Employment Report for Wilmington, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Wilmington, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance industries are the largest employment industries. The Retail Trade is the major employer in the Metropolitan Area making up 17.4 percent of total employment in the Metro Area, making up 18,874 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance sectors provide 14.7 and 11.5 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Utilities has the largest businesses in Wilmington MSA, with the industry averaging 91 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the North Carolina establishments size average of 37 for the Utilities industry.
The Professional and technical services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in the Wilmington MSA, since the year 2001, moving from making up 5.2 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Information is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Wilmington, rising by 48.9 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -14.9 percent. The State of North Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of . percent, since the year 2001.
In Wilmington, Utilities, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Utilities industry has an LQ of 2.37. The percent of employment in the Utilities industry is 2.37 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wilmington produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.
An industry with high wages in Wilmington is the manufacturing industry with wages that annually pay $46,746. From the year 2001, the industry annual average wages have declined by 0.2 percent or $97. The State of North Carolina shows a different job market in the manufacturing industry, ranking in the middle of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
Utilities has the largest businesses in Wilmington MSA, with the industry averaging 91 employees per business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the North Carolina establishments size average of 37 for the Utilities industry.
The Professional and technical services industry decreased the most in percent of total employment in the Wilmington MSA, since the year 2001, moving from making up 5.2 percent of total employment in 2001 to 0 percent in the year 2005.
Information is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Wilmington, rising by 48.9 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of -14.9 percent. The State of North Carolina saw a change in employment in the sector of . percent, since the year 2001.
In Wilmington, Utilities, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Construction industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Utilities industry has an LQ of 2.37. The percent of employment in the Utilities industry is 2.37 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Wilmington produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Utilities.
An industry with high wages in Wilmington is the manufacturing industry with wages that annually pay $46,746. From the year 2001, the industry annual average wages have declined by 0.2 percent or $97. The State of North Carolina shows a different job market in the manufacturing industry, ranking in the middle of industries in term of the average annual pay of 2004.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
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