|
Workforce
There are over 100,000 people employed in Cumberland County annually. Additionally,
approximately 6,000 military men and women leave Fort Bragg each year. These
people look for employment as well. The current unemployment rate in Cumberland
County is 5.5%.
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY - FAYETTEVILLE
MSA
|
Year
|
Month
|
Labor Force
|
Employment
|
Unemployment
|
Rate
|
2008
|
| |
February
|
147,015
|
138,680
|
8,335
|
5.7
|
| |
January
|
147,208
|
138,982
|
8,226
|
5.6
|
|
2007
|
December
|
152,952
|
145,318
|
7,634
|
5.0
|
|
November
|
153,753
|
146,132
|
7,621
|
5.0
|
|
October
|
153,828
|
146,091
|
7,737
|
5.0
|
|
September
|
153,264
|
145,678
|
7,586
|
4.9
|
|
August
|
150,951
|
143,049
|
7,902
|
5.2
|
| |
July
|
152,797
|
143,969
|
8,828
|
5.8
|
| |
June
|
154,219
|
145,265
|
8,954
|
5.8
|
| |
May
|
152,036
|
144,152
|
7,884
|
5.2
|
|
April
|
152,103
|
144,539
|
7,564
|
5.0
|
| |
March
|
151,828
|
144,049
|
7,779
|
5.1
|
| |
February
|
151,707
|
143,360
|
8,347
|
5.5
|
| |
January
|
151,600
|
143,072
|
8,528
|
5.6
|
|
|
2006
|
December
|
150,865
|
142,513
|
8,352
|
5.5
|
|
November
|
151,235
|
142,276
|
8,959
|
5.5
|
|
October
|
150,278
|
141,938
|
8,340
|
5.5
|
|
September
|
150,012
|
142,009
|
8,003
|
5.3
|
|
August
|
149,402
|
140,628
|
8,774
|
5.9
|
| |
July
|
150,282
|
141,042
|
9,240
|
6.1
|
| |
June
|
151,646
|
142,942
|
8,704
|
5.7
|
| |
May
|
149,861
|
141,960
|
7,901
|
5.3
|
|
April
|
148,802
|
141,558
|
7,244
|
4.9
|
| |
March
|
148,239
|
140,786
|
7,453
|
5.0
|
| |
February
|
147,560
|
139,269
|
8,291
|
5.6
|
| |
January
|
146,909
|
139,180
|
7,729
|
5.3
|
|
|
|
2007
|
Annual Average
|
152,586
|
144,556
|
8,030
|
5.3
|
|
|
2006
|
Annual Average
|
149,591
|
141,342
|
8,249
|
5.5
|
|
2005
|
Annual Average
|
147,389
|
139,010
|
8,379
|
5.7
|
|
2004
|
Annual Average
|
140,399
|
132,598
|
7,801
|
5.6
|
|
2003
|
Annual Average
|
138,450
|
129,345
|
9,105
|
6.6
|
|
2002
|
Annual Average
|
136,218
|
126,602
|
9,616
|
7.1
|
|
2001
|
Annual Average
|
133,424
|
125,136
|
8,288
|
6.2
|
|
2000
|
Annual Average
|
133,687
|
127,515
|
6,172
|
4.6
|
|
1999
|
Annual Average
|
135,363
|
129,690
|
5,673
|
4.2
|
|
1998
|
Annual Average
|
132,088
|
126,479
|
5,609
|
4.2
|
|
1997
|
Annual Average
|
129,966
|
124,180
|
5,786
|
4.5
|
COMMUTING PATTERNS
Workers Commuting to Jobs in Cumberland County
by Area of Residency, 2000
| Bladen |
609
|
| Cumberland |
129,663
|
| Durham |
40
|
| Harnett |
7,214
|
| Hoke |
5,078
|
| Lee |
609
|
| Moore |
1,278
|
| Robeson |
3,926
|
| Sampson |
2,339
|
| Johnston |
422
|
| Wake |
466
|
| Richmond |
471
|
Source: 2000 Census, U.S. Census
Bureau
Workers Commuting to Jobs from Cumberland County
by Area of Destination, 2000
| Bladen |
623
|
| Durham |
261
|
| Harnett |
2,060
|
| Hoke |
1,350
|
| Lee |
751
|
| Moore |
561
|
| Robeson |
1,565
|
| Sampson |
773
|
| Johnston |
352
|
| Wake |
1,451
|
| Richmond |
153
|
Source: 2000 Census, U.S. Census
Bureau
EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, 2000-20073
|
Industry
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
20073
|
| Total Federal Government |
10,381
|
10,270
|
10,211
|
10,242
|
10,282
|
10,459
|
10,796
|
10,882
|
| Total State Government |
3,188
|
3,214
|
3,254
|
3,165
|
3,247
|
3,360
|
3,448
|
3,325
|
| Total Local Government |
17,094
|
16,374
|
17,054
|
17,374
|
17,610
|
18,047
|
18,443
|
17,049
|
| Total Private Industry |
79,021
|
76,374
