| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | 8-Mar | 7-Mar | 2007 Ann Avg | |
| Haywood County | 5.50% | 5.50% | 5.20% | 4.20% | 4.10% | |
| North Carolina | 4.90% | 5.00% | 5.20% | 4.50% | 4.80% | |
| National | 4.90% | 4.80% | 5.10% | 4.40% | 4.60% | |
| Source: Employment Security Commission Website | ||||||
| LABOR FORCE | 7-Dec | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | 7-Feb | ||
| Total Labor Force | 28,523 | 28,044 | 27,947 | 28,033 | ||
| Total Unemployed | 1,233 | 1540 | 1,549 | 1,293 | ||
| Source: Employment Security Comm. Website (calculated by residence) | (Benchmarked 2007) | |||||
| MAJOR INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT | 7-Jul | 7-Aug | 7-Sep | 6-Sep | ||
| Agriculture | 126 | 139 | 141 | 89 | ||
| Construction | 1,459 | 1,484 | 1475 | 1,308 | ||
| Manufacturing | 2,234 | 2,254 | 2242 | 2,264 | ||
| Retail Trade | 2,912 | 2,883 | 2916 | 2,818 | ||
| Transportation & Utilities | 257 | 260 | 259 | 271 | ||
| Wholesale | 436 | 454 | 467 | 386 | ||
| Information | 152 | 147 | 147 | 138 | ||
| Financial/Real Estate Activities | 626 | 636 | 643 | 593 | ||
| Professional & Business Services | 1,458 | 1,441 | 1354 | 1,177 | ||
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 2,549 | 2,510 | 2510 | 2,386 | ||
| Educational Services | 1,194 | 1,468 | 1744 | 1,728 | ||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 2,557 | 2,581 | 2536 | 2,436 | ||
| Public Administration | 1,229 | 1,216 | 1184 | 570 | ||
| Other | 642 | 504 | 490 | 1,194 | ||
| TOTALS | 17,831 | 17,977 | 18,108 | 17,358 | ||
| Source: Employment Security Commission Website | (only includes businesses that pay unemployment insurance) | |||||
| RESIDENTIAL EXISTING HOMES | 7-Dec | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | % change 2/07 | ||
| # Single Family Homes Sold | (%chg yr b4) | 48 (-32%) | 31 (-50%) | 49 | -13% | |
| Average Sales Price | (%chg yr b4) | $276,868 (5%) | $227,519 (-19%) | $204,564 | -10% | |
| Source: NC Realtors Website | ||||||
| COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | 8-Mar | 7-Mar | ||
| # Single Family Home Permits | 26 | 16 | 17 | 36 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $207,261.35 | $238,093.69 | $211,613.76 | $182,182.11 | ||
| # Mobile Home Permits | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $24,399.50 | $46,365.11 | $25,587.79 | $23,273.60 | ||
| # Commercial Permits | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $72,500.00 | $204,106.25 | $215,133.60 | $898,740.00 | ||
| Residential Add-On Permits | 19 | 13 | 14 | 27 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $27,687.50 | $24,382.35 | $33,718.75 | $32,209.78 | ||
| Source: Haywood County Building Inspection Dept. | ||||||
| WAYNESVILLE BUILDING PERMITS | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | 8-Mar | 7-Mar | ||
| # Single Family Home Permits | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $829,500.00 | $357,750.00 | $125,000.00 | $209,500.00 | ||
| # Mobile Home Permits | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $0.00 | $40,500.00 | $56,900.00 | $0.00 | ||
| # Commercial Permits | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $14,302.50 | $1,475,183.60 | $863,000.00 | $18,900.00 | ||
| Residential Add-On Permits | 19 | 13 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $36,775.26 | $21,826.92 | $28,470.36 | $26,058.34 | ||
| Source: Waynesville Building Inspection Dept. | ||||||
| MAGGIE VALLEY BUILDING PERMITS | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | 8-Mar | 7-Mar | ||
| # Single Family Home Permits | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $0.00 | $203,500.00 | $264,000.00 | $188,750.00 | ||
| # Mobile Home Permits | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $34,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $17,000.00 | ||
| # Commercial Permits | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $700,000.00 | $27,000.00 | $200,000.00 | $210,000.00 | ||
| Residential Add-On Permits | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $7,000.00 | $23,000.00 | $10,000.00 | $13,750.00 | ||
| Source: Maggie Valley Building Inspection Dept. | ||||||
| CANTON BUILDING PERMITS | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | 8-Mar | 7-Mar | ||
| # Single Family Home Permits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $190,000.00 | ||
| # Mobile Home Permits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ||
| # Commercial Permits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $350,000.00 | ||
| Residential Add-On Permits | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Average Value Per Permit | $25,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,500.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Source: Waynesville Building Inspection Dept. | ||||||
| RETAIL SALES 2006* | 7-Oct | 7-Nov | 7-Dec | 6-Dec | ||
| County Taxable Sales | $32,124,292 | $54,302,032 | $43,452,566 | $43,963,357 | ||
| County Gross Collections | $1,380,158 | $2,323,343 | $1,848,775 | $1,982,255 | ||
| State Taxable Sales | $7,397,321,887 | $9,351,788,812 | $9,151,921,206 | $8,026,559,063 | ||
| State Gross Collections | $329,017,024 | $711,016,836 | $424,860,705 | $456,665,357 | ||
| *Each month's numbers reflect sales from previous month | ||||||
| Source: NC Department of Revenue Website | ||||||
| TOURISM REVENUES | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Haywood County Tourism Revenue | $95,930,000 | $97,690,000 | $103,460,000 | $111,060,000 | ||
| Source: NC Dept of Commerce/Tourism Website | ||||||
| 7-Dec | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | 7-Feb | |||
| County Occupancy Tax Revenues | $39,305 | $29,449 | $30,592 | $31,067 | ||
| Source: Haywood County TDA | ||||||
| COUNTY ELECTRIC UTILITIES | 8-Jan | 8-Feb | 8-Mar | 7-Mar | ||
| Active Customers Haywood EMC | 12,453 | 12,450 | 12,452 | 12,236 | ||
| Active Customers Progress Energy | 23,379 | 23,423 | 23,414 | 23,017 | ||
| Active Customers Town of Waynesville | 3,066 | 3,100 | 3,066 | 3,036 | ||