| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
Jul-11 |
Aug-11 |
Sep-11 |
Sep-10 |
2010 Annual Avg |
|
|
|
|
| Haywood
County |
9.3% |
9.4% |
8.9% |
8.2% |
9.7% |
|
| North
Carolina |
10.1% |
10.4% |
10.5% |
10.0% |
10.5% |
|
| National |
|
9.1% |
9.1% |
9.1% |
9.6% |
9.6% |
|
| Source:
Employment Security Commission Website
(Benchmarked 2008) |
|
|
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| LABOR FORCE |
|
Jun-11 |
Jul-11 |
Aug-11 |
Aug-10 |
|
| Total
Labor Force |
|
27,572 |
27,890 |
27,316 |
27,609 |
|
| Total
Unemployed |
|
2,560 |
2,601 |
2,557 |
2,374 |
|
| Source:
Employment Security Commission Website |
(calculated by residence) |
|
|
|
| MAJOR
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT |
Jan-11 |
Feb-11 |
Mar-11 |
Mar-10 |
|
| Agriculture |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
39 |
|
| Construction |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
820 |
|
| Manufacturing |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1883 |
|
| Retail
Trade |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2660 |
|
| Transportation
& Utilities |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
257 |
|
| Wholesale |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
264 |
|
| Information |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
153 |
|
| Financial/Real
Estate |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
570 |
|
| Professional
& Business Services |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1120 |
|
| Health
Care & Social Assistance |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2643 |
|
| Educational
Services |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1797 |
|
| Leisure
& Hospitality |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2070 |
|
| Public
Administration |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1209 |
|
| Other |
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
409 |
|
| TOTALS |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
15,894 |
|
| Source:
Employment Security Commission Website |
(only includes businesses
that pay unemployment insurance) |
|
|
| RESIDENTIAL
EXISTING HOMES |
Jun-11 |
Jul-11 |
Aug-11 |
% change 8/10 |
|
|
| #
Single Family Homes Sold |
(%chg '10) |
65 (-3%) |
48 (60%) |
50 |
-2% |
|
|
| Average
Sales Price |
(%chg '10) |
$186,188 (1%) |
$175,554 (-2%) |
$167,600 |
-12% |
|
|
| Source:
NC Realtors Website |
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| COUNTY
BUILDING PERMITS |
Jul-11 |
Aug-11 |
Sep-11 |
Sep-10 |
|
|
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
3 |
11 |
17 |
10 |
|
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$349,515.33 |
$266,671.90 |
284.465.82 |
$253,800.00 |
|
|
|
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
8 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$33,062.50 |
$22,583.57 |
$27,979.42 |
$43,232.50 |
|
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$74,500.00 |
$56,250.00 |
$35,265.00 |
$76,250.00 |
|
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
28 |
22 |
23 |
31 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$21,253.85 |
$28,026.77 |
$39,882.56 |
$11,044.83 |
|
| Source:
Haywood County Building Inspection Dept. |
|
|
| WAYNESVILLE
BUILDING PERMITS |
Jul-11 |
Aug-11 |
Sep-11 |
Sep-10 |
|
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$0.00 |
$362,361.66 |
$0.00 |
$198,000.00 |
|
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$0.00 |
$1,800.00 |
$21,000.00 |
$19,900.00 |
|
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
13 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$137,823.53 |
$8,955.50 |
$19,206.33 |
$10,550.00 |
|
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
23 |
28 |
31 |
33 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$7,985.78 |
$9,455.42 |
$11,972.94 |
$6,363.39 |
|
| Source:
Waynesville Building Inspection Dept. |
|
|
| CANTON
BUILDING PERMITS |
Jul-11 |
Aug-11 |
Sep-11 |
Sep-10 |
|
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$81,500.00 |
$131,319.00 |
$0.00 |
$100,000.00 |
|
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$362,000.00 |
$64,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$8,000.00 |
|
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Average
Value Per Permit |
|
$2,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$33,000.00 |
$72,000.00 |
|
| Source:
Canton Building Inspection Dept. |
|
|
| RETAIL
SALES 2010* |
|
Apr-11 |
May-11 |
Jun-11 |
Jun-10 |
|
| County
Taxable Sales |
|
$44,794,906 |
$40,346,344 |
$44,706,465 |
$43,294,870 |
|
| County
Gross Collections |
|
$2,581,892 |
$2,327,645 |
$2,545,932 |
$2,479,778 |
|
| State
Taxable Sales |
|
$8,194,551,422 |
$8,182,053,127 |
$8,194,551,422 |
$7,795,527,304 |
|
| State
Gross Collections |
|
$556,046,854 |
$554,324,910 |
$556,046,854 |
$535,593,451 |
|
| *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 |
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
| Haywood
County Tourism Revenue |
$116,640,000 |
$113,460,000 |
$108,880,000 |
$116,310,000 |
|
| Source:
NC Dept of Commerce/Tourism Website |
|
|
| County
Occupancy Tax Revenues |
Jun-11 |
Jul-11 |
Aug-11 |
Aug-10 |
|
| Source:
Haywood County TDA |
|
$77,562 |
$101,545 |
$70,200 |
$75,155 |
|
| COUNTY
ELECTRIC UTILITIES |
Jul-11 |
Aug-11 |
Sep-11 |
Sep-10 |
|
| Active
Customers Haywood EMC |
12,647 |
12,639 |
12,644 |
12,659 |
|
| Active
Customers Progress Energy |
23,701 |
23,835 |
23,737 |
23,730 |
|
| Active
Customers Town of Waynesville |
3,005 |
3,005 |
3,038 |
3,009 |
|
| Source:
Haywood EMC, Progress Energy, Town Of Waynesville |
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