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