WORKFORCE
Lenoir County and NC's Eastern
Region
| |
Year |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Rate |
| 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
( 2009)
|
Workforce %
( 2009)
|
Workforce
( 2008) |
Workforce %
( 2008)
|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
426 |
1.66% |
447 |
1.63% |
| Mining |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Utilities |
32 |
0.12% |
32 |
0.12% |
| Construction |
1,557 |
6.06% |
1,780 |
6.50% |
| Manufacturing |
3,393 |
13.21% |
4,018 |
14.67% |
| Wholesale Trade |
967 |
3.77% |
998 |
3.64% |
| Retail Trade |
2,821 |
10.98% |
3,211 |
11.72% |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
946 |
3.68% |
1,011 |
3.69% |
| Information |
175 |
0.676% |
209 |
0.76% |
| Finance & Insurance |
519 |
2.02% |
560 |
2.04% |
| Real Estate & Rental & Leasing |
233 |
0.91% |
244 |
0.89% |
| Professional & Technical Service |
543 |
2.11% |
498 |
1.82% |
Management of Companies & Enterprises
|
252 |
5.52% |
262 |
0.96% |
Administrative & Waste Services
|
1,418 |
5.52% |
1,575 |
5.75% |
Educational Services
|
2,061 |
7.85% |
2,106 |
7.69% |
Health Care & Social Assistance
|
6,316 |
24.59% |
6,299 |
22.99% |
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
|
260 |
1.01% |
262 |
.96% |
Accommodation& Food Services
|
1,753 |
6.83% |
1,783 |
6.51% |
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin.
|
530 |
2.06% |
568 |
2.07% |
Public Administration
|
1,492 |
5.81% |
1,481 |
5.41% |
Unclassified
|
34 |
0.13% |
50 |
0.18% |
| Total Work Force |
25,682 |
|
27,394 |
|
| Total Government |
6,340 |
24.69% |
6,466 |
23.60% |
| Total Private Industry |
19,342 |
75.31% |
20,930 |
76.40% |
| Total |
25,682 |
|
27,063 |
|
| Last Update 6/15/10 |
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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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