Employment Report for New Hanover County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
Utilities has the largest businesses in New Hanover County. In the County, the industry averages 57 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the State of North Carolina establishments size average of 37 for the Utilities industry.
In New Hanover County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 17.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 13,727 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.4 and 12.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in New Hanover County. The sector dealt with a loss of 2,789 total jobs during the period, accounting for 32.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 73.4 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Professional and technical services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in New Hanover County, rising by 44.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.6 percent. The State of North Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of 6.9 percent, since the year 2001.
In New Hanover County, Accommodation and food services, Construction and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.56. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.56 times greater than the US average, showing signs that New Hanover specializes in Accommodation and food services.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Utilities has the largest businesses in New Hanover County. In the County, the industry averages 57 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's national average of 34 and greater than the State of North Carolina establishments size average of 37 for the Utilities industry.
In New Hanover County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 17.4 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 13,727 people employed. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.4 and 12.2 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Manufacturing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in New Hanover County. The sector dealt with a loss of 2,789 total jobs during the period, accounting for 32.2 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 73.4 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.
Professional and technical services in the period of 2001 to 2005 had the largest increase in employment in New Hanover County, rising by 44.9 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 2.6 percent. The State of North Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of 6.9 percent, since the year 2001.
In New Hanover County, Accommodation and food services, Construction and Retail Trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Accommodation and food services industry has a US LQ in the county of 1.56. The percent of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.56 times greater than the US average, showing signs that New Hanover specializes in Accommodation and food services.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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