UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12 2012 Ann Avg
Haywood County 10.2% 9.9% 8.8% 9.3% 8.7%
North Carolina 9.5% 9.4% 9.2% 9.7% 9.5%
National 7.9% 7.7% 7.6% 8.2% 8.1%
Source: Employment Security Commission Website
LABOR  FORCE   Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Feb-12
Total Labor Force 29,173 29,296 29,135 29,332
Total Unemployed 2,674 2,981 2,866 2,922
Source: Employment Security Comm. Website (calculated by residence)
MAJOR INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT Jul-12 Aug-12 Sep-12 Sep-11
Agriculture 110 124 111 87
Construction 729 740 739 890
Manufacturing 2,305 2,295 2290 2199
Retail Trade 2,787 2,760 2773 2753
Transportation & Utilities 236 236 230 262
Wholesale 248 247 250 274
Information 113 114 112 127
Financial/Real Estate Activities 578 576 577 550
Professional & Business Services 1,138 1,109 1121 1188
Health Care & Social Assistance 2,748 2,721 2683 2586
Educational Services 1,121 1,499 1636 1655
Leisure & Hospitality 2,504 2,541 2475 2454
Public Administration 1,153 1,144 1144 1179
Other 581 462 423 441
TOTALS 16,351 16,568 16,564 16,645
Source: Employment Security Commission Website (only includes businesses that pay unemployment insurance)
RESIDENTIAL EXISTING HOMES Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 % change 2/12
# Single Family Homes Sold (%chg yr b4) 58   (61%) 50   47% 43 -16%
Average Sales Price (%chg yr b4) $224,414   (34%) $157,729 $124,353 -25%
Source: NC Realtors Website
COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12
# Single Family Home Permits 0 5 19 6
Average Value Per Permit $0.00 $102,494.00 $149,592.11 $299,833.33
# Mobile Home Permits 4 5 3 7
Average Value Per Permit $45,024.00 $17,700.00 $15,295.67 $33,907.14
# Commercial Permits 3 1 5 3
Average Value Per Permit $47,666.67 $10,000.00 $21,900.00 $832,164.00
Residential Add-On Permits 23 17 16 24
Average Value Per Permit $18,651.00 $22,607.18 $35,164.25 $12,389.58
Source: Haywood County Building Inspection Dept.
WAYNESVILLE BUILDING PERMITS Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12
# Single Family Home Permits 0 1 1 0
Average Value Per Permit $0.00 $214,962.00 $150,000.00 $0.00
# Mobile Home Permits 0 0 0 2
Average Value Per Permit $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $23,475.00
# Commercial Permits 4 4 6 16
Average Value Per Permit $200,281.75 $152,590.00 $2,250.83 $47,143.06
Residential Add-On Permits 35 26 28 24
Average Value Per Permit $8,414.37 $7,214.00 $3,787.32 $5,700.37
Source: Waynesville Building Inspection Dept.
RETAIL SALES 2011*   Oct-12 Nov-12 Dec-12 Dec-11
County Taxable Sales $52,940,383 $58,038,003 $45,098,065 $42,223,506
County Gross Collections $2,529,782 $2,850,368 $2,157,693 $2,015,438
State Taxable Sales $8,735,694,750 $8,409,611,781 $8,448,533,508 $8,254,336,960
State Gross Collections $495,729,855 $477,505,541 $481,460,763 $478,551,683
*Each month's numbers reflect sales from previous month
Source: NC Department of Revenue Website
TOURISM REVENUES   2008 2009 2010 2011
Haywood County Tourism Revenue $113,460,000 $108,880,000 $116,310,000 $120,400,000
Source: NC Dept of Commerce/Tourism Website
Dec-12 Jan-13 Feb-13 Feb-12
County Occupancy Tax Revenues $40,311 $26,046 $27,832 $26,338
Source: Haywood County TDA
COUNTY ELECTRIC UTILITIES Jan-13 Feb-13 Mar-13 Mar-12
Active Customers Haywood EMC 12,714 12,726 12,719 12,654
Active Customers Progress Energy 24,819 23,690 23,669 23,711
Active Customers Town of Waynesville 3,014 3,026 3,017 3,003
Source: Haywood EMC, Progress Energy, Town Of Waynesville