WORKFORCE
Lenoir County and NC's Eastern
Region
| |
Year |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Rate |
| Lenior Co. |
2007 |
28,651 |
27,173 |
1,478 |
5.20% |
| Region |
2007 |
453,088 |
430,747 |
22,341 |
4.90% |
| Lenior Co. |
2006 |
27,576 |
26,003 |
1,573 |
5.70% |
| Region |
2006 |
444,546 |
420,855 |
23,691 |
5.30% |
| Lenior Co. |
2005 |
27,625 |
25,945 |
1,680 |
6.10% |
| Region |
2005 |
431,941 |
406,136 |
25,805 |
6.00% |
| Lenoir Co. |
2000 |
27,746 |
26,280 |
1,466 |
5.30% |
| Region |
2000 |
417,697 |
398,663 |
19,034 |
4.60% |
Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission
Workforce Distribution
| Lenoir County |
Workforce
( 2007) |
Workforce %
( 2007) |
Workforce
( 2006) |
Workforce %
( 2006) |
Workforce (2005) |
Workforce
% ( 2005) |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
444 |
1.57% |
466 |
1.66% |
445 |
1.55% |
| Mining |
* |
n/a |
* |
n/a |
* |
n/a |
| Utilities |
32 |
0.11% |
32 |
0.11% |
32 |
0.11% |
| Construction |
1,602 |
5.66% |
1,680 |
5.98% |
1,752 |
6.11% |
| Manufacturing |
4,777 |
16.89% |
4,817 |
17.15% |
5,001 |
17.43% |
| Wholesale Trade |
883 |
3.12% |
793 |
2.82% |
772 |
2.69% |
| Retail Trade |
3,315 |
11.72% |
3,075 |
10.95% |
3,079 |
10.73% |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
996 |
3.52% |
1,053 |
3.75% |
1,274 |
4.44% |
| Information |
241 |
0.85% |
236 |
0.84% |
235 |
0.82% |
| Finance & Insurance |
567 |
2.00% |
547 |
1.95% |
558 |
1.94% |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
280 |
0.99% |
236 |
0.84% |
215 |
0.75% |
| Professional & Technical Service |
459 |
1.62% |
625 |
2.22% |
596 |
2.08% |
Management of Companies & Enterprises
|
269 |
0.95% |
271 |
0.96% |
254 |
0.88% |
Administrative & Waste Services
|
2,004 |
7.09% |
2,001 |
7.12% |
1,909 |
6.65% |
Educational Services
|
2,110 |
7.46% |
2,034 |
7.24% |
2,072 |
7.22% |
Health Care & Social Assistance
|
6,065 |
21.45% |
5,837 |
20.78% |
6,110 |
21,30% |
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
|
270 |
0.95% |
291 |
1.04% |
269 |
0.94% |
Accomodation & Food Services
|
1,869 |
6.61% |
1,919 |
6.83% |
1,915 |
6.67% |
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin.
|
601 |
2.13% |
622 |
2.21% |
687 |
2.39% |
Public Administration
|
1,452 |
5.13% |
1,466 |
5.22% |
1,469 |
5.12% |
Unclassified
|
46 |
0.16 % |
89 |
0.32% |
51 |
0.18% |
| Total Work Force |
28,280 |
|
28,087 |
|
28,690 |
|
| Total Government |
6,417 |
22.69% |
6,370 |
22.68% |
6,481 |
22.59% |
| Total Private Industry |
21,863 |
77.31% |
21,717 |
77.32% |
22,209 |
77.46% |
| Total |
28,280 |
|
28,087 |
|
28,690 |
|
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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