| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
Apr-10 |
May-10 |
Jun-10 |
Jun-09 |
2009 Annual Avg |
|
|
|
|
| Haywood
County |
9.4% |
8.9% |
8.9% |
9.6% |
9.8% |
|
| North
Carolina |
10.8% |
10.3% |
10.0% |
11.0% |
10.8% |
|
| National |
|
9.9% |
9.7% |
9.5% |
9.5% |
9.3% |
|
| Source:
Employment Security Commission Website |
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| LABOR FORCE |
|
Mar-10 |
Apr-10 |
May-10 |
May-98 |
|
| Total
Labor Force |
|
27,411 |
27,298 |
27,343 |
27,503 |
|
| Total
Unemployed |
|
3,046 |
2,575 |
2,436 |
2690 |
|
| Source:
Employment Security Commission Website
(Benchmarked 2009) |
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| MAJOR
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT |
Oct-09 |
Nov-09 |
Dec-09 |
Dec-08 |
|
| Agriculture |
|
119 |
33 |
29 |
25 |
|
| Construction |
|
966 |
950 |
941 |
1,205 |
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| Manufacturing |
|
1,903 |
1,903 |
1896 |
2,019 |
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| Retail
Trade |
|
2,762 |
2,797 |
2801 |
2,912 |
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| Transportation
& Utilities |
|
245 |
244 |
245 |
248 |
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| Wholesale |
|
327 |
327 |
317 |
294 |
|
| Information |
|
125 |
128 |
128 |
121 |
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| Financial/Real
Estate |
|
594 |
597 |
602 |
632 |
|
| Professional
& Business Services |
1,248 |
1,173 |
1155 |
1,141 |
|
| Health
Care & Social Assistance |
2,605 |
2,641 |
2589 |
2,577 |
|
| Educational
Services |
|
1,788 |
1,823 |
1778 |
1,810 |
|
| Leisure
& Hospitality |
|
2,353 |
2,267 |
2224 |
2,238 |
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| Public
Administration |
|
1,269 |
1,327 |
1258 |
1,222 |
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| Other |
|
444 |
451 |
465 |
471 |
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| TOTALS |
|
16,748 |
16,661 |
16,428 |
16,915 |
|
| Source:
Employment Security Commission Website |
(only includes businesses
that pay unemployment insurance) |
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| RESIDENTIAL
EXISTING HOMES |
Mar-10 |
Apr-10 |
May-10 |
% change 5/09 |
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|
| #
Single Family Homes Sold |
(%chg '09) |
38 (15%) |
41 (71%) |
37 |
-18% |
|
|
| Average
Sales Price |
(%chg '09) |
$187,071 (3%) |
$184,438 (14%) |
$229,218 |
-4% |
|
|
| Source:
NC Realtors Website |
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| COUNTY
BUILDING PERMITS |
Apr-10 |
May-10 |
Jun-10 |
Jun-09 |
|
|
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
14 |
8 |
9 |
22 |
|
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$202,931.64 |
$261,000.00 |
$203,034.55 |
$184,946.00 |
|
|
|
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
12 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$85,298.50 |
$9,800.00 |
$48,671.00 |
$45,028.80 |
|
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$211,750.00 |
$25,375.00 |
$10,000.00 |
$19,800.00 |
|
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
27 |
21 |
19 |
17 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$22,863.81 |
$29,995.19 |
$18,587.89 |
$32,841.17 |
|
| Source:
Haywood County Building Inspection Dept. |
|
|
| WAYNESVILLE
BUILDING PERMITS |
Apr-10 |
May-10 |
Jun-10 |
Jun-09 |
|
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$90,459.00 |
$75,000.00 |
|
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$16,407.33 |
$94,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
9 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$28,077.44 |
$0.00 |
$40,988.66 |
$81,730.44 |
|
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
23 |
28 |
25 |
47 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$7,474.60 |
$51,274.07 |
$13,346.84 |
$14,574.78 |
|
| Source:
Waynesville Building Inspection Dept. |
|
|
| CANTON
BUILDING PERMITS |
Apr-10 |
May-10 |
Jun-10 |
Jun-09 |
|
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$143,900.00 |
|
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$1,000,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$50,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$24,900.00 |
$48,600.00 |
$75,000.00 |
$50,000.00 |
|
| Source:
Canton Building Inspection Dept. |
|
|
| RETAIL
SALES 2010* |
|
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
Mar-10 |
Mar-09 |
|
| County
Taxable Sales |
|
$45,267,252 |
$39,951,946 |
$36,465,186 |
$32,073,439 |
|
| County
Gross Collections |
|
$2,600,656 |
$2,117,962 |
$2,077,129 |
$1,450,832 |
|
| State
Taxable Sales |
|
$8,819,396,143 |
$6,850,833,156 |
$7,186,973,326 |
$7,163,795,369 |
|
| State
Gross Collections |
|
$597,387,860 |
$487,229,268 |
$500,714,348 |
$429,731,064 |
|
| *Each
month's numbers reflect sales from previous month |
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|
| Source:
NC Department of Revenue Website |
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| TOURISM
REVENUES |
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
| Haywood
County Tourism Revenue |
$103,460,000 |
$111,060,000 |
$116,640,000 |
$113,460,000 |
|
| Source:
NC Dept of Commerce/Tourism Website |
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|
|
Mar-10 |
Apr-10 |
May-10 |
May-09 |
|
| County
Occupancy Tax Revenues-3% |
$18,465 |
$31,058 |
$49,927 |
$52,881 |
|
| Source:
Haywood County TDA |
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| COUNTY
ELECTRIC UTILITIES |
Apr-10 |
May-10 |
Jun-10 |
Jun-09 |
|
| Active
Customers Haywood EMC |
12,589 |
12,589 |
12,622 |
12,551 |
|
| Active
Customers Progress Energy |
23,719 |
23,711 |
23,673 |
23,543 |
|
| Active
Customers Town of Waynesville |
3,005 |
3,000 |
2,996 |
3,010 |
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| Source:
Haywood EMC, Progress Energy, Town Of Waynesville |
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