Regional Data Book, Vol. XI,  2009

Bladen County

     Employment

18,849

18,705

18,788

14,196

14,244

14,976

14,761

     Unemployment

1,649

1,324

1,147

1,162

997

969

1,266

     Unemployment Rate

8.0%

6.6%

5.8%

7.6%

6.6%

6.1%

7.9%

Brunswick County

     Employment

34,014

34,573

35793

39,729

44,673

45,217

44,926

     Unemployment

2,490

2,196

1,824

1,985

2,152

2,147

3,262

     Unemployment Rate

6.8%

6.0%

4.8%

4.8%

4.6%

4.5%

6.8%

Columbus County

     Employment

19,999

20,115

20,009

11,204

22,462

23,427

23,070

     Unemployment

2,235

1,855

1,436

1,571

1,359

1,315

1,977

     Unemployment Rate

10.1%

8.4%

6.7%

6.6%

5.7%

5.3%

7.9%

Cumberland County

     Employment

110,489

120,387

121,921

117,686

126,342

121,339

   119,955

     Unemployment

8,131

6,950

5,750

7,438

7,045

6,750

8,369

     Unemployment Rate

6.4%

5.5%

4.5%

5.9%

5.3%

5.3%

6.5%

Hoke County

     Employment

11,834

11,147

12,030

15,599

18,214

18,370

18,160

     Unemployment

1,205

1,145

930

1,056

986

972

1,172

     Unemployment Rate

9.2%

9.3%

7.2%

6.3%

5.1%

5.0%

6.1%

New Hanover County

     Employment

82,494

83,849

86,318

92,703

103,130

99,620

98,981

     Unemployment

5,519

4,588

3,286

3,943

3,968

3,865

5,635

     Unemployment Rate

6.3%

5.2%

3.7%

4.1%

3.7%

3.7%

5.4%

Pender County

     Employment

16,889

17,480

18,627

10,636

22,923

22,807

22,661

     Unemployment

1,584

1,366

917

1,010

1,001

988

1,524

     Unemployment Rate

8.6%

7.3%

4.7%

4.7%

4.2%

4.2%

6.3%

Richmond County

     Employment

16,967

17,029

16,720

18,094

18,660

19,646

19,141

     Unemployment

2,492

2,143

1,695

1,586

1,581

1,540

1,969

     Unemployment Rate

12.8%

11.2%

9.2%

8.1%

7.8%

7.3%

9.3%

Robeson County

     Employment

44,662

44,582

44,605

46,396

51,572

54,179

55,006

     Unemployment

6,045

4,847

3,894

3,715

3,578

3,492

4,675

     Unemployment Rate

11.9%

9.8%

8.0%

7.4%

6.5%

6.1%

7.8%

Sampson County

     Employment

23,450

23,919

24,197

29,714

30,398

32,348

32,443

     Unemployment

1,995

1,623

1,303

1,568

1,346

1,311

1,815

     Unemployment Rate

7.8%

6.4%

5.1%

5.0%

4.2%

3.9%

5.3%

Scotland County

     Employment

16,709

17,425

16,325

14,156

13,290

13,516

12,861

     Unemployment

1,846

2,187

1.939

1,484

1,492

1,449

1,611

     Unemployment Rate

9.9%

11.1%

10.6%

9.5%

10.1%

9.7%

11.1%

North Carolina’s Southeast

     Employment

405,356

409,211

415,333

430,664

465,888

490,243

461,965

     Unemployment

35,191

30,224

24,087

26,517

25,504

24,798

33,273

     Unemployment Rate

8.0%

6.9%

5.5%

5.8%

5.2%

5.1%

6.7%

Fayetteville MSA1

     Employment

119,489

120,387

121,921

117.686

126,342

121,339

   119,955

     Unemployment

8,131

6,950

5,740

7.438

7,045

6,750

8,369

     Unemployment Rate

6.4%

5.5%

4.5%

5.9%

5.3%

5.3%

6.5%

Wilmington MSA2

     Employment

116,508

118,422

122,111

131,982

170,726

167.644

166,568

     Unemployment

8,009

6,784

5,109

5,928

7,121

7,000

10,421

     Unemployment Rate

6.4%

5.4%

4.0%

4.3%

4.0%

4.0%

5.9%

North Carolina

     Employment

3,890,025

3,872,528

3,972,568

4,093,644

4,308,624

4,308,624

4,271,814

     Unemployment

281,437

262,054

221,675

231,330

210,562

210,562

290,651

     Unemployment Rate

6.7%

6.3%

5.3%

5.3%

4.7%

4.7%

6.4%