s 1 Table 1 s The Nation, North Carolina & its Neighbors NC's Regions & Counties North Carolina United States South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Virginia AdvantageWest Economic Development Group Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherd Swain Transylvania Watauga Wilkes Yancey Charlotte Regional Partnership Alexander Anson Cabarrus Catawba Cleveland Gaston Iredell Lincoln Mecklenburg Rowan Stanly Union Piedmont Triad Partnership Alamance Caswell Davidson Davie Forsyth Guild Montgomery Randolph Rockingham Stokes Surry Yadkin July 2013 August 2012 Monthly Annual 8.7% 8.9% 9. 0.2% 0.9% 7.3% 7. 8.1% 0.1% 0. 8.1% 8.1% 9.1% 0.0% 1.0% 8.7% 8. 9.0% 0.1% 0.3% 8.5% 8.5% 8.1% 0.0% 0. 5. 5.7% 5.9% 0.1% 0.1% 8.1% 8. 9.7% 0.5% 1. 9. 9.9% 10. 0.5% 1. 10. 11.2% 11.7% 0. 1.1% 9.7% 9.7% 11.7% 0.1% 2.0% 6.2% 6. 7. 0. 1. 9.2% 9.9% 10. 0.7% 1.5% 9.2% 10.7% 11.5% 1.5% 2.3% 10.7% 11.3% 12.7% 0. 2.0% 7. 8.1% 9. 0. 2.0% 14.3% 15.1% 16.7% 0. 2. 7.2% 7. 8.9% 0.2% 1.7% 6.3% 6.5% 7. 0.2% 1.3% 8.0% 8.5% 9.2% 0.5% 1.2% 9.3% 9.7% 10.9% 0.5% 1. 7.3% 8.0% 9.3% 0.7% 2.0% 9. 9.7% 11.2% 0.3% 1. 11.0% 11. 11.9% 0. 0.9% 6. 6.5% 7.7% 0.2% 1.3% 11.3% 12.0% 13.5% 0.7% 2.2% 11.7% 12. 14.9% 0.7% 3.2% 8.3% 8.7% 10.0% 0. 1. 7.5% 7. 8.5% 0.3% 1.0% 9.5% 9.7% 10. 0.3% 1. 9. 10. 11.2% 0. 1. 8.3% 8.9% 9.7% 0. 1. 8.1% 7. 9.9% 0.3% 1. 10.0% 11.3% 13.2% 1.3% 3.2% 7.7% 8.2% 8.9% 0.5% 1.2% 9. 10.0% 11.2% 0. 1. 9.3% 10.1% 10. 0.9% 1.3% 9.1% 9. 10.9% 0.7% 1.7% 8.2% 8. 9. 0. 1. 8. 9. 10.1% 0. 1.5% 8.2% 8.9% 9. 0.7% 1.1% 8. 9.0% 10.0% 0. 1. 8.0% 8.5% 9.7% 0.5% 1. 7.3% 7.7% 8.5% 0. 1.2% 8.2% 8.9% 9. 0.7% 1. 8.1% 8.7% 9. 0.7% 1. 8.2% 8. 10.3% 0. 2.1% 8.7% 9.3% 10. 0. 1.7% 8.1% 8.2% 8.5% 0.1% 0.5% 7. 8. 9.2% 0. 1. 8. 9.1% 9.9% 0.7% 1.5% 9.1% 9. 10. 0.5% 1.7% 8.3% 8. 9. 0.5% 1.5% 9.5% 10. 12.0% 0. 2.5% 7.7% 7.7% 9. 0.0% 1.7% 8. 9. 10.3% 0. 1. 7. 7. 8.9% 0.3% 1.5% East Carolina University http://www.ecu.edu/cs bus/bbr.cfm cobbbr@ecu.edu
s 2 Table 1 (continued) s The Nation, North Carolina & its Neighbors NC's Regions & Counties Research Triangle Regional Partnership Chatham Durham Franklin Granville Harnett Johnston Lee Moore Orange Person Vance Wake Warren North Carolina's Southeast Commission Bladen Brunswick Columbus Cumberland Hoke New Hanover Pender Richmond Robeson Sampson Scotland North Carolina's Eastern Region Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson North Carolina's Northeast Commission Beaut Bertie Camden Chowan Currituck Dare Gates Halifax Hertd Hyde Martin Northampton Pasquotank Perquimans Tyrrell Washington July 2013 August 2012 Monthly Annual 7.0% 7.5% 8.2% 0.5% 1.2% 5.5% 6.1% 7.3% 0. 1. 6. 7.2% 7.7% 0. 1.1% 7.7% 8.3% 9.0% 0.7% 1.3% 8.5% 9.1% 10.0% 0.5% 1.5% 9. 10.1% 11. 0. 2.2% 7.2% 7. 8.5% 0. 1. 10.2% 11.2% 12.0% 1.0% 1. 7. 8. 8.9% 0. 1.1% 5.3% 5. 6.2% 0.3% 0.9% 8.7% 9.0% 10.1% 0.3% 1.5% 11. 12. 13. 0. 1. 6.5% 6.9% 7. 0. 1.1% 10. 11.3% 12.7% 0.5% 1.9% 9. 10.2% 11.2% 0. 1. 11.3% 12.0% 13.0% 0.7% 1.7% 9.1% 9.7% 10. 