Employment1
	Unemployment and Manufacturing Employment
Regions	Unemployed 2004	Employed 2004	Percent Unemployed 2004	Manufacturing Employment 2000	Non-manufacturing Employment 2000	Percent Manufacturing Employment 2000
Eastern North Carolina (41 Counties)	65,568	1,067,875	5.8%	158,330	758,980	17.3%
Remainder North Carolina (59 Counties)	169,984	2,952,915	5.4%	625,030	2,366,890	20.9%
North Carolina Total	235,552	4,020,790	5.5%	783,360	3,125,870	20.0%
Eastern North Carolina	Employment
County	Unemployed 2004	Employed 2004	Percent Unemployed 2004	Manufacturing Employment	Non-manufacturing Employment	Percent Manufacturing Employment
Beaufort	1,398	18,239	7.1%	4,760	13,810	25.6%
Bertie	661	7,481	8.1%	3,000	3,870	43.7%
Bladen	1,126	14,343	7.3%	6,270	7,050	47.1%
Brunswick	2,074	37,955	5.2%	2,710	19,920	12.0%
Camden	144	3,798	3.7%	50	1,600	3.0%
Carteret	1,470	29,713	4.7%	1,910	20,500	8.5%
Chowan	325	6,402	4.8%	1,340	4,390	23.4%
Columbus	1,539	21,952	6.6%	3,640	14,400	20.2%
Craven	2,006	37,702	5.1%	4,970	35,520	12.3%
Cumberland	6,875	116,348	5.6%	12,390	100,890	10.9%
Currituck	318	10,506	2.9%	110	4,000	2.7%
Dare	1,027	21,660	4.5%	660	16,950	3.7%
Duplin	1,403	22,703	5.8%	6,920	11,050	38.5%
Edgecombe	2,171	22,638	8.8%	5,820	18,680	23.8%
Gates	197	4,556	4.1%	230	1,440	13.8%
Greene	556	8,457	6.2%	560	3,450	14.0%
Halifax	1,860	20,971	8.1%	3,700	15,930	18.8%
Harnett	2,350	42,900	5.2%	4,550	19,190	19.2%
Hertford	553	8,851	5.9%	1,730	8,260	17.3%
Hoke	977	15,422	6.0%	2,770	4,640	37.4%
Hyde	194	2,613	6.9%	250	1,860	11.8%
Johnston	3,029	65,567	4.4%	7,960	27,490	22.5%
Jones	232	4,456	4.9%	190	1,580	10.7%
Lenoir	1,677	25,281	6.2%	5,530	24,940	18.1%
Martin	822	10,984	7.0%	2,990	6,460	31.6%
Nash	2,852	41,037	6.5%	10,550	31,930	24.8%
New Hanover	4,077	89,578	4.4%	8,860	81,440	9.8%
Northampton	639	8,010	7.4%	820	4,030	16.9%
Onslow	3,047	52,268	5.5%	2,410	39,090	5.8%
Pamlico	264	5,233	4.8%	260	2,940	8.1%
Pasquotank	766	15,976	4.6%	860	14,660	5.5%
Pender	1,002	19,940	4.8%	1,170	7,430	13.6%
Perquimans	239	4,873	4.7%	100	1,750	5.4%
Pitt	4,083	68,060	5.7%	9,690	59,190	14.1%
Robeson	3,822	47,116	7.5%	10,120	32,520	23.7%
Sampson	1,550	29,439	5.0%	3,890	12,550	23.7%
Scotland	1,664	13,649	10.9%	7,560	10,980	40.8%
Tyrrell	149	1,955	7.1%	100	720	12.2%
Washington	436	5,450	7.4%	370	3,180	10.4%
Wayne	2,806	48,720	5.4%	7,030	38,710	15.4%
Wilson	3,188	35,073	8.3%	9,530	29,990	24.1%
ENC Total	65,568	1,067,875	5.8%	158,330	758,980	17.3%
Remainder North Carolina	Employment
County	Unemployed 2004	Employed 2004	Percent Unemployed 2004	Manufacturing Employment	Non-manufacturing Employment	Percent Manufacturing Employment
Alamance	4,299	65,372	6.2%	19,460	46,650	29.4%
Alexander	1,116	17,508	6.0%	5,930	5,070	53.9%
Alleghany	302	4,519	6.3%	1,580	2,900	35.3%
Anson	960	10,039	8.7%	2,690	5,800	31.7%
Ashe	684	11,819	5.5%	2,900	5,620	34.0%
Avery	401	7,755	4.9%	950	6,610	12.6%
Buncombe	4,805	108,715	4.2%	17,010	91,550	15.7%
Burke	2,877	40,320	6.7%	15,080	23,470	39.1%
Cabarrus	4,728	72,738	6.1%	13,320	44,750	22.9%
Caldwell	3,008	37,573	7.4%	16,910	18,940	47.2%
Caswell	859	9,705	8.1%	960	3,090	23.7%
Catawba	5,077	72,394	6.6%	43,520	59,690	42.2%
Chatham	1,130	28,350	3.8%	6,410	9,640	39.9%
Cherokee	579	9,200	5.9%	2,380	8,180	22.5%
Clay	170	4,247	3.8%	230	1,730	11.7%
