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The South > North Carolina > Labor

NORTH CAROLINA LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees 27,594 [3rd of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.178 per 1,000 people [1st of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 21,985 [2nd of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 25.319 per 10,000 people [1st of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours 43,255,000 [2nd of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.981 per capita [1st of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees 11,196 [2nd of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 12.894 per 10,000 people [1st of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 7,688 [2nd of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 8.854 per 10,000 people [1st of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours 15,751,000 [2nd of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 18.14 per 10 people [1st of 28]
Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 151,000 [11th of 51]
Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees 369 [43rd of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.425 per 10,000 people [44th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 23,252 [6th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 26.778 per 10,000 people [5th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours 48,799,000 [6th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 56.199 per 10 people [6th of 44]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees 26,563 [11th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.059 per 1,000 people [19th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 10,715 [12th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 12.34 per 10,000 people [25th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours 20,537,000 [12th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 23.651 per 10 people [29th of 46]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees 18,344 [6th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.113 per 1,000 people [15th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,355 [27th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.56 per 10,000 people [38th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours 28,182,000 [5th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 32.456 per 10 people [13th of 40]
Employed 3,631,000 [10th of 50]
Employment Ratio 68.7 [35th of 51]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees 38,355 [12th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.417 per 1,000 people [24th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 29,699 [11th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.42 per 1,000 people [23rd of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours 60,058,000 [10th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.917 per capita [20th of 48]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 54,848 [6th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.317 per 1,000 people [13th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 41,503 [6th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 47.797 per 10,000 people [16th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 86,753,000 [5th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 9.991 per capita [15th of 49]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees 59,457 [2nd of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 68.473 per 10,000 people [2nd of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 48,743 [2nd of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 5.613 per 1,000 people [2nd of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours 96,201,000 [1st of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 11.079 per capita [2nd of 46]
Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees 3,034 [38th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.349 per 1,000 people [46th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,043 [36th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.235 per 1,000 people [47th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours 41,395,000 [12th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.767 per capita [23rd of 47]
Mean Travel Time to Work 23.9 [18th of 51]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees 16,778 [13th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.932 per 1,000 people [22nd of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 11,712 [12th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.349 per 1,000 people [23rd of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours 22,467,000 [12th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.587 per capita [22nd of 47]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees 17,535 [8th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 20.194 per 10,000 people [9th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 13,632 [6th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.57 per 1,000 people [11th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours 28,457,000 [8th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 32.772 per 10 people [12th of 46]
Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts 23 [12th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts (per capita) 0.265 per 100,000 people [25th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment 43 [5th of 42]
    Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment (per capita) 0.495 per 100,000 people [11th of 42]
Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments 15 [10th of 37]
    Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) 0.173 per 100,000 people [17th of 37]
Occupational Fatalities > Falls 22 [12th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Falls (per capita) 0.253 per 100,000 people [24th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 183 [9th of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.211 per 10,000 people [27th of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 78 [11th of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 0.898 per 100,000 people [28th of 49]
Paper manufacturing > Number of employees 19,452 [5th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 22.402 per 10,000 people [9th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 14,612 [5th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 16.828 per 10,000 people [7th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours 33,316,000 [6th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.837 per capita [9th of 40]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 13.4 % [29th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 19.1 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 15.1 % [40th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 1.9 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 15.4 % [11th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 77.4 % [22nd of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 66.2 % [30th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 81.7 % [17th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 11.5 % [9th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 0.9 % [37th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 30.4 % [16th of 51]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees 957 [19th of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.102 per 10,000 people [17th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 695 [17th of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.8 per 10,000 people [15th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours 1,595,000 [16th of 22]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 18.369 per 100 people [17th of 22]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees 39,711 [6th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 45.733 per 10,000 people [8th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 30,816 [8th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.549 per 1,000 people [10th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours 62,658,000 [6th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 72.16 per 10 people [8th of 44]
Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees 6,851 [17th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.789 per 1,000 people [24th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 5,368 [17th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 6.182 per 10,000 people [25th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours 12,044,000 [19th of 39]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 13.87 per 10 people [25th of 39]
Printing & related support activities > Number of employees 15,392 [15th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Number of employees (per capita) 1.773 per 1,000 people [28th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) 10,842 [16th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.249 per 1,000 people [28th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours 21,743,000 [15th of 44]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours (per capita) 25.04 per 10 people [24th of 44]
Textile mills > Number of employees 52,459 [1st of 21]
    Textile mills > Number of employees (per capita) 6.041 per 1,000 people [2nd of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) 44,442 [1st of 21]
    Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 5.118 per 1,000 people [2nd of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers hours 93,579,000 [1st of 22]
    Textile mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 1,077.697 per 100 people [2nd of 22]
Textile product mills > Number of employees 14,138 [3rd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Number of employees (per capita) 1.628 per 1,000 people [3rd of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) 1,124 [22nd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.294 per 10,000 people [29th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers hours 22,573,000 [2nd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 25.996 per 10 people [3rd of 32]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 550,217 [8th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.337 per 100 people [9th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 411,087 [7th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.734 per 100 people [6th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 843,358,000 [7th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 97.125 per capita [8th of 51]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees 34,406 [17th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.962 per 1,000 people [23rd of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 27,031 [11th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.113 per 1,000 people [18th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours 54,477,000 [12th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 62.738 per 10 people [21st of 46]
Unemployment > Rate 4.8% [18th of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 5.5 [19th of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 4.3 [30th of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 3.9 [49th of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 2.9 [49th of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $6.55 [34th of 50]
Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees 28,046 [5th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 32.299 per 10,000 people [10th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 22,401 [5th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.58 per 1,000 people [14th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours 48,145,000 [3rd of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 5.545 per capita [12th of 45]

SOURCES: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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