|
76,786
|
78,119
|
79,639
|
83,431
|
83,623
|
85,215
|
| Total All Industries |
109,684
|
106,694
|
107,305
|
108,900
|
110,777
|
115,296
|
116,309
|
116,471
|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
221
|
187
|
186
|
165
|
191
|
175
|
172
|
198
|
| Utilities |
300
|
307
|
306
|
302
|
296
|
273
|
333
|
376
|
| Construction |
5,543
|
4,711
|
5,024
|
5,190
|
4,776
|
5,595
|
6,069
|
6,456
|
| Manufacturing |
12,142
|
11,751
|
10,479
|
9,860
|
9,169
|
8,872
|
7,956
|
7,849
|
| Wholesale Trade |
2,928
|
2,556
|
2,516
|
2,425
|
2,383
|
2,419
|
2,485
|
2,564
|
| Retail Trade |
15,817
|
15,659
|
15,428
|
14,944
|
15,441
|
15,959
|
15,826
|
15,285
|
| Transportation and Warehousing |
5,521
|
5,449
|
5,185
|
5,352
|
5,271
|
5,648
|
5,496
|
5,045
|
| Information |
1,973
|
2,363
|
2,186
|
2,065
|
2,080
|
2,290
|
2,211
|
2,192
|
| Finance and Insurance |
2,850
|
2,790
|
2,499
|
2,391
|
2,449
|
2,400
|
2,424
|
2,446
|
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing |
1,330
|
1,426
|
1,394
|
1,530
|
1,484
|
1,661
|
1,708
|
1,711
|
| Professional and Technical Services |
2,973
|
3,094
|
3,118
|
3,398
|
3,706
|
4,125
|
4,267
< |
4,823
|
/td>
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
388
|
343
|
324
|
338
|
496
|
436
|
303
|
274
|
| Administrative and Waste Services |
6,837
|
5,477
|
6,557
|
6,959
|
7,408
|
7,812
|
7,521
|
7,545
|
| Educational Services |
10,635
|
10,855
|
11,080
|
11,403
|
12,235
|
12,769
|
12,866
|
11,370
|
| Health and Social Assistance |
13,501
|
13,530
|
14,476
|
15,469
|
15,782
|
16,706
|
17,677
|
19,114
|
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation |
1,286
|
1,295
|
1,263
|
1,274
|
1,204
|
1,244
|
1,303
|
1,298
|
| Accommodation and Food Services |
10,450
|
10,367
|
11,048
|
11,459
|
10,640
|
11,938
|
12,478
|
12,414
|
| Other Services, Ex. Public Administration |
3,199
|
3,253
|
3,082
|
3,207
|
3,227
|
3,668
|
3,419
|
3,696
|
| Public Administration |
11,798
|
11,282
|
11,064
|
10,986
|
11,579
|
10,991
|
11,346
|
11,499
|
| Unclassified |
---
|
---
|
---
|
188
|
---
|
379
|
446
|
316
|
Source: The Employment
Security Commission of North Carolina, www.ncesc.com
1 First Quarter Ending March 31, 2007
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NUMBER OF PRIVATE SECTOR ESTABLISHMENTS BY SECTOR, 2000-2007
|
Industry
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
20073
|
| Total Private Industry |
5,358
|
5,429
|
5,472
|
5,383
|
5,388
|
5,519
|
5,649
|
5,929
|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
36
|
35
|
31
|
27
|
25
|
25
|
24
|
27
|
| Utilities |
11
|
10
|
9
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
| Construction |
661
|
608
|
598
|
556
|
530
|
550
|
568
|
614
|
| Manufacturing |
138
|
138
|
129
|
127
|
122
|
119
|
121
|
118
|
| Wholesale Trade |
236
|
225
|
235
|
216
|
210
|
213
|
214
|
221
|
| Retail Trade |
1,010
|
1,015
|
1,016
|
979
|
973
|
951
|
938
|
951
|
| Transportation and Warehousing |
162
|
158
|
151
|
151
|
156
|
144
|
140
|
146
|
| Information |
75
|
83
|
82
|
79
|
75
|
78
|
76
|
84
|
| Finance and Insurance |
374
|
429
|
382
|
365
|
370
|
370
|
396
|
351
|
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing |
278
|
280
|
290
|
295
|
303
|
325
|
338
|
332
|
| Professional and Technical Services |
385
|
400
|
412
|
426
|
450
|
444
|
476
|
510
|
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
28
|
26
|
21
|
23
|
25
|
22
|
21
|
20
|
| Administrative and Waste Services |