Cleveland	3,555	43,215	7.6%	12,280	26,490	31.7%
Davidson	5,138	74,435	6.5%	20,180	31,160	39.3%
Davie	945	18,335	4.9%	3,770	7,450	33.6%
Durham	5,716	122,345	4.5%	38,650	132,610	22.6%
Forsyth	8,335	158,879	5.0%	30,840	154,970	16.6%
Franklin	1,317	24,511	5.1%	2,460	7,710	24.2%
Gaston	6,293	92,413	6.4%	25,900	52,870	32.9%
Graham	303	3,397	8.2%	690	1,920	26.4%
Granville	1,619	22,104	6.8%	5,830	13,270	30.5%
Guilford	12,817	225,001	5.4%	55,550	230,330	19.4%
Haywood	1,212	25,844	4.5%	2,770	14,970	15.6%
Henderson	1,850	43,465	4.1%	8,120	26,950	23.2%
Iredell	3,783	66,762	5.4%	16,260	41,290	28.3%
Jackson	790	18,835	4.0%	720	12,740	5.3%
Lee	1,479	23,897	5.8%	11,900	16,950	41.2%
Lincoln	2,162	32,918	6.2%	7,380	12,820	36.5%
Macon	688	14,285	4.6%	1,160	9,640	10.7%
Madison	506	9,228	5.2%	860	3,400	20.2%
McDowell	1,424	19,960	6.7%	8,710	9,570	47.6%
Mecklenburg	21,225	398,407	5.1%	49,750	478,520	9.4%
Mitchell	518	6,521	7.4%	1,610	5,010	24.3%
Montgomery	909	11,549	7.3%	6,330	5,820	52.1%
Moore	1,922	33,222	5.5%	4,350	28,560	13.2%
Orange	2,508	63,039	3.8%	2,550	56,200	4.3%
Person	1,232	17,516	6.6%	4,730	8,560	35.6%
Polk	376	8,382	4.3%	760	3,820	16.6%
Randolph	3,745	69,981	5.1%	22,830	29,020	44.0%
Richmond	1,648	18,236	8.3%	4,750	12,450	27.6%
Rockingham	3,423	42,971	7.4%	12,900	21,810	37.2%
Rowan	4,991	64,087	7.2%	13,850	35,920	27.8%
Rutherford	2,742	26,705	9.3%	9,960	15,890	38.5%
Stanly	1,844	27,845	6.2%	7,060	15,000	32.0%
Stokes	1,274	22,790	5.3%	1,380	6,260	18.1%
Surry	2,167	32,966	6.2%	12,780	24,750	34.1%
Swain	479	6,292	7.1%	290	5,490	5.0%
Transylvania	836	11,130	7.0%	2,700	7,900	25.5%
Union	3,555	73,292	4.6%	12,710	32,370	28.2%
Vance	1,903	17,109	10.0%	5,140	14,430	26.3%
Wake	16,713	372,970	4.3%	29,530	362,680	7.5%
Warren	615	7,473	7.6%	940	3,300	22.2%
Watauga	872	24,066	3.5%	1,420	21,770	6.1%
Wilkes	2,039	30,756	6.2%	8,230	20,150	29.0%
Yadkin	1,010	18,472	5.2%	3,570	6,830	34.3%
Yancey	511	7,055	6.8%	1,550	3,580	30.2%
RNC Total	169,984	2,952,915	5.4%	625,030	2,366,890	20.9%
1.  Data Source:  State Data Center (LINC)
Unemployment by Place of Residence (106): Estimated number of residents who did not work at all during the month but were able, available and looking for work. Includes all jobless persons looking for work, regardless of whether or not they qualify for unemployment insurance benefits. This variable is an annual average of monthly data for the calendar year. County level data are revised both one and two years after the reference year ends. The data are presented in unrounded form from 1986 forward to permit aggregation of county data (e.g., to the MSA or regional level), while the data for earlier years are rounded to the nearest ten, as they are in publications from the Labor Market Information Division. State level data are rounded to the nearest 100, both on LINC and in publications, and are periodically revised independent of the county revisions so that they differ significantly from the sum of counties. See also variable 203, MONTHLYUNEMP, the monthly equivalent. NOTE: New methodology for labor force estimates is being implemented. Currently, 1995 data reflect this change. Revised data back to 1990 will be added to LINC as it becomes available. For more information, call the Employment Security Commission, 733-2936.