0. 1.7% 10.9% 11. 13.0% 0.9% 2.1% 9. 10.3% 11. 0.7% 1. 9. 8.9% 10.2% 0. 0.7% 7.9% 8. 9.2% 0.7% 1.3% 9. 10.0% 10. 0. 1.3% 11.0% 11. 13.1% 0. 2.1% 11. 12. 13. 0. 1. 7. 7. 9. 0.2% 2.0% 15.2% 15.5% 17.0% 0.3% 1. 9.1% 9. 10.3% 0. 1.2% 7.5% 8.1% 8. 0. 1.3% 9.3% 9.7% 10.2% 0. 0.9% 8. 8.7% 10.2% 0.1% 1. 13.0% 14.7% 15.1% 1.7% 2.1% 8.2% 9.0% 9. 0. 1.2% 8. 8.9% 10.0% 0.2% 1.2% 9.0% 9.7% 10.1% 0.7% 1.1% 11.1% 12.1% 12.2% 1.0% 1.1% 7.9% 8.2% 8.9% 0. 1.0% 7. 9.1% 9.9% 1. 2.1% 8.5% 9.1% 9.5% 0. 1.1% 8.3% 8.7% 9.1% 0. 0.9% 11. 12.3% 12. 0.9% 1.2% 9.7% 10. 11.1% 0.7% 1. 9. 10. 11.1% 0. 1.3% 11.0% 11. 12.7% 0.9% 1.7% 7.7% 7. 8.1% 0.1% 0.3% 9.1% 10.1% 10. 1.0% 1.5% 5. 7.0% 6. 1.2% 1.0% 10.1% 10.7% 11. 0.7% 1.5% 6.7% 6. 7.5% 0.0% 0. 11.9% 12. 13.5% 0.9% 1. 9.3% 10.1% 10. 0. 1.5% 10.3% 10.5% 11. 0.2% 1.5% 9. 10. 11.5% 0. 1.7% 9.9% 10.5% 11. 0.7% 1.9% 10.1% 10. 10. 0.7% 0. 9.1% 9. 9. 0. 0.7% 8.0% 8. 9.5% 0. 1. 10. 11. 12.2% 1.0% 1. East Carolina University http://www.ecu.edu/cs bus/bbr.cfm cobbbr@ecu.edu
s 3 Table 2 s Economic Areas in North Carolina Asheville Brevard Charlotte Concord Fayetteville Lumberton Laurinburg Greensboro Winston Salem High Point Greenville Washington Hickory Lenoir New Bern Morehead City Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill Rocky Mount Wilson Roanoke Rapids Myrtle Beach Conway (NC Only) Virginia Beach Norfolk (NC Only) July 2013 August 2012 Combined Statistical Areas Monthly Change Annual Change 6.5% 6.9% 8.0% 0.3% 1. 8.2% 8.9% 9. 0. 1.3% 10.1% 10.7% 11. 0. 1.7% 8.2% 8.9% 9. 0.7% 1. 8.7% 9.3% 9. 0. 1.1% 9.2% 9.9% 11.0% 0.7% 1. 8.5% 9.0% 9. 0.5% 1.1% 6. 7.3% 8.0% 0.5% 1.2% 11. 12. 13.0% 1.1% 1. 9.1% 9.7% 10. 0. 1.7% 8. 9. 9. 0.7% 1.0% Asheville Burlington Charlotte Concord Gastonia Durham Chapel Hill Fayetteville Goldsboro Greensboro High Point Greenville Hickory Morganton Lenoir Jacksonville New Bern Raleigh Rocky Mount Wilmington Winston Salem Myrtle Beach Conway N Myrtle Beach (NC Only) Virginia Beach Norfolk Newport News (NC Only) Metropolitan Statistical Areas 6. 6. 7.9% 0.3% 1. 8.1% 8.7% 9. 0.7% 1. 8.2% 8. 9.5% 0. 1.3% 6.3% 6. 7. 0.5% 1.2% 9. 10.1% 11.2% 0.5% 1.7% 8.3% 8.7% 9.1% 0. 0.9% 8.5% 9.2% 10.1% 0.7% 1. 8.5% 9.1% 9.5% 0. 1.1% 9.2% 9.9% 11.0% 0.7% 1. 7.9% 8.2% 8.9% 0. 1.0% 9.1% 9. 10.2% 0.5% 1.0% 6. 7.1% 7. 0.5% 1.1% 11. 13.0% 13.2% 1.2% 1.5% 8.2% 8.9% 9.5% 0.7% 1.3% 7.9% 8.5% 9. 0. 1. 9.1% 9.7% 10. 0. 1.7% 6.1% 9. 10.2% 3. 4.1% Combined Statistical Area Counties (February 2013 Definitions) Asheville Brevard: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Charlotte Concord: Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Fayetteville Lumberton Laurinburg: Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland Greensboro Winston Salem High Point: Alamance, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guild, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Greenville Washington: Beaut and Pitt Hickory Lenoir: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, and