Mountain Area Works Highlights
- Labor Market Update June 2021 - AVL metro 4.4% #3 lowest in NC
- School systems, businesses struggle with ongoing staffing shortages
- WNC Rebounding Stronger Summit presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Employers register now for the "$18 per hour and beyond" job fair
- Henderson County Career Academy educator receives national award
- The Battles to Come Over the Benefits of Working From Home
- Work-From-Anywhere Perks Give Silicon Valley a New Edge in Talent War
- Make a Call on Quitting Your Job Without Any Regrets
- Leveraging Workers Skills for an Inclusive Economy: Tools, Resources and Evidence
- Help Wanted: An Update on North Carolina's Labor Shortage
- Nursing homes seek solutions to staffing shortages caused by COVID-19 pandemic
- Customers Are Back at Restaurants and Bars, but Workers Have Moved On
- McDonald's Owners Offer Tuition, Child Care to Lure Burger Flippers
- Hendersonville businesses feel weight of staffing shortages as summer crowds return
- Job Openings Are at Record Highs. Why Aren't Unemployed Americans Filling Them?
- East Fork Pottery announces plans to expand, hiring additional 50 at over $22 per hour
- Career and Technical Education could attract more students in post-pandemic world
- Why aren't more Americans working? Do they plan to get a job soon?
- NC nonprofit, endowment push adults to complete degrees
- NC4ME WNC Hiring Event coming soon
- NC's unemployment rate falls for the ninth consecutive month
- 872 individuals filed an unemployment claim in our region for May 2021
- NCWorks: Work on What's Next
- Mountain Area Careers
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As of June 2021, 13,600 more people working compared to June 2020. 2,400 more people working compared to May 2021.
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Mountain Area region 19,833 more employed individuals than one year ago |
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Mountain Area region number of employed increases by 19,833 in the past year, total unemployed individuals 9,426. 4,534 more individuals employed in the past month. Region adds 2,500 jobs in the past month. Total labor force 214,805. |
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Asheville metro unemployment rate at 4.4%, #3 lowest of any NC metro |
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Asheville metro now (as of June 2021) has the #3 lowest unemployment of any NC metro at 4.4%. This rate is 4.5% points lower than the metro unemployment rate of 8.9% of one year ago.
Buncombe 4.4%
Haywood 4.4%
Henderson 4.3%
Madison 4.5%
Transylvania 4.3%
Compared to June 2020, the Asheville metro added 13,600 jobs and compared to May 2021 the Asheville metro added 2,400 jobs.
Compared to June 2020, the Leisure & Hospitality sector added 34.5% (6,900 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Other Services added 8.0% (700 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Information was unchanged, Manufacturing added 4.4% (900 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Government added 14.5% (3,300 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Education & Health Services added 1.2% (400 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector. Mining Logging & Construction added 5.4% (500 jobs), Professional & Business Services lost 6.5% (-1,100 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Financial Activities added 3.2% (500 jobs) and Trade, Transportation & Utilities added 5.4% (1,800 jobs) compared one year ago.
Asheville metro has the #2 greatest increase in jobs (7.8%) in NC in the past year. Year over Year job growth by metro (all NC metros have experienced job gains in the past year):
- Greenville 8.2%
- Asheville 7.8%
- Raleigh 7.7%
- Wilmington 7.5%
- Burlington 7.0%
- Winston-Salem 6.9%
- Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton 6.4%
- Durham/Chapel Hill 5.7%
- Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia 5.4%
- Rocky Mount 4.7%
- Greensboro/High Point 4.4%
- New Bern 4.2%
- Fayetteville 4.1%
- Jacksonville 3.2%
- Goldsboro 1.5%
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NC's June County and Area Employment Figures Released
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 99 of North Carolina's counties in June and decreased in one. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 9.4 percent while Orange County had the lowest at 3.7 percent.
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www.nccommerce.com
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School systems, businesses struggle with ongoing staffing shortages |
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Schools, businesses struggle with ongoing staffing shortages
Buncombe Co Schools has around 100 vacancies currently. The school system held a job fair Wednesday, looking for child nutrition workers, teacher assistants and bus drivers... the school system is facing a new challenge hiring employees this year.
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wlos.com
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WNC Rebounding Stronger Summit |
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Employers register now for the "$18 per Hour And Beyond Job Fair" - employer space is limited |
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More than 70 employers expected at '$18 Per Hour and Beyond'
Mountain Area Workforce Development will hold an "$18 Per Hour and Beyond Job Fair" on Tuesday, Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the WNC Agricultural Center's Virginia Boone Building, 761 Boylston Highway, Fletcher. The Virginia Boone Building...
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www.blueridgenow.com
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Henderson County Career Academy educator receives national award |
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Career Academy educator receives national award
Henderson Co Career Academy Jobs for NC's Graduates Director Virginia Haynes has received natl recognition for "exceptional outcomes." She earned "5 of 5" Award, which recognizes her leadership resulting in 100% of her seniors graduating from HS.
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www.blueridgenow.com
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The Battles to Come Over the Benefits of Working From Home |
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The Battles to Come Over the Benefits of Working From Home
Not having to commute was the equivalent of a big bonus for many employees. In the future, bosses may expect more hours in exchange for remote work, an economist says. Millions of Americans have gotten a taste of working from home during pandemic.
