WORKFORCE
Lenoir County and NC's Eastern
Region
| |
Year |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Rate |
| Lenoir Co. |
2010 |
26,540 |
23,539 |
3,001 |
11.3% |
| Region |
2010 |
455,228 |
407,725 |
47,503 |
10.4% |
| Lenoir Co. |
2009 |
28,305 |
25,081 |
3,224 |
11.4% |
| Region |
2009 |
461,450 |
413,668 |
47,782 |
10.4% |
| Lenoir Co. |
2008 |
28,641 |
26,575 |
2,066 |
7.2% |
| Region |
2008 |
459,136 |
428,170 |
30,966 |
7.0% |
| Lenoir Co. |
2007 |
28,651 |
27,173 |
1,478 |
5.20% |
| Region |
2007 |
453,088 |
430,747 |
22,341 |
4.90% |
Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Workforce Distribution
| Lenoir County |
Workforce
( 2010)
|
Workforce %
( 2010)
|
Workforce
( 2009) |
Workforce %
( 2009)
|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
439 |
1.73% |
426 |
1.66% |
| Mining |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Utilities |
31 |
0.12% |
32 |
0.12% |
| Construction |
1,529 |
6.03% |
1,557 |
6.06% |
| Manufacturing |
3,424 |
13.50% |
3,393 |
13.21% |
| Wholesale Trade |
1,092 |
4.31% |
967 |
3.77% |
| Retail Trade |
2,726 |
10.90% |
2,821 |
10.98% |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
821 |
3.24% |
946 |
3.68% |
| Information |
164 |
0.65% |
175 |
0.676% |
| Finance & Insurance |
503 |
1.98% |
519 |
2.02% |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
183 |
0.72% |
233 |
0.91% |
| Professional & Technical Service |
513 |
2.02% |
543 |
2.11% |
Management of Companies & Enterprises
|
258 |
1.02% |
252 |
1.02% |
Administrative & Waste Services
|
1,346 |
5.31% |
1,418 |
5.52% |
Educational Services
|
1,981 |
7.81% |
2,061 |
7.85% |
Health Care & Social Assistance
|
6,135 |
24.19% |
6,316 |
24.59% |
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
|
276 |
1.09% |
260 |
1.01% |
Accommodation& Food Services
|
1,810 |
714% |
1,753 |
6.83% |
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin.
|
538 |
2.12% |
530 |
2.06% |
Public Administration
|
1547 |
6.10% |
1,492 |
5.81% |
Unclassified
|
7 |
0.03% |
34 |
0.13% |
| Total Work Force |
25,359 |
|
25,682 |
|
| Total Government |
6,276 |
19.84% |
6,340 |
24.69% |
| Total Private Industry |
35,359 |
80.16% |
19,342 |
75.31% |
| Total |
31,635 |
|
25,682 |
|
| Last Update 6/9/11 |
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Based on NAICS Classification
Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Regional Statistics
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Unions
North Carolina is a right-to-work state, which prohibits employers or unions from
requiring employees to join or support a union as a condition of employment. Lenoir
County has a very low presence of unionized firms.
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