Mountain Area Update
March 2009
Labor Market Information
Quick Facts:
Civilian Labor Force
February 2009
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Buncombe 118,658
Henderson 48,178
Madison 9,796
Transylvania 13,580
North Carolina 4,556,354
February 2009 data are preliminary.
Civilian Labor Force
February 2008
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Buncombe 118,945
Henderson 47,933
Madison 10,013
Transylvania 13,346
North Carolina 4,493,804
February 2008 county data are revised.
February 2008 state data are benchmarked.
Unemployment Rates
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Feb.
Feb.
2009
2008
Buncombe
9.1
4.4
Henderson
9.8
4.2
Madison
10.4
5.5
Transylvania
10.3
4.8
North Carolina
11.3
5.4
February 2009 data are preliminary. Febmary
2008 county data are revised, while February
2008 state data are benchmarked.
Ul Benefits Paid To
Unemployed Workers
February 2009
$212,218,918
NC Ul Average Weekly
Benefit — February 2009
$290.06
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/
ESC Employment Service Registered Applicants
Buncombe Henderson Madison Transylvania
Professional, Technical & Managerial
3,305
1,344
209
372
Clerical
1,961
889
160
221
Sales
1,094
407
54
97
Domestic Services
63
28
*
9
Other Services
2,724
896
150
295
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishery
222
100
26
49
Processing
245
154
20
26
Machine Trade
964
532
96
186
Benchwork
619
326
59
35
Structural Work
1,735
810
202
257
Motor Freight & Transportation
494
219
51
59
Packaging & Material Handling
866
511
52
61
Miscellaneous
96
31
10
15
Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit, Labor Market Information Division Note: Active Applicants YTD for perbd 71 1
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Unemployment Average Duration Rate
Year Ending
Year Ending
Duration
Feb. 28, 2009
Feb. 29, 2008
Change
Buncombe
13.3
13.9
-0.6
Henderson
11.6
9.8
1.8
Madison
12.7
11.2
1.5
Transylvania
11.3
10.7
0.6
North Carolina
12.9
13.6
-0.7
Note: Average Duration is defined as
Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit, Employment Security Commission of North Carolina
Gender and Age of Individuals Filing Initial
Mountain Area — February 2009
Gender: Female
35% Age:
16-19
1%
Male
65%
20-24
10%
25-34
23%
35-44
25%
45-54
24%
55-64
14%
65+
3%
Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit, Labor Market Information Division
Unemployment Insurance Claims Activity
February 2009
Total
Weeks
Benefits
Claims
Claimed
Paid
Buncombe
2,270
17,542
$4,134,728
Henderson
1,116
7,800
$1,893,062
Madison
243
1,673
$404,447
Transylvania
216
2,245
$551,636
Statewide
120,379
852,489
$212,218,918
Source: ES-UI Reporting Unit, Labor Market Information Division