McDowell New Bern Morehead City: Carteret, Craven, Jones, and Pamlico Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill: Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Orange, Person, Vance, and Wake Rocky Mount Wilson Roanoke Rapids: Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, and Wilson Myrtle Beach Conway (NC Only): Brunswick Virginia Beach Norfolk (NC Only): Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Tyrrell Metropolitan Statistical Area Counties (February 2013 Definitions) Asheville: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, and Madison Burlington: Alamance Charlotte Concord Gastonia: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union Durham Chapel Hill: Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Person Fayetteville: Cumberland and Hoke
s 4 Table 2 (continued) s Economic Areas in North Carolina Albemarle Boone Brevard Cullowhee Dunn Elizabeth City Forest City Henderson Kill Devil Hills Kinston Laurinburg Lumberton Marion Morehead City Mount Airy North Wilkesboro Oxd Pinehurst Southern Pines Roanoke Rapids Rockingham Sand Shelby Washington Wilson July 2013 August 2012 Micropolitan Statistical Areas Monthly Change Annual Change 8.0% 8.5% 9.7% 0.5% 1. 7.5% 7. 8.5% 0.3% 1.0% 8.3% 8.7% 10.0% 0. 1. 8.0% 8.5% 9.2% 0.5% 1.2% 9. 10.1% 11. 0. 2.2% 9.5% 10.1% 10.1% 0. 0. 11.3% 12.0% 13.5% 0.7% 2.2% 11. 12. 13. 0. 1. 9.9% 10.5% 11. 0.7% 1.5% 9.0% 9.7% 10.1% 0.7% 1.1% 15.2% 15.5% 17.0% 0.3% 1. 11. 12. 13. 0. 1. 9. 9.7% 11.2% 0.3% 1. 7.5% 8.1% 8. 0. 1.3% 8. 9. 10.3% 0. 1. 9.5% 9.7% 10. 0.3% 1. 8.5% 9.1% 10.0% 0.5% 1.5% 7. 8. 8.9% 0. 1.1% 11.3% 12.2% 13.0% 0.9% 1.7% 11.0% 11. 13.1% 0. 2.1% 10.2% 11.2% 12.0% 1.0% 1. 9.3% 10.1% 10. 0.9% 1.3% 9. 10. 11.1% 0. 1.3% 11. 12.3% 12. 0.9% 1.2% Metropolitan Statistical Area Counties ( February 2013 Definitions, continued) Goldsboro: Wayne Greensboro High Point: Guild, Randolph, and Rockingham Greenville: Pitt Hickory Morganton Lenoir: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba Jacksonville: Onslow New Bern: Craven, Jones, and Pamlico Raleigh: Franklin, Johnston, and Wake Rocky Mount: Edgecombe and Nash Wilmington: New Hanover and Pender Winston Salem: Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, and Yadkin Myrtle Beach Conway N Myrtle Beach (NC Only): Brunswick Virginia Beach Norfolk Newport News (NC Only): Currituck Gates Micropolitan Statistical Area Counties (February 2013 Definitions) Albemarle: Stanly Marion: McDowell Boone: Watauga Morehead City: Carteret Brevard: Transylvania Mount Airy: Surry Cullowhee: Jackson North Wilkesboro: Wilkes Dunn: Harnett Oxd: Granville Elizabeth City: Camden, Pasquotank, and Perquimans Pinehurst Southern Pines: Moore Forest City: Rutherd Roanoke Rapids: Halifax and Northampton Henderson: Vance Rockingham: Richmond Kill Devil Hills: Dare and Tyrrell Sand: Lee Kinston: Lenoir Shelby: Cleveland Laurinburg: Scotland Washington: Beaut Lumberton: Robeson Wilson: Wilson
