Regional Data Book, Vol. XI,  2009

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COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS (2ND QUARTER 2008)

During the second quarter of 2008, the three sectors employing the most workers in North Carolina's Southeast were government, health care and social assistance, and retail trade.  The highest weekly wages were in utilities, followed by wholesale trade and manufacturing.

 

 

 

 

% of

Ave Wkly

% of

 

Employment

Total

Wage

State

Bladen County

 

 

 

 

All Industries

13,640

 

$524

71.3%

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

775

5.7%

$523

101.1%

Utilities

22

0.2%

$829

65.5%

Construction

345

2.5%

$552

73.5%

Manufacturing

5,861

43.0%

$555

62.1%

Wholesale Trade

186

1.4%

$554

52.7%

Retail Trade

803

5.9%

$397

85.4%

Transportation & Warehousing

320

2.3%

$657

82.6%

Information

17

0.1%

$858

81.4%

Finance & Insurance

119

0.9%

$592

50.6%

Real Estate & Rental & Leasing

64

0.5%

$546

80.8%

Professional & Technical Services

143

1.0%

$749

67.1%

Management of Companies & Enterprises

NA

 

NA

 

Administrative & Waste Services

775

5.7%

$367

69.7%

Educational Services

1,114

8.2%

$591

82.0%

Health Care & Social Assistance

1,372

10.1%

$461

61.7%

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

NA

 

NA

 

Accommodation & Food Services

598

4.4%

$200

76.0%

Other Services Ex. Pub Admin

163

1.2%

$469

96.7%

Public Administration

868

6.4%

$686

87.6%

Government

2,384

17.5%

$654

86.7%

Federal

115

0.8%

$1,002

89.5%

State

494

3.6%

$655

78.5%

Local

1,775

13.0%

$631

89.8%

Brunswick County

 

 

 

 

All Industries

29,859

 

$599

81.5%

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

264

0.9%

$405

78.2%

Utilities

NA

 

NA

 

Construction

2,243

7.5%

$651

86.7%

Manufacturing

1,783

6.0%

$705

78.8%

Wholesale Trade

1,025

3.4%

$985

93.8%

Retail Trade

4,422

14.8%

$399

86.0%

Transportation & Warehousing

859

2.9%

$782

98.3%

Information

433

1.5%

$768

72.8%

Finance & Insurance

629

2.1%

$917

78.4%

Real Estate & Rental & Leasing

1,229

4.1%

$537

79.6%

Professional & Technical Services

1,011

3.4%

$679

60.9%

Management of Companies & Enterprises

15

0.1%

$936

65.5%

Administrative & Waste Services

1,334

4.5%

$385

73.2%

Educational Services

2,577

8.6%

$624

86.6%

Health Care & Social Assistance

2,685

9.0%

$628

84.2%

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

1,723

5.8%

$372

67.6%

Accommodation & Food Services

3,740

12.5%

$240

91.1%

Other Services Ex. Pub Admin

537

1.8%

$443

91.4%

Public Administration

2,118

7.1%

$738

94.2%

Government

5,476

18.3%

$697

92.4%

Federal

393

1.3%

$1,007

90.0%

State

247

0.8%

$732

87.8%

Local

4,836

16.2%

$670

95.3%

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