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)
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
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
Source: NC Department of Revenue Website
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