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Industry Characteristics

Centralina Region

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Government
153,760
$96,348
0.79
144,729
6.24%16884.69M
Retail Trade
151,534
$44,883
1
139,234
8.83%13169.69M
Finance and Insurance
145,751
$144,735
1.37
107,400
35.71%48128.31M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
127,764
$102,332
1.01
102,705
24.4%18030.54M
Health Care and Social Assistance
126,129
$73,255
0.64
110,617
14.02%10649.12M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
122,408
$51,794
1.25
116,799
4.8%9396.16M
Accommodation and Food Services
120,623
$31,404
1.01
112,419
7.3%5914.16M
Transportation and Warehousing
113,117
$59,395
1.19
75,339
50.14%10244.87M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
111,561
$60,242
1.13
73,963
50.83%10556.68M
Construction
109,774
$80,224
1.15
92,316
18.91%11714.81M
Manufacturing
101,556
$88,865
0.97
102,464
-0.89%16647.88M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
93,638
$37,795
0.99
86,209
8.62%4067.49M
Wholesale Trade
66,029
$107,063
1.24
58,458
12.95%16915.71M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
43,474
$55,716
1.18
41,449
4.88%3176.4M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
41,873
$169,417
1.75
42,725
-1.99%8474.08M
Educational Services
33,467
$40,083
0.82
29,559
13.22%1538.76M
Information
30,458
$118,703
1.01
25,479
19.54%10923.81M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
10,905
$49,707
0.39
11,334
-3.78%961.64M
Utilities
3,778
$152,321
0.76
3,574
5.72%2486.27M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
1,045
$87,720
0.13
770
35.72%241.42M

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Industry Characteristics

Anson County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Government
1,919
$70,189
1.65
2,012
-4.63%156.59M
Manufacturing
1,409
$67,548
2.26
1,592
-11.49%145.05M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
779
$53,848
4.66
842
-7.43%69.91M
Information
743
$11,275
4.13
511
45.47%30.79M
Transportation and Warehousing
736
$51,962
1.29
798
-7.7%51.57M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
726
$35,502
1.28
720
0.91%30.38M
Retail Trade
657
$29,122
0.73
810
-18.89%41.51M
Health Care and Social Assistance
620
$37,843
0.53
664
-6.67%26.43M
Accommodation and Food Services
538
$20,388
0.76
487
10.58%18.09M
Finance and Insurance
440
$51,120
0.69
352
25.03%37.75M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
440
$30,485
0.75
485
-9.2%20.48M
Construction
367
$50,553
0.64
451
-18.74%24.42M
Wholesale Trade
257
$65,395
0.81
342
-24.83%40.1M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
201
$44,429
0.34
169
18.34%12.83M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
144
$40,127
0.19
162
-11.43%8.05M
Utilities
93
$125,142
3.14
56
65.4%52.8M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
54
$84,246
1.09
17
216.19%10M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
36
$22,058
0.16
44
-17.58%1.01M
Educational Services
31
$28,114
0.13
43
-26.97%0.97M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
25
$75,423
0.17
22
14.98%2.21M

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Industry Characteristics

Cabarrus County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Government
16,283
$95,714
1.12
14,937
9.01%1726.94M
Retail Trade
16,156
$38,513
1.43
14,268
13.24%1200.33M
Accommodation and Food Services
12,096
$25,636
1.36
11,308
6.97%509.48M
Transportation and Warehousing
9,711
$38,039
1.37
5,851
65.97%467.9M
Construction
9,286
$67,923
1.31
7,385
25.74%831.95M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
7,971
$36,127
1.09
7,070
12.75%390.57M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
7,736
$32,557
1.09
6,988
10.7%286.6M
Health Care and Social Assistance
7,637
$64,948
0.52
6,301
21.21%576.63M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
6,960
$50,274
0.94
4,443
56.64%496.16M
Wholesale Trade
6,801
$92,636
1.7
4,568
48.89%1681.06M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
6,397
$63,573
0.68
4,662
37.21%551.97M
Manufacturing
6,208
$74,979
0.8
6,599
-5.92%911.93M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
4,954
$73,228
1.81
4,659
6.33%463.86M
Finance and Insurance
4,006
$61,498
0.5
2,529
58.44%402.53M
Educational Services
2,190
$36,410
0.72
2,039
7.39%87.33M
Information
1,205
$88,041
0.54
1,038
16.1%325.62M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
984
$86,600
0.55
1,080
-8.89%102.57M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
718
$37,554
0.34
736
-2.39%47.51M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
136
$72,865
0.22
76
79.59%30.34M
Utilities
126
$120,442
0.34
125
0.11%60.79M

