Employment Report for Lenoir County, North Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Lenoir County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 22.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,996 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 14.8 and 13.7 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lenoir County. The industry averages 73 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of North Carolina average establishment size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
Retail Trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Lenoir County. The sector dealt with a loss of 443 total jobs during the period, accounting for 12.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 31.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Lenoir County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 1.91. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.91 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Lenoir may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Administrative and waste services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Lenoir County, changing a total of 45.3 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of North Carolina had changed in sector employment of 8 percent, since the year 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Lenoir County, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance, and the Retail Trade sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 22.5 percent of total employment in the county, making up 4,996 jobs. The Health care and social assistance and Retail Trade sectors account for 14.8 and 13.7 percent of all employment.
Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Lenoir County. The industry averages 73 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and greater than the State of North Carolina average establishment size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
Retail Trade since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Lenoir County. The sector dealt with a loss of 443 total jobs during the period, accounting for 12.7 percent of industry's employment. The industry declines made up 31.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
In Lenoir County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Manufacturing and Transportation and Warehousing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has an LQ of 1.91. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 1.91 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Lenoir may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.
Administrative and waste services from 2001-2005 had the highest increase in employment in Lenoir County, changing a total of 45.3 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 4.5 percent. The State of North Carolina had changed in sector employment of 8 percent, since the year 2001.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