s 5 Table 3 s Sorted by Group (Lowest to Highest) 1 Virginia 5. Pitt 8.5% 43 United States 7.3% Granville 8.5% 44 2 South Carolina 8.1% Lincoln 8. 45 3 Tennessee 8.5% Duplin 8. 46 4 Georgia 8.7% Surry 8. 47 5 North Carolina 8.7% Davidson 8.7% 48 Person 8.7% 49 1 Research Triangle Regional Partnership 7.0% Jones 8. 50 2 AdvantageWest Economic Development Group 8.1% Lenoir 9.0% 51 3 Piedmont Triad Partnership 8.2% Montgomery 9.1% 52 4 Charlotte Regional Partnership 8.3% Perquimans 9.1% 53 5 North Carolina's Eastern Region 9.1% Chowan 9.1% 54 6 North Carolina's Southeast Commission 9. Brunswick 9.1% 55 7 North Carolina's Northeast Commission 9.7% Gaston 9.1% 56 Burke 9.2% 57 Caldwell 9.2% 58 1 Orange 5.3% Cleveland 9.3% 59 2 Chatham 5.5% Hertd 9.3% 60 3 Currituck 5. Macon 9.3% 61 4 Buncombe 6.2% Craven 9.3% 62 5 Henderson 6.3% Harnett 9. 63 6 Polk 6. Catawba 9. 64 7 Wake 6.5% McDowell 9. 65 8 Durham 6. Alleghany 9. 66 9 Gates 6.7% Hoke 9. 67 10 Johnston 7.2% Wilkes 9.5% 68 11 Haywood 7.2% Rockingham 9.5% 69 12 Union 7.3% Pender 9. 70 13 Madison 7.3% Cumberland 9. 71 14 Yadkin 7. Avery 9.7% 72 15 Watauga 7.5% Beaut 9. 73 16 Carteret 7.5% Martin 9. 74 17 Forsyth 7. Yancey 9. 75 18 Sampson 7. Northampton 9.9% 76 19 Cabarrus 7.7% Anson 10.0% 77 20 Stokes 7.7% Dare 10.1% 78 21 Franklin 7.7% Pasquotank 10.1% 79 22 Camden 7.7% Lee 10.2% 80 23 Clay 7. Hyde 10.3% 81 24 Pamlico 7. Ashe 10. 82 25 Moore 7. Cherokee 10.7% 83 26 Onslow 7.9% Washington 10. 84 27 New Hanover 7.9% Warren 10. 85 28 Tyrrell 8.0% Columbus 10.9% 86 29 Jackson 8.0% Bertie 11.0% 87 30 Stanly 8.0% Mitchell 11.0% 88 31 Alamance 8.1% Richmond 11.0% 89 32 Davie 8.1% Nash 11.1% 90 33 Alexander 8.1% Bladen 11.3% 91 34 Greene 8.2% Rutherd 11.3% 92 35 Caswell 8.2% Wilson 11. 93 36 Iredell 8.2% Vance 11. 94 37 Mecklenburg 8.2% Swain 11.7% 95 38 Wayne 8.3% Robeson 11. 96 39 Randolph 8.3% Halifax 11.9% 97 40 Transylvania 8.3% Edgecombe 13.0% 98 41 Guild 8. Graham 14.3% 99 42 Rowan 8. Scotland 15.2% 100
s 6 Table 4 North Carolina s and Not AdvantageWest Economic Development Group Charlotte Regional Partnership Piedmont Triad Partnership Research Triangle Regional Partnership North Carolina's Southeast Commission North Carolina's Eastern Region North Carolina's Northeast Commission North Carolina 8.7% 8.1% 8.3% 8.2% 7.0% 9. 9.1% 9.7% Not 8.3% 7.9% 8. 8.3% 7.1% 9.7% 9.2% 9.0% Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaut Bertie 8.1% 8.1% 9. 10.0% 10. 9.7% 9. 11.0% Not 8.2% 8.1% 8.5% 10.1% 9.7% 8. 9.9% 11.1% Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret 11.3% 9.1% 6.2% 9.2% 7.7% 9.2% 7.7% 7.5% Not 11. 8.7% 6.2% 9.3% 7.7% 8.9% 7.3% 6. Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus 8.2% 9. 5.5% 10.7% 9.1% 7. 9.3% 10.9% Not 8. 9. 5. 10.5% 9. 7.5% 9.3% 11.0% Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham 9.3% 9. 5. 10.1% 8.7% 8.1% 8. 6. Not 9.2% 9.9% 4.1% 6.3% 8.7% 7. 8.5% 6. Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene 13.0% 7. 