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Mountain Area Works Highlights
  • Labor Market Update: Asheville metro 3.8%, #2 lowest unemployment rate in NC
  • Small Business is Big Business Job Fair
  • WNC Career Expo employer registration now open
  • NCWorks Asheville Workshops for Jobseekers in September and October
  • NC's unemployment rate has fallen for 11 months in a row
  • 1,233 individuals filed an unemployment claim in our region for July 2021
  • NCWorks: Work on What's Next
  • Mountain Area Careers
Labor Market Update
As of August 2021, 10,561 more people working compared to August 2020. 333 more people working compared to July 2021. Labor force 214,284.
Labor Force Change Compared to Five Years Ago
Employed Individuals Change Compared to Five Years Ago
Unemployed Individuals Change Compared to Five Years Ago
Asheville Industry Jobs Compared to One Year Ago
Asheville metro unemployment rate at 3.8%, #2 lowest of any NC metro
Asheville metro now (as of August 2021) has the #2 lowest unemployment of any NC metro at 3.8%. This rate is 3.2% points lower than the metro unemployment rate of 7.0% of one year ago.

Buncombe 3.8%

Haywood 3.9%

Henderson 3.8%
Madison 4.0%

Transylvania 3.8%

Compared to August 2020, the Asheville metro added 6,300 jobs and compared to July 2021 the Asheville metro added 2,400 jobs.

Compared to August 2020, the Leisure & Hospitality sector added 17.4% (4,100 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Other Services added 3.3% (300 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Information added 6.3% (100 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Manufacturing added 7.4% (1,500 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Government was unchanged, Education & Health Services lost 2.0% (-700 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector. Mining Logging & Construction added 5.4% (500 jobs), Professional & Business Services was unchanged, Financial Activities added 1.6% (100 jobs) and Trade, Transportation & Utilities added 1.2% (400 jobs) compared one year ago.

Asheville metro has the #8 greatest increase in jobs (3.5%) in NC in the past year. Our region's job growth relative to other regions in NC appears to be slowing as the Asheville metro has consistently been near the top of job growth until June 2021. Year over Year job growth by metro (all NC metros have experienced job gains in the past year):

  1. Wilmington 5.8%
  2. Raleigh 5.2%
  3. Durham/Chapel Hill 4.9%
  4. Burlington 4.3%
  5. Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton 4.2%
  6. Greenville 4.0%
  7. Rocky Mount 3.7%
  8. Asheville 3.5%
  9. New Bern 3.5%
  10. Winston-Salem 3.3%
  11. Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia 3.2%
  12. Greensboro/High Point 1.7%
  13. Jacksonville 1.2%
  14. Fayetteville 1.1%
  15. Goldsboro 1.0%
Small Business is Big Business Job Fair held in Henderson County
Workers wanted: Mountain employers look for help at job fair

Mountain employers attended the Small Business is Big Business job fair at Blue Ridge Community College on Wednesday. Caption: Workers wanted: Mountain employers look for help at job fair. “We are in a severe shortage.

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WNC Career Expo - employer registration now open
WNC Career Expo - Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

Great companies start with great people, and you'll find both at the WNC Career Expo. Join us Tuesday, October 12 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the WNC AG Center/Davis Event Center at 765 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher, NC 28732.

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www.ashevillechamber.org
NCWorks Career Center Asheville Jobseeker Workshops for September and October
North Carolina's unemployment rate has fallen for 11 months in a row
North Carolina's unemployment rate has fallen for 11 months

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - NC's unemployment rate declined slightly in August, which means it's now fallen for 11 months in a row. The state Commerce Department said on Friday the seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell from 4.4% in July to 4.3% last month.

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1,233 people filed for unemployment benefits in our region during July
Buncombe: 836

Henderson: 283

Madison: 46

Transylvania: 68

TOTAL: 1,233

Unemployment Claims by Sector in our Region

Leisure & Hospitality 233 (18.1%)
Trade Transportation & Utilities 182 (14.8%)
Unclassified/Unknown 176 (14.3%)
Educational & Health Services 164 (13.3%)
Manufacturing 175 (14.2%)
Other Services 47 (3.8%)
Professional & Business Services 155 (12.6%)
Construction 55 (4.5%)
Financial Activities 30 (2.4%)
Information not disclosed
Public Administration 15 (1.2%)
Natural Resources & Mining not disclosed
Workbook: Regional UI Dashboard

July 2021

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bi.nc.gov
Mountain Area Careers
NC Jobs | Mountain Area Careers | Western North Carolina

Create Your Future in the Mountains of Western North Carolina. Find jobs from great employers. Earn a steady living and advance your career.

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www.mountainareacareers.org