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Industry Characteristics

Gaston County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Manufacturing
15,286
$78,676
2.2
16,474
-7.22%1972.05M
Health Care and Social Assistance
14,897
$71,027
1.14
12,569
18.52%1229.67M
Retail Trade
12,657
$38,728
1.26
11,589
9.21%964.66M
Government
11,223
$74,392
0.87
10,389
8.02%924.98M
Accommodation and Food Services
8,716
$25,067
1.1
8,124
7.29%356.58M
Construction
8,319
$68,791
1.31
6,345
31.12%761.24M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
7,969
$30,170
1.26
7,009
13.7%272.69M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
7,118
$37,097
1.09
6,779
5%395.57M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
5,870
$52,366
0.89
4,123
42.35%795.25M
Transportation and Warehousing
5,055
$29,438
0.79
3,139
61.05%197.57M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
4,022
$60,284
0.47
3,523
14.16%340.36M
Finance and Insurance
3,636
$63,072
0.51
2,403
51.28%373.07M
Wholesale Trade
2,961
$79,568
0.83
2,615
13.2%692.81M
Educational Services
2,234
$38,299
0.82
1,680
32.97%95.31M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
1,919
$20,224
0.78
1,797
6.78%51.37M
Information
819
$67,557
0.41
708
15.65%217.45M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
553
$33,224
0.3
531
4.26%33.08M
Utilities
415
$138,175
1.26
506
-17.94%214.24M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
331
$138,760
0.21
340
-2.68%55.24M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
130
$153,373
0.23
60
117.35%50.26M

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Industry Characteristics

Iredell County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Retail Trade
14,827
$44,138
1.44
12,044
23.11%1304.4M
Manufacturing
12,393
$80,885
1.74
12,192
1.65%1928.53M
Government
9,758
$73,909
0.74
9,357
4.28%799.81M
Health Care and Social Assistance
9,416
$68,139
0.7
8,324
13.11%737.41M
Construction
8,952
$67,541
1.37
7,849
14.05%801.02M
Accommodation and Food Services
8,843
$25,637
1.09
7,906
11.84%363.31M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
7,156
$42,654
1.07
6,470
10.6%431.9M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
7,029
$37,363
1.09
6,075
15.69%299.57M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
6,815
$52,544
1.01
4,336
57.18%516.32M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
6,480
$74,421
0.75
4,905
32.12%654.05M
Wholesale Trade
4,399
$103,400
1.21
3,797
15.86%1101.32M
Finance and Insurance
4,250
$81,342
0.58
2,888
47.15%580.72M
Transportation and Warehousing
4,038
$34,507
0.62
3,723
8.46%202.72M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
3,828
$64,593
1.52
3,408
12.33%310.84M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
3,805
$204,243
2.33
4,854
-21.62%932.27M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
1,858
$54,155
0.97
1,734
7.14%189.32M
Educational Services
1,767
$42,434
0.63
1,657
6.65%81.21M
Information
732
$86,030
0.36
750
-2.3%218.94M
Utilities
352
$121,542
1.04
490
-28.13%186.31M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
34
$90,464
0.06
36
-4.53%8.61M

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Industry Characteristics

Lincoln County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Manufacturing
5,278
$76,627
2.02
5,083
3.83%719M
Retail Trade
4,848
$34,017
1.28
4,041
19.98%314.98M
Government
4,459
$77,961
0.92
3,945
13.02%386.21M
Construction
4,094
$63,874
1.72
3,797
7.81%347.13M
Accommodation and Food Services
2,916
$23,907
0.98
2,401
21.46%107.83M
Transportation and Warehousing
2,845
$46,523
1.19
1,502
89.42%175.27M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
2,650
$32,846
1.12
2,319
14.28%98.64M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
2,602
$44,754
1.06
2,583
0.72%171.8M
Finance and Insurance
2,532
$70,064
0.95
1,267
99.81%285.12M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
2,358
$50,443
0.95
1,478
59.52%239.57M
Health Care and Social Assistance
2,064
$59,778
0.42
1,789
15.41%152.14M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,952
$73,208
0.61
1,717
13.68%190.71M
Wholesale Trade
1,305
$83,504
0.98
1,072
21.66%224.46M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
913
$32,872
0.99
835
9.37%40.51M
Educational Services
739
$37,664
0.72
555
33.04%29.63M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
681
$38,461
0.97
705
-3.38%47.8M
Information
270
$137,386
0.36
143
88.7%102.69M
Utilities
161
$122,326
1.3
152
5.5%85.11M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
76
$86,363
0.37
34
127.09%16.5M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
38
$178,321
0.06
48
-19.59%8.21M

