279,818 7% Higher than same period one year ago Source: NC Dept, of Revenue Note: August 2016 data most current available at time of release. ONLINE JOB ADS 3,241 Online Advertised Vacancies over past 90 days 8 More Vacancies than same period one year ago Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online Source: The Conference Board Help Wanted Online ‘September 2016 data are preliminary, while all other data have undergone annual revisbn. All data produced in this publication are generated by LEAD unless otherwise stated. This workforce product was funded ty a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. For more information, please visit httD://www.nccommerce.com/tead/lmD. NC Department of Commerce I Labor & Economic Analysis I 919.707.1500 I leadtanccommerce.com