| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE |
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
Mar-10 |
Mar-09 |
2009 Ann Avg |
|
| Haywood
County |
11.9% |
12.3% |
11.1% |
11.1% |
9.8% |
| North
Carolina |
11.1% |
11.2% |
11.1% |
10.8% |
10.8% |
| National |
|
9.7% |
9.7% |
9.7% |
8.5% |
9.3% |
| Source:
Employment Security Commission Website |
|
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| LABOR FORCE |
|
Dec-09 |
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
Feb-09 |
| Total
Labor Force |
|
27,523 |
27,192 |
27,330 |
27,578 |
| Total
Unemployed |
|
2,831 |
3,245 |
3,365 |
3,113 |
| Source:
Employment Security Comm. Website (calculated by
residence) |
|
(Benchmarked 2009) |
|
|
| MAJOR
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT |
Jul-09 |
Aug-09 |
Sep-09 |
Sep-08 |
| Agriculture |
|
161 |
176 |
151 |
127 |
| Construction |
|
966 |
984 |
975 |
1339 |
| Manufacturing |
|
1,960 |
1,959 |
1949 |
2033 |
| Retail
Trade |
|
2,775 |
2,743 |
2726 |
2927 |
| Transportation
& Utilities |
|
253 |
249 |
240 |
247 |
| Wholesale |
|
287 |
290 |
246 |
315 |
| Information |
|
129 |
124 |
123 |
138 |
| Financial/Real
Estate Activities |
607 |
606 |
602 |
615 |
| Professional
& Business Services |
1,334 |
1,326 |
1265 |
1308 |
| Health
Care & Social Assistance |
2,558 |
2,582 |
2527 |
2546 |
| Educational
Services |
|
1,176 |
1,368 |
1700 |
1830 |
| Leisure
& Hospitality |
|
2,520 |
2,466 |
2442 |
2500 |
| Public
Administration |
|
1,256 |
1,237 |
1235 |
1193 |
| Other |
|
585 |
484 |
455 |
477 |
| TOTALS |
|
16,567 |
16,594 |
16,636 |
17,595 |
| Source:
Employment Security Commission Website |
(only includes businesses that pay
unemployment insurance) |
|
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|
| RESIDENTIAL
EXISTING HOMES |
Dec-09 |
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
% change 2/09 |
| #
Single Family Homes Sold |
(%chg yr b4) |
46 (53%) |
23 (-34%) |
31 |
29% |
| Average
Sales Price |
(%chg yr b4) |
$199,691 (-19%) |
$219,487 (11%) |
$184,801 |
-16% |
| Source:
NC Realtors Website |
|
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|
|
| COUNTY
BUILDING PERMITS |
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
Mar-10 |
Mar-09 |
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
5 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$144,888.20 |
$100,734.50 |
$243,555.56 |
$182,500.00 |
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
4 |
2 |
10 |
4 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$20,125.00 |
$98,750.00 |
$23,588.30 |
$60,750.00 |
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$114,079.40 |
$110,737.60 |
$13,400.00 |
$545,535.00 |
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
10 |
9 |
25 |
24 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$31,952.00 |
$43,717.00 |
$34,906.44 |
$40,241.66 |
| Source:
Haywood County Building Inspection Dept. |
|
| WAYNESVILLE
BUILDING PERMITS |
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
Mar-10 |
Mar-09 |
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$0.00 |
$450,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$94,000.00 |
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$85,535.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$22,400.00 |
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
12 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$91,163.25 |
$3,993.33 |
$4,000.00 |
$2,966.66 |
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
14 |
26 |
24 |
8 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$12,835.00 |
$6,333.46 |
$13,745.07 |
$13,341.00 |
| Source:
Waynesville Building Inspection Dept. |
|
| CANTON
BUILDING PERMITS |
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
Mar-10 |
Mar-09 |
| #
Single Family Home Permits |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$26,000.00 |
$0.00 |
| #
Mobile Home Permits |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| #
Commercial Permits |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Residential
Add-On Permits |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Average
Value Per Permit |
$15,000.00 |
$6,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| Source:
Canton Building Inspection Dept. |
|
| RETAIL
SALES 2009* |
|
Oct-09 |
Nov-09 |
Dec-09 |
Dec-08 |
| County
Taxable Sales |
|
$42,386,007 |
n/a |
n/a |
$34,672,256 |
| County
Gross Collections |
|
$1,917,148 |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,569,175 |
| State
Taxable Sales |
|
$8,440,576,517 |
n/a |
n/a |
$7,215,645,313 |
| State
Gross Collections |
|
$525,389,055 |
n/a |
n/a |
$486,971,567 |
| *Each
month's numbers reflect sales from previous month |
|
|
| Source:
NC Department of Revenue Website |
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
Dec-09 |
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
Feb-09 |
| County
Occupancy Tax Revenues |
$40,933 |
$24,069 |
$27,034 |
$27,727 |
| Source:
Haywood County TDA |
|
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| COUNTY
ELECTRIC UTILITIES |
Jan-10 |
Feb-10 |
Mar-10 |
Mar-09 |
| Active
Customers Haywood EMC |
12,655 |
12,643 |
12,625 |
12,583 |
| Active
Customers Progress Energy |
23,748 |
23,661 |
23,823 |
23,496 |
| Active
Customers Town of Waynesville |
3,002 |
3,010 |
3,009 |
3,015 |
| Source:
Haywood EMC, Progress Energy, Town Of Waynesville |
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