310
|
322
|
354
|
344
|
318
|
309
|
317
|
338
|
| Educational Services |
35
|
39
|
41
|
41
|
133
|
47
|
53
|
| Health and Social Assistance |
476
|
501
|
529
|
553
|
623
|
651
|
668
|
713
|
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation |
62
|
60
|
62
|
62
|
68
|
62
|
65
|
66
|
| Accommodation and Food Services |
469
|
485
|
486
|
480
|
498
|
511
|
532
|
561
|
| Other Services, Ex. Public Administration |
613
|
616
|
601
|
540
|
504
|
500
|
476
|
488
|
| Public Administration |
78
|
78
|
78
|
74
|
72
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
| Unclassified |
---
|
---
|
---
|
112
|
175
|
191
|
252
|
327
|
Source: The Employment
Security Commission of North Carolina, www.ncesc.com
3 Third Quarter Ending September 30, 2007
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PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY 20073
|
Industry
|
Employment
|
| Total Private Industry |
85,215
|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting |
198
|
| Utilities |
376
|
| Construction |
6,456
|
| Manufacturing |
7,849
|
| Wholesale Trade |
2,564
|
| Retail Trade |
14,981
|
| Transportation and Warehousing |
4,083
|
| Information |
2,192
|
| Finance and Insurance |
2,446
|
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing |
1,711
|
| Professional and Technical Services |
4,663
|
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
274
|
| Administrative and Waste Services |
7,512
|
| Educational Services |
1,347
|
| Health and Social Assistance |
11,678
|
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation |
951
|
| Accommodation and Food Services |
11,922
|
| Other Services, Ex. Public Administration |
3,696
|
| Unclassified |
316
|
Source: The
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, www.ncesc.com
1 Third Quarter Ending September 30, 2007
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EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD PROJECTED TO 2012
|
Major Occupational Group
|
2002 Employment
|
2012 Employment
|
% of Total 2002
|
% of Total 2012
|
Annualized Change
|
| Architecture and Engineering |
1,362
|
1,673
|
1.20 %
|
1.27%
|
2.08
|
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media |
1,049
|
1,255
|
0.93%
|
0.96%
|
1.81
|
| Building & Grounds, Cleaning and Maintenance |
3,692
|
4,073
|
3.26%
|
3.10%
|
0.99
|
| Business and Financial Operations |
3,322
|
3,803
|
2.93%
|
2.90%
|
1.36
|
| Community and Social Services |
1,555
|
1,946
|
1.37%
|
1.48%
|
2.27
|
| Computer and Mathematical |
1,357
|
1,774
|
1.20%
|
1.35%
|
2.72
|
| Construction and Extraction |
4,889
|
5,862
|
4.31%
|
4.46%
|
1.83
|
| Education, Training and Library |
8,010
|
9,665
|
7.07%
|
7.36%
|
1.90
|
| Farming, Fishing and Forestry |
545
|
413
|
0.48%
|
0.31%
|
-2.74
|
| Food Preparation and Serving Related |
10,171
|
11,593
|
8.97%
|
8.83%
|
1.32
|
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical |
6,863
|
8,607
|
6.05%
|
6.55%
|
2.29
|
| Healthcare Support |
3,204
|
4,227
|
2.83%
|
3.22%
|
2.81
|
| Installation, Maintenance and Repair |
5,491
|
6,323
|
4.84%
|
4.81%
|
1.42
|
| Legal |
692
|
791
|
0.61%
|
0.60%
|
1.35
|
| Life, Physical and Social Science |
1,215
|
1,334
|
1.07%
|
1.02%
|
0.94
|
| Management |
5,678
|
6,721
|
5.01%
|
5.12%
|
1.70
|
| Office and Administrative Support |
17,912
|
19,304
|
15.80%
|
14.70%
|
0.75
|
| Personal Care and Service |
2,548
|
3,190
|
2.25%
|
2.43%
|
2.27
|
| Production |
