Mountain area update : labor market information [2005 : June]

Mountain Area Updat June 29, 2005 Labor Market Information Quick Facts: Civilian Labor Force May 2005 Not Seasonally Adjusted Buncombe 116,097 Henderson 46,388 Madison 9,973 Transylvania 11,575 North Carolina 4,312,907 Civilian Labor Force May 2004* Buncombe 111,180 Henderson 44,393 Madison 9,576 Transylvania 12,018 North Carolina 4,250,631 Unemployment Rates May May* 2005 2004 Buncombe 4.0 4.3 Henderson 4.0 4.1 Madison 5.2 5.6 Transylvania 5.1 6.9 North Carolina 5.0 5.5 June county rates will be released 7/29/2005. *LAUS 2004 data is subject to revision. Ul Benefits Paid To Unemployed Workers May 2005 -$67,431,009 NC Ul Average Weekly Benefit - May 2005 $249.42 NC Maximum Weekly Benefit Amount - $426 ESC Employment Service Registered Applicants* Buncombe Henderson Madison Transylvania Professional, Technical & Managerial 2,937 1,228 236 301 Clerical 2,103 964 160 244 Sales 892 342 52 87 Domestic Services 45 24 5 5 Other Services 2,630 978 185 318 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishery 205 96 24 42 Processing 334 183 17 36 Machine Trade 995 608 102 478 Benchwork 1,146 398 175 32 Structural Work 1,350 583 177 225 Motor Freight & Transportation 393 186 38 41 Packaging & Material Handling 1,049 484 63 112 Miscellaneous 67 39 4 19 ^Active Applicants YTD for period 71 1/04-5/3 1/05 Unemployment Average Duration Rate* Buncombe Year Ending May 31, 2005 13.5 Year Ending May 31, 2004 13.0 Duration Change 0.5 Henderson 13.0 12.5 0.5 Madison 13.9 13.5 0.4 Transylvania 12.5 16.9 -4.4 North Carolina 13.2 14.3 -1.1 ■ Average Duration is defined as the number of weeks compensated tor the year divided by the number of first payments. Gender and Age of Individuals Filing Initial Claims Mountain Area WDB — May 2005 Age: 16-19 1% 20-24 8% Gender: Female Male 50% 50% 25-34 20% 35-44 29% 45-54 24% 55-64 15% 65+ 3% Unemployment Insurance Claims Activity May 2005 Total Weeks Benefits Claims Claims Paid Buncombe 592 7,136 $1 ,623,282 Henderson 330 2,699 $595,505 Madison 86 786 $176,355 Transylvania 68 581 $116,064 Statewide 48,108 342,849 $67,431,009