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Industry Characteristics

Mecklenburg County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Finance and Insurance
122,564
$158,641
1.83
92,793
32.08%45441.92M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
98,731
$113,140
1.24
79,786
23.74%15443.22M
Government
86,235
$107,325
0.71
80,409
7.24%10505.61M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
79,218
$58,947
1.29
79,956
-0.92%7048.4M
Retail Trade
78,836
$49,219
0.83
75,933
3.82%7491.98M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
78,168
$63,898
1.26
52,279
49.52%7637.48M
Transportation and Warehousing
76,781
$67,756
1.29
50,410
52.31%8256.85M
Health Care and Social Assistance
76,356
$79,241
0.62
66,664
14.54%6924.52M
Accommodation and Food Services
72,930
$35,737
0.98
68,842
5.94%4016.35M
Construction
55,162
$89,702
0.92
47,837
15.31%6594.69M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
52,572
$41,897
0.89
49,333
6.56%2549.08M
Wholesale Trade
42,955
$115,102
1.28
39,769
8.01%11500.67M
Manufacturing
36,996
$105,196
0.57
36,536
1.26%7285.67M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
33,585
$176,204
2.24
34,051
-1.37%7070.65M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
27,721
$59,191
1.2
26,988
2.72%2176.07M
Information
25,134
$128,332
1.33
21,354
17.7%9600.16M
Educational Services
21,484
$40,933
0.84
18,613
15.43%1018.26M
Utilities
2,071
$173,276
0.67
1,721
20.31%1554.9M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
1,913
$64,486
0.11
2,331
-17.93%206.83M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
212
$93,940
0.04
196
8.16%54.42M

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Industry Characteristics

Rowan County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Government
9,289
$88,757
1.12
9,504
-2.25%1121.08M
Retail Trade
8,119
$46,703
1.26
6,578
23.43%710.45M
Manufacturing
7,274
$85,471
1.64
7,506
-3.1%1226.79M
Health Care and Social Assistance
6,372
$58,501
0.76
6,864
-7.16%434.24M
Transportation and Warehousing
5,776
$63,129
1.42
4,800
20.34%471.79M
Construction
5,520
$64,244
1.36
4,871
13.34%468.6M
Accommodation and Food Services
4,958
$24,640
0.98
4,660
6.38%191.08M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
4,211
$30,348
1.04
4,299
-2.05%145.4M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
4,001
$42,691
0.96
3,677
8.81%233.53M
Wholesale Trade
2,782
$77,381
1.22
2,573
8.12%475.27M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
2,480
$83,792
2.44
1,783
39.11%242.29M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
2,471
$55,290
0.59
1,689
46.28%203.79M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2,388
$55,375
0.44
2,053
16.3%183.38M
Finance and Insurance
1,937
$79,301
0.43
1,523
27.14%226.38M
Educational Services
1,588
$41,503
0.92
1,538
3.28%78.84M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
1,365
$24,312
0.87
1,235
10.5%44.79M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
1,345
$33,816
1.13
1,420
-5.29%81.04M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
342
$66,737
0.97
296
15.3%58.35M
Information
306
$44,794
0.24
250
22.75%37.76M
Utilities
197
$125,298
0.94
169
16.73%117.07M