Source: State Agency Data: Department of Commerce
Unemployment Rate by Place of Residence (Percent) (107): The average annual number of unemployed (variable 106) as a percentage of the average annual civilian labor force (variable 104). County level data are revised both one and two years after the reference year ends. State level may be revised at other times as well.
Prior to 1986, the rate is based on unemployment and labor force figures which have been rounded to the nearest 10 (nearest 100 for the state), as is the case in publications from the Labor Market Information Division. The purpose of this rounding is to emphasize the fact that the numbers are estimates. Beginning with 1986, the numbers are unrounded, to permit aggregation to the MSA or regional level; the unemployment rate is based on these unrounded numbers, and hence may differ slightly in some cases from the published rates. See also variable 204, MONTHLYURATE, the monthly equivalent.
Total Employment (BEA) (3110): Full-time and part-time employment for all industries.
Source: Federal Agency Data: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Employment by Place of Residence (105): All persons who worked for pay or profit, or worked without pay for 15 hours or more per week in a family farm or business. Includes agricultural employment, nonagricultural wage and salary employment, unpaid family workers, and domestic workers in private households. These ''place of residence'' estimates were developed with data secured from establishments (i.e., place of work employment) and adjusted to remove the effects of commuting and multiple jobholding. This variable is an annual average of monthly data for the calendar year. County level data are revised both one and two years after the reference year ends. The data are presented in unrounded form from 1986 forward to permit aggregation of county data (e.g., to the MSA or regional level), while the data for earlier years are rounded to the nearest ten, as they are in publications from the Labor Market Information Division. State level data are rounded to the nearest 100, both on LINC and in publications, and are periodically revised independent of the county revisions so that they differ significantly from the sum of counties. See also variable 202, MONTHLYEMP, the monthly equivalent. NOTE: New methodology for labor force estimates is being implemented. Currently, 1995 data reflect this change. Revised data back to 1990 will be added to LINC as it becomes available. For more information, call the Employment Security Commission, 733-2936.
Manufacturing Employment by Place of Work (109): Estimate of the average annual number of nonagricultural wage and salary jobs held by place of work (i.e., the county or region in which the job is held) for all manufacturing as defined by the standard industrial classification system. Nonagricultural wage and salary employment figures exclude agriculture employment, non-farm self-employed, domestic workers in private households, and unpaid family workers. Statewide totals are estimated independently and may not equal the county sum. Estimates for 1970-1983 were developed and based on the 1970 Census of Population while 1984-1989 were based on the 1980 census data. Estimates for 1990-1992 were developed and based on the 1990 census data. While data within each group of years should be strictly comparable, data among the groups of years may not be directly comparable. See the variable, NONAGWSEMP (108). The data appear in 'Civilian Labor Force Estimates for North Carolina' published by the Employment Security Commission.
Source: State Agency Data: Department of Commerce
Nonmanufacturing Employment by Place of Work (110): Estimate of the average annual number of nonagricultural wage and salary jobs held by place of work (i.e., the county or region in which the job is held) for all nonmanufacturing industries as defined by the standard industrial classification system. Nonagricultural wage and salary employment figures exclude agriculture employment, nonfarm self-employed, domestic workers in private households, and unpaid family workers. Statewide totals are estimated independently and may not equal the county sum. Estimates for 1970-1983 were developed based on the 1970 Census of Population while 1984-1989 were based on the 1980 census data. Estimates for 1990-1992 were developed and based on the 1990 census data. While data within each group of years should be strictly comparable, data among the groups of years may not be.
Source: State Agency Data: Department of Commerce
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