LABOR
MARKET OVERVIEW
Piedmont Triad regional
Workforce Development Board
Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board
November 201 9
Regional Labor Market Snapshot
5-Year
Percent Change
in Number
Employed*
Piedmont
Triad
Region
Source: LALB. Labor & Economic Analysis.
NC Dept, of Commerce
Trending
UNEMPLOYMENT*
September 2019
Northwest Piedmont Total = 11,600
Current
Previous
Region
3.4%
4.3%
NC
3.5%
4.3%
US
3.3%
3.8%
REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT*
September 2019
Unemployment
Rates*
Yadkin
3.0% 4.
Davie
Northwest Piedmont
3.4%
3.1% 4.
Northwest Piedmont Total = 328,968
5,360 More People Working
in September than previous month
10,366 More People Working
than same period one year ago
METRO JOB GROWTH*
Greensboro-High Point Total = 363,800
3,000 More Jobs
in September than previous month
Winston-Salem Total = 274,900
Employment & Wages
1st Quarter 2019
by Supersector
Establishments
Avg. Employment
Avg. Weekly Wage
Natural Resources & Mining
119
813
$906.50
Construction
1,576
13,642
$967.92
Manufacturing
682
32,977
$1,079.65
Trade, Transportation. & Utilities
3,528
52,303
$738.38
Information
222
2.078
$1,109.31
Financial Activities
1,570
13,557
$2,263.20
Professional & Business Services 2,694
36,929
$1,063.77
Education & Health Services
1.715
75,919
$1,013.02
Leisure & Hospitality Services
1,529
29,588
$321.80
Other Services
1,522
6,485
$568.63
Public Administration
147
12,459
$877.45
1,800 More Jobs
in September than previous month
TAXABLE RETAIL SALES
Northwest Piedmont
Total = $700,828,134
8.9% Higher
than same period one year ago
Source: NC Dept, of Revenue
Note: August 20 19 data most current
available at time of release.
ONLINE JOB ADS
12,249 Online Advertised Vacancies
over past 90 days
325 More Vacancies
than same period one year ago
‘September 2019 data are preliminary, previous month’s data are revised while all other data have undergone annual revision All dala produced in this publica¬
tion are generated by LEAD unless otherwise stated.
Source: LEAD/ The Conference Board
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