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Carteret County has enjoyed unemployment figures that have consistently been below both national and state levels.

The labor force is consistent without seasonal fluctuation.

As of 2009, 54% of the population had completed some type of higher education with nearly 29% having completed a graduate or professional degree.



Labor Force Figures 2009 - Jan. - June
Jan. Feb. March April May June
Labor Force 31,522 31,342 31,726 32,451 32,977 33,894
Employment 29,644 29,590 30,073 31,025 31,421 32,276
Unemployment 1,878 1,752 1,653 1,426 1,556 1,618
Source: NC Employment Security Commission

Labor Force Figures 2009 - July - Dec.
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Labor Force 34,576 33,734 33,054 32,618 32,332 32,212
Employment 32,847 32,044 31,387 30,797 30,156 2,573
Unemployment 1,729 1,690 1,667 1,821 2,176 2,573
Source: NC Employment Security Commission

LARGEST EMPLOYERS
- MANUFACTURING -
NAME EMPLOYEES
Bally Refrigerated Boxes 173
Atlantic Veneer 120
Veneer Technologies 106
Parker Marine Enterprises 65
Jarrett Bay Boatworks 78
Creative Outlet 100
SPX Air Treatment 68
Carteret Publishing 65
House of Silk Flowers 45
Frank Door Company 40
Gregory Poole Marine Power 36
NC Coast Communications 31
Jones Brothers Marine Manufactureing 28
Sea Striker 20
Shearline Boatworks 16

LARGEST EMPLOYERS
- NON-MANUFACTURING -
Carteret County Public Schools 1115
Carteret General Hospital 1060
Wal-Mart 420
Carteret County 478
NC Dept. of Transportation (Includes Ferries) 494
Lowe's of Morehead City and Cape Carteret 268
US Coast Guard 273
Food Lion 195
NC Natural Resources & Community Dev. 346
Lowes Foods 205
Carteret Community College 161
Henry's Tackle and Big Rock Sports 152
Town of Morehead City 163
Duke University Marine Lab 125
Time Warner Cable 70
Town of Emerald Isle 123
Bluewater GMAC (excludes sales agents) 107
Carteret Surgical Association 105
Belk 124
Snug Harbor on Nelson Bay 63
United States Post Office 98
Sanitary Restaurant 95
McDonalds 105
NOAA 90
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. 85
Carteret Craven Electric Cooperative 84
Dept. of Corrections 81
Harborview Nursing Home Service 63
Sheraton Resort at Atlantic Beach 80
Taylor Extended Care 75
Source: Employment Security Commission, 4th qtr. 2009.
Note: employment figures include full-time and part-time workers

INDUSTRY GROUP WORKFORCE
% Category Workers Avg. Weekly Wage
2% Nat. Resources & Mining 81 $445
6% Construction 1,550 $555
4% Manufacturing 983 $536
15% Trade, Trans, Utilities 4,660 $487
5% Financial 1,012 $718
8% Professional & Business 2,086 $581
22% Education & Health 4,762 $664
6% Leisure & Hospitality 3,390 $268
2% Other Services 615 $424
5% Public Administration 1,651 $648
1% Information 345 $589
2% Federal Government 276 $1,048
5% State Government 1,025 $675
17% Local Government 3,562 $687
       
Source: Employment Security Commission; 1st qtr. 2009

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
Month 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
January 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.3 6.0 9.9
February 6.1 6.2 5.2 4.9 5.6 10.4
March 5.5 5.3 4.5 4.3 5.2 9.5
April 4.3 4.3 3.8 3.7 4.4 8.0
May 4.2 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.7 8.0
June 4.4 4.4 3.8 3.9 4.8 7.8
July 4.0 4.3 3.9 3.8 5.0 7.5
August 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.4 5.0 7.3
September 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.5 5.0 7.6
October 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.7 5.6 8.3
November 4.9 4.5 4.3 3.9 6.7 8.8
December 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.4 8.0 9.7
Source: NC Employment Security Commission (Benchmarked in 2009)



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