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Industry Characteristics

Stanly County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
4,541
$26,748
2.47
1,506
201.63%184.46M
Government
4,320
$75,834
1.19
4,144
4.25%371.06M
Retail Trade
3,700
$36,354
1.31
3,566
3.76%259.42M
Manufacturing
3,681
$69,835
1.89
3,555
3.55%438.45M
Construction
2,632
$64,823
1.47
2,120
24.13%226.31M
Accommodation and Food Services
2,228
$21,199
1
2,163
3.04%74.51M
Health Care and Social Assistance
2,007
$43,052
0.55
2,217
-9.48%97.02M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
1,965
$30,242
1.11
1,834
7.11%67.4M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
1,161
$46,935
0.63
791
46.85%79.06M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
943
$50,077
1.8
997
-5.43%84.78M
Transportation and Warehousing
886
$43,597
0.5
522
69.82%54.46M
Finance and Insurance
835
$59,357
0.42
630
32.55%91.13M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
765
$54,911
0.32
673
13.73%56.77M
Educational Services
582
$39,781
0.76
686
-15.17%27.12M
Wholesale Trade
581
$70,692
0.58
505
15.01%136.38M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
482
$15,669
0.7
469
2.73%10.08M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
474
$73,686
1.06
437
8.47%40.75M
Information
146
$77,936
0.26
90
62.65%56.29M
Utilities
56
$145,534
0.61
69
-18.63%39.61M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
21
$92,026
0.14
19
9.62%4.63M

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Industry Characteristics

Union County

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019 Jobs
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
2024 GRP
Construction
15,443
$80,653
2.25
11,661
32.43%1659.46M
Manufacturing
13,032
$83,186
1.74
12,927
0.81%2020.4M
Retail Trade
11,733
$38,897
1.08
10,404
12.77%881.94M
Government
10,275
$78,864
0.74
10,032
2.42%892.42M
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
9,359
$41,766
1.33
8,274
13.12%519.45M
Other Services (except Public Administration)
8,780
$32,063
1.29
7,632
15.04%317.75M
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
7,559
$51,814
1.06
4,654
62.4%576.24M
Accommodation and Food Services
7,398
$23,836
0.87
6,528
13.34%276.94M
Transportation and Warehousing
7,289
$39,068
1.06
4,595
58.63%366.74M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
6,886
$65,309
0.75
5,223
31.83%602.02M
Health Care and Social Assistance
6,760
$57,303
0.48
5,226
29.36%471.05M
Finance and Insurance
5,550
$76,949
0.72
3,013
84.2%689.68M
Wholesale Trade
3,988
$105,931
1.04
3,214
24.07%1063.64M
Educational Services
2,852
$36,471
0.97
2,748
3.79%120.08M
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
2,256
$27,027
0.85
2,014
12%77.88M
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
2,115
$52,908
1.05
2,039
3.72%201.36M
Information
1,104
$86,160
0.51
637
73.37%334.12M
Utilities
307
$120,962
0.86
284
7.96%175.44M
Management of Companies and Enterprises
152
$109,279
0.09
112
35.98%19.91M
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
38
$73,539
0.06
35
9.03%8.3M

Source: Lightcast

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Jobs Trend and Forecast

Centralina Region

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Industry Characteristics

Centralina Region

Industry
2024 Jobs
2024 Average Earnings Per Worker
2024 LQ (Industry Concentration)
2019-2024 % Change in Jobs
Finance and Insurance
145,751
$144,735
1.37
35.71%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
127,764
$102,332
1.01
24.4%
Health Care and Social Assistance
126,129
$73,255
0.64
14.02%
Transportation and Warehousing
113,117
$59,395
1.19
50.14%
Information
30,458
$118,703
1.01
19.54%
Utilities
3,778
$152,321
0.76
5.72%

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Industry Demand Gap

Demand Met In and Out of Region

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Job Postings 30-Day Trend

Centralina Region

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Job Postings by Industry

Centralina Region

Industry Sector (2-Digit)
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings
Latest 30 Days Unique Postings % Change
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10,407
4.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance9,836
19.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services6,356
2.2%
Retail Trade6,186
-2.5%
Finance and Insurance4,497
1.3%
Manufacturing4,155
2.1%
Accommodation and Food Services3,404
2.6%
Educational Services3,260
4.9%
Wholesale Trade2,381
7.8%
Construction2,336
-1.1%
Transportation and Warehousing1,655
3.3%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing1,483
1%
Other Services (except Public Administration)1,319
14.4%
Information841
-12.5%
Public Administration831
5.3%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation391
-6.9%
Utilities292
-5.1%
Management of Companies and Enterprises227
6.6%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting159
0.6%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction101
0%

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Current Job Postings by Experience Level

Centralina Region

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International Exports

In Millions USD

Anson County, NC
Cabarrus County, NC
Gaston County, NC
Iredell County, NC
Lincoln County, NC
Mecklenburg County, NC
Rowan County, NC
Stanly County, NC
Union County, NC

Source: Brookings Export Monitor

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