7.7% 9.1% 6.7% 14.3% 8.5% 8.2% Not 13.0% 7. 7. 9.0% 7.1% 12.3% 8.7% 8.3% Guild Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertd Hoke Hyde 8. 11.9% 9. 7.2% 6.3% 9.3% 9. 10.3% Not 8.7% 12.1% 9.5% 6.7% 6.2% 9. 9.5% 7.1% Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon 8.2% 8.0% 7.2% 8. 10.2% 9.0% 8. 9.3% Not 8.2% 7.2% 7.1% 8.5% 10.2% 9.0% 8. 8.2% Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash 7.3% 9. 9. 8.2% 11.0% 9.1% 7. 11.1% Not 7.0% 10.0% 9.2% 8.5% 10.3% 9.1% 7. 11. New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans 7.9% 9.9% 7.9% 5.3% 7. 10.1% 9. 9.1% Not 7.9% 10.2% 8.0% 5.7% 7. 10.0% 9. 9.3% Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan 8.7% 8.5% 6. 8.3% 11.0% 11. 9.5% 8. Not 8.5% 8. 6.2% 8.1% 11.0% 12.0% 9.2% 8.5% Rutherd Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania 11.3% 7. 15.2% 8.0% 7.7% 8. 11.7% 8.3% Not 11. 7. 15.2% 8.1% 7.5% 8.7% 9.3% 7. Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne 8.0% 7.3% 11. 6.5% 10. 10. 7.5% 8.3% Not 6.7% 7.2% 11.7% 6. 10.9% 10.7% 7.3% 8. Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey 9.5% 11. 7. 9. Not 9.5% 11.7% 7.0% 9.1%
s 7 Data are from January 1990 to 1 2% North Carolina 1 2% AdvantageWest Economic Development Group AdvantageWest Economic Development Group Charlotte Regional Partnership Piedmont Triad Partnership Charlotte Regional Partnership Piedmont Triad Partnership 1 2% 2% Research Triangle Regional Partnership North Carolina's Southeast Commission Research Triangle Regional Partnership North Carolina's Southeast Commission 11% 9% 7% 1 5% 3% 1% North Carolina's Eastern Region North Carolina's Northeast Commission 13% 11% 9% 7% 5% 3% North Carolina's Eastern Region 1 2% North Carolina's Northeast Commission
Employment and Unemployment 8 Table 5 Employment and Unemployment The Nation, North Carolina & its Neighbors NC's Regions & Counties North Carolina United States South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Virginia AdvantageWest Economic Development Group Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherd Swain Transylvania Watauga Wilkes Yancey Charlotte Regional Partnership Alexander Anson Cabarrus Catawba Cleveland Gaston Iredell Lincoln Mecklenburg Rowan Stanly Union Piedmont Triad Partnership Alamance Caswell Davidson Davie Forsyth Guild Montgomery Randolph Rockingham Stokes Surry Yadkin Employment Unemployment 4,275,090 3,562 4,726 409,487 8,741 43,693 144,170,000 115,000 2,006,000 11,316,000 198,000 1,167,000 1,986,209 1,526 17,929 175,602 1,165 20,588 4,379,612 11,566 8,089 417,345 4,606 17,610 2,843,439 7,146 13,115 264,493 1,807 12,609 3,974,529 14,334 20,794 242,925 1,613 6,730 474,177 518 11 41,939 2,741 9,055 3,995 151 59 416 40 76 10,533 114 333 1,254 93 188 6,859 92 18 739 4 169 119,225 335 1,559 7,932 490 1,736 35,415 256 54 3,576 282 630 34,087 255 54 3,455 597 970 8,802 21 423 1,053 74 288 4,239 6 48 357 18 96 3,233 36 61 539 43 119 26,480 23 347 2,063 48 492 48,307 125 633 