9,034
|
10,006
|
7.97%
|
7.62%
|
1.03
|
| Protective Service |
3,035
|
3,425
|
2.68%
|
2.61%
|
1.22
|
| Sales and Related |
13,209
|
15,654
|
11.65%
|
11.92%
|
1.71
|
| Transportation and Material Moving |
8,512
|
9,684
|
7.51%
|
7.37%
|
1.30
|
| Total All Industries |
113,345
|
131,323
|
100%
|
100%
|
1.48
|
Source: Employment Security Commission,
www.ncesc.com
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATIONAL GROUP IN 2002 AND PROJECTED TO 20123
|
Major Industry Group
|
Total Employment 2010
|
Annualized Growth Rate
|
| Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Total |
1,400
|
-0.42
|
| Communications and Utilities, Total |
1,830
|
1.67
|
| Construction, Total |
6,700
|
1.92
|
| Durable Goods, Manufacturing, Total |
5,270
|
0.94
|
| Finance, Insurance, and Real Estates, Total |
4,110
|
1.48
|
| Government, Total |
17,680
|
1.35
|
| Manufacturing, Total |
13,250
|
0.82
|
| Nondurable Goods, Manufacturing, Total |
7,980
|
0.74
|
| Retail Trade, Total |
31,220
|
2.04
|
| Services, Total |
39,620
|
0.09
|
| Transportation and Public Utilities |
7,280
|
1.94
|
| Transportation, Total |
5,450
|
2.02
|
| Wholesale and Retail Trade, Total |
35,740
|
2.01
|
| Wholesale Trade, Total |
4,520
|
1.78
|
| Total All Industries |
132,030
|
1.11
|
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MEAN WAGE BY MSA, 2006 (Most Accurate Information Available as of 04/15/08)3
|
MSA
|
Mean Annual Wage, $
|
Mean Hourly Wage, $
|
Total Employment
|
| Fayetteville, NC MSA |
32,030
|
15.40
|
122,190
|
| Asheville, NC MSA |
33,210
|
15.97
|
167,700
|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA |
39,710
|
19.09
|
814,920
|
| Goldsboro, NC MSA |
30,650
|
14.74
|
43,190
|
| Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA |
35,310
|
16.98
|
361,730
|
| Greenville, NC MSA |
33,030
|
15.88
|
71,470
|
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA |
31,780
|
15.28
|
161,980
|
| Jacksonville, NC MSA |
28,540
|
13.72
|
40,290
|
| Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA |
39,370
|
18.93
|
477,480
|
| Rocky Mount, NC MSA |
31,230
|
15.02
|
61,200
|
| Wilmington, NC MSA |
32,580
|
15.66
|
140,540
|
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics,
www.bls.gov/oes/oes_dl.htm
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Source:
U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION OF NORTH CAROLINA
ACTIVE JOB APPLICANTS REGISTERED FOR WORK IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, DECEMBER 20073
|
County
|
Registered For Work
|
0 to 24 Months Experience
|
Over 24 Months Experience-Labor Force -2007
|
| Cumberland County |
14,175
|
5,380
|
7,837
|
| Bladen County |
2,089
|
741
|
1,086
|
| Brunswick County |
4,517
|
1,249
|
2,794
|
| Columbus County |
2,877
|
929
|
1,754
|
| Hoke County |
1,742
|
709
|
891
|
| New Hanover County |
6,641
|
1,777
|
4,190
|
| Pender County |
1,703
|
553
|
968
|
| Richmond County |
3,288
|
1,567
|
1,403
|
| Robeson County |
7,086
|
2,832
|
3,327
|
| Sampson County |
3,043
|
1,208
|
1,457
|
| Scotland County |
2,547
|
1,064
|
1,252
|
| North Carolina |
350,154
|
124,223
|
189,888
|
1 Registered for Wrok totals
include all individuals with an application on file at an ESC office, regardless
of D.O.T. coding.
"Experience includes only those assigned a complete D.O.T. code.
Source: North Carolina Employment
Security Commission, www. ncesc.com
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