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www.nytimes.com
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Work-From-Anywhere Perks Give Silicon Valley a New Edge in Talent War |
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Work-From-Anywhere Perks Give Silicon Valley a New Edge
Online interior-design startup Havenly can't compete with Silicon Valley heavyweights when it comes to compensation, but it used to have an effective weapon in the battle for tech talent: the Rocky Mountains.
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www.wsj.com
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Make a Call on Quitting Your Job Without Any Regrets |
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Make a Call on Quitting Your Job Without Any Regrets
It feels like everyone's doing it. More than 7.5 million workers quit their jobs in April and May, up from 4.3 million during the same period the year before. Everyone's talking about fresh starts.
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www.wsj.com
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Leveraging Workers Skills for an Inclusive Economy: Tools, Resources and Evidence |
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Leveraging Workers' Skills for an Inclusive Economy
As the US economy reopens, many Americans are reassessing their priorities and relationships to work. Workers are realizing their potential and seeking better wages and opportunities, particularly those who held low-wage jobs before the pandemic.
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www.workrisenetwork.org
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Help Wanted: An Update on North Carolina's Labor Shortage |
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Help Wanted: An Update on North Carolina's Labor Shortage
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to record-high job losses across the nation. However, throughout much of the pandemic, employers have reported difficulty finding the workers they need to fill open positions.
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www.nccommerce.com
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Nursing homes seek solutions to staffing shortages caused by COVID-19 pandemic |
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Nursing homes seek solutions to staffing shortages
According to a new survey, 94 percent of nursing homes across the country are facing staffing shortages. The shortage is one of the lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Local nursing homes are taking steps to recruit more workers.
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wlos.com
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Customers Are Back at Restaurants and Bars, but Workers Have Moved On |
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Customers Back at Restaurants & Bars, Workers Have Moved On
Pandemic layoffs pushed many employees in hospitality to find jobs in new growth areas—with better pay, perks, career prospects
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www.wsj.com
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McDonald's Owners Offer Tuition, Child Care to Lure Burger Flippers |
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McDonald's Owners Offer Tuition, Child Care to Lure Workers
McDonald's owners are adding emergency child care & other benefits, as many U.S. restaurants are struggling to hire enough workers to run their biz. U.S. franchisees of the burger giant aim to boost hourly pay, give workers paid time off & more.
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www.wsj.com
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Hendersonville businesses feel weight of staffing shortages as summer crowds return
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Hendersonville businesses feel crunch of staffing
As usual on the second Saturday of each month during the summer, Main Street in Hendersonville was a busy place Saturday, July 10, for the Love Hendo event. City leaders created the event as a way to support downtown businesses during the pandemic.
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wlos.com
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Job Openings Are at Record Highs. Why Aren't Unemployed Americans Filling Them? |
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Job Openings at Record Highs. Why Aren't Unemp Filling Them?
More than nine million Americans said in May that they wanted jobs and couldn't find them. Companies said they had more than nine million jobs open that weren't filled, a record high.
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www.wsj.com
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East Fork Pottery announces plans to expand, hiring additional 50 at over $22 per hour |
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East Fork Pottery announces plans to expand, hiring
The capital investments will be for new building upfit and for new technology and machinery. Additionally, this project expansion will add over 50 net new jobs, with an average wage of $22.46 per hour and sustain over 100 existing jobs.
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wlos.com
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Career and Technical Education (CTE) could attract more students in post-pandemic world |
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Career and Technical Education could attract more...
You still need a plumber during a pandemic. That's why many say jobs stemming from classes in Career and Technical Education, such as engineering and child care, likely will be in high demand in coming years.
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www.citizen-times.com
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Why aren't more Americans working? Do they plan to get a job soon? |
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Why aren't more Americans working? Do they plan 2 get a job?
Job openings are at a record high, and most companies are trying to hire, but they can't find enough workers, even though millions of people are still unemployed. Why aren't these people looking for work? When do they plan to find a job?
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www.marketwatch.com
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NC nonprofit, endowment push adults to complete degrees |
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N.C. nonprofit, endowment push adults to complete degrees
The colleges include Blue Ridge Community College in Henderson and Transylvania counties, Durham Tech, Fayetteville Tech, Pitt Community College and Vance-Granville Community College.
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businessnc.com
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NC4ME Western Region NCWorks Networking and Hiring Event |
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NC4ME + Western-Region NCWorks Virtual Hiring Event
During the midst of COVID-19 NC4ME is taking every precaution to keep our employers, candidates, volunteers and staff safe. We know that employment needs have increased over the past few months and are making every effort to meet those needs-...
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nc4me.org
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NCWorks Career Center Asheville Job Seeker Workshops for July and August
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North Carolina jobless rate falls for ninth straight month |
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North Carolina jobless rate falls for ninth straight month
More people entered North Carolina's labor force and were hired in June compared to the month before, according to state officials who announced the unemployment rate fell for the ninth consecutive month. The number of people working in June grew ...
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wlos.com
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872 people filed for unemployment benefits in our region during June |
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Buncombe: 568
Henderson: 225
Madison: 37
Transylvania: 42
TOTAL: 872
Unemployment Claims by Sector in our Region
Leisure & Hospitality 149 (17.1%)
Trade Transportation & Utilities 126 (14.4%)
Unclassified/Unknown 165 (12.6%)
Educational & Health Services 168 (12.8%)
Manufacturing 116 (13.3%)
Other Services 31 (3.6%)
Professional & Business Services 113 (13.0%)
Construction 35 (4.0%)
Financial Activities 16 (1.8%)
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Public Administration 14 (1.6%)
Natural Resources & Mining not disclosed
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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
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