3,252 99 681 19,753 35 316 1,721 108 243 14,230 102 142 1,457 91 262 9,333 18 121 735 71 207 18,478 208 344 1,921 45 456 5,879 38 660 725 64 159 8,663 9 262 590 15 150 23,193 119 560 2,965 218 747 5,992 3 99 2,805 289 616 11,548 34 34 1,052 46 225 22,431 116 119 1,816 69 273 26,504 131 410 2,766 101 504 6,998 39 182 763 71 143 1,075,641 7,369 19,951 97,635 7,184 15,719 16,172 115 27 1,423 70 350 9,821 81 221 1,095 152 369 85,608 731 1,918 7,111 472 1,024 65,724 415 113 6,816 418 1,442 44,771 176 55 4,571 451 741 91,366 506 2,126 9,201 674 1,710 75,247 675 827 6,736 473 1,370 36,084 304 553 3,392 338 609 462,395 3,252 10,540 41,418 3,319 5,295 65,191 314 1,373 5,974 429 1,094 27,771 10 137 2,430 151 523 95,490 791 2,172 7,470 377 1,194 751,221 5,380 8,647 67,358 5,346 13,576 67,610 234 1,270 5,931 523 1,143 9,911 28 358 886 72 209 70,759 573 88 6,716 492 1,458 19,049 128 224 1,675 5 85 165,044 1,251 1,978 13,543 1,404 2,988 233,259 2,117 3,241 21,366 1,754 3,814 10,103 100 225 1,010 76 242 66,842 547 925 6,044 314 1,148 39,263 303 557 4,140 372 1,144 22,168 187 261 1,846 3 429 29,648 30 236 2,805 289 616 17,565 143 207 1,395 48 301
Employment and Unemployment 9 Table 5 (continued) Employment and Unemployment The Nation, North Carolina & its Neighbors NC's Regions & Counties Research Triangle Regional Partnership Chatham Durham Franklin Granville Harnett Johnston Lee Moore Orange Person Vance Wake Warren North Carolina's Southeast Commission Bladen Brunswick Columbus Cumberland Hoke New Hanover Pender Richmond Robeson Sampson Scotland North Carolina's Eastern Region Carteret Craven Duplin Edgecombe Greene Jones Lenoir Nash Onslow Pamlico Pitt Wayne Wilson North Carolina's Northeast Commission Beaut Bertie Camden Chowan Currituck Dare Gates Halifax Hertd Hyde Martin Northampton Pasquotank Perquimans Tyrrell Washington Employment Unemployment 964,493 3,765 3,373 72,177 5,430 13,776 31,859 272 324 1,849 211 633 136,665 1,255 1,374 9,606 855 1,699 26,247 68 3 2,186 196 418 24,538 11 635 2,291 160 362 44,686 159 337 4,622 430 1,190 75,420 259 37 5,829 343 1,224 23,754 163 29 2,693 273 533 35,202 28 67 2,982 250 468 69,967 418 775 3,939 197 622 18,196 134 197 1,730 61 300 16,601 6 404 2,183 169 447 454,373 1,451 129 31,421 2,235 5,706 6,983 64 55 846 49 174 454,933 290 5,168 48,348 3,304 8,576 13,325 171 109 1,698 135 281 46,271 420 666 4,649 274 891 20,949 2 584 2,573 227 469 126,168 137 609 13,412 1,062 2,772 20,524 4 99 2,141 139 173 99,265 1,058 1,390 8,535 762 1,387 22,092 218 298 2,334 93 311 17,298 30 501 2,146 171 384 48,257 86 72 6,452 515 1,013 29,823 908 780 2,450 142 624 10,960 74 60 1,958 62 270 427,066 1,278 1,780 42,897 3,504 5,908 30,549 42 405 2,480 210 434 39,012 110 100 4,009 211 423 23,645 643 1,087 2,230 95 336 20,641 150 293 3,076 499 649 8,786 21 53 785 81 126 3,956 18 10 381 9 56 26,358 11 45 2,602 212 369 39,224 318 543 4,913 544 626 62,828 117 317 5,373 266 712 4,891 15 11 413 81 121 81,022 234 567 7,487 595 995 50,122 349 186 4,514 276 497 36,032 17 76 4,632 426 564 149,457 952 531 16,018 1,462 2,615 18,484 176 81 2,006 154 321 7,159 112 237 882 95 194 4,172 27 28 348 7 15 5,548 12 41 556 68 106 12,400 138 322 767 158 117 20,833 91 42 2,332 183 397 4,608 40 65 330 1 39 19,151 179 423 2,579 261 478 8,734 8 34 894 82 160 2,476 101 40 286 18 53 9,976 102 175 1,086 83 231 7,686 56 173 841 69 210 15,562 75 106 1,757 136 111 4,884 15 33 490 40 38 2,264 84 49 197 29 37 5,522 51 41 666 76 107
Employment and Unemployment 10 Table 6 Employment and Unemployment Economic Areas in North Carolina Asheville Brevard Charlotte Concord Fayetteville Lumberton Laurinburg Greensboro Winston Salem High Point Greenville Washington Hickory Lenoir New Bern Morehead City Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill Rocky Mount Wilson Roanoke Rapids Myrtle Beach Conway (NC Only) Virginia Beach Norfolk (NC Only) Employment Unemployment Combined Statistical Areas 214,893 489 2,693 15,034 754 3,341 983,924 6,758 19,590 88,302 6,684 13,559 194,949 227 781 22,005 1,439 3,957 731,207 5,452 8,514 65,462 5,198 13,125 99,505 58 486 9,493 750 1,316 169,875 1,247 96 17,190 1,271 3,848 78,408 186 527 7,283 511 1,033 898,553 3,694 3,333 65,656 4,857 12,602 122,734 720 1,507 16,043 1,799 2,528 46,271 420 666 4,649 274 891 64,723 195 645 6,221 554 754 Asheville Burlington Charlotte Concord Gastonia Durham Chapel Hill Fayetteville Goldsboro Greensboro High Point Greenville Hickory Morganton Lenoir Jacksonville New Bern Raleigh Rocky Mount Wilmington Winston Salem Myrtle Beach Conway N Myrtle Beach (NC Only) Virginia Beach Norfolk Newport News (NC Only) Metropolitan Statistical Areas 203,345 455 2,660 13,982 708 3,117 67,610 234 1,270 5,931 523 1,143 911,381 6,573 19,508 81,301 6,083 12,294 256,686 2,079 2,671 17,125 1,325 3,254 146,692 141 708 15,553 923 2,945 50,122 349 186 4,514 276 497 339,364 2,966 4,722 31,551 2,440 6,106 81,022 234 567 7,487 595 995 151,397 1,040 248 15,269 1,226 3,391 62,828 117 317 5,373 266 712 47,859 143 121 4,803 301 600 556,040 1,778 95 39,436 2,774 7,348 59,865 468 836 7,990 1,043 1,276 121,357 1,277 1,687 10,869 855 1,698 294,586 2,282 2,759 25,175 1,947 5,261 17,008 98 387 1,097 159 156 17,008 98 387 1,097 159 156 Combined Statistical Area Counties (February 2013 Definitions) Asheville Brevard: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Charlotte Concord: Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Fayetteville Lumberton Laurinburg: Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, and Scotland Greensboro Winston Salem High Point: Alamance, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guild, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Greenville Washington: Beaut and Pitt Hickory Lenoir: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, and McDowell New Bern Morehead City: Carteret, Craven, Jones, and Pamlico Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill: Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Orange, Person, Vance, and Wake Rocky Mount Wilson Roanoke Rapids: Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, and Wilson Myrtle Beach Conway (NC Only): Brunswick Virginia Beach Norfolk (NC Only): Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Tyrrell Metropolitan Statistical Area Counties (February 2013 Definitions) Asheville: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, and Madison Burlington: Alamance Charlotte Concord Gastonia: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union Durham Chapel Hill: Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Person Fayetteville: Cumberland and Hoke
Employment and Unemployment 11 Table 6 (continued) Employment and Unemployment Economic Areas in North Carolina Albemarle Boone Brevard Cullowhee Dunn Elizabeth City Forest City Henderson Kill Devil Hills Kinston Laurinburg Lumberton Marion Morehead City Mount Airy North Wilkesboro Oxd Pinehurst Southern Pines Roanoke Rapids Rockingham Sand Shelby Washington Wilson Employment Unemployment Micropolitan Statistical Areas 27,771 10 137 2,430 151 523 22,431 116 119 1,816 69 273 11,548 34 34 1,052 46 225 19,753 35 316 1,721 108 243 44,686 159 337 4,622 430 1,190 24,618 118 167 2,595 183 164 23,193 119 560 2,965 218 747 16,601 6 404 2,183 169 447 23,097 174 91 2,529 212 434 26,358 11 45 2,602 212 369 10,960 74 60 1,958 62 270 48,257 86 72 6,452 515 1,013 18,478 208 344 1,921 45 456 30,549 42 405 2,480 210 434 29,648 30 236 2,805 289 616 26,504 131 410 2,766 101 504 24,538 11 635 2,291 160 362 35,202 28 67 2,982 250 468 26,837 234 596 3,421 331 689 17,298 30 501 2,146 171 384 23,754 163 29 2,693 273 533 44,771 176 55 4,571 451 741 18,484 176 81 2,006 154 321 36,032 17 76 4,632 426 564 Metropolitan Statistical Area Counties ( February 2013 Definitions, continued) Goldsboro: Wayne Greensboro High Point: Guild, Randolph, and Rockingham Greenville: Pitt Hickory Morganton Lenoir: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba Jacksonville: Onslow New Bern: Craven, Jones, and Pamlico Raleigh: Franklin, Johnston, and Wake Rocky Mount: Edgecombe and Nash Wilmington: New Hanover and Pender Winston Salem: Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, and Yadkin Myrtle Beach Conway N Myrtle Beach (NC Only): Brunswick Virginia Beach Norfolk Newport News (NC Only): Currituck Gates Micropolitan Statistical Area Counties (February 2013 Definitions) Albemarle: Stanly Marion: McDowell Boone: Watauga Morehead City: Carteret Brevard: Transylvania Mount Airy: Surry Cullowhee: Jackson North Wilkesboro: Wilkes Dunn: Harnett Oxd: Granville Elizabeth City: Camden, Pasquotank, and Perquimans Pinehurst Southern Pines: Moore Forest City: Rutherd Roanoke Rapids: Halifax and Northampton Henderson: Vance Rockingham: Richmond Kill Devil Hills: Dare and Tyrrell Sand: Lee Kinston: Lenoir Shelby: Cleveland Laurinburg: Scotland Washington: Beaut Lumberton: Robeson Wilson: Wilson