North Carolina | Retail Trade vs. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Employment Structure & Performance by County

Employment by County

Percent of Total Employment, 2022

Retail Trade vs. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
North Carolina Employment Distribution by County:

Percent of Total Employment, 2022

	More than 14%	14% to 13%	13% to 12%	12% to 11%	11% to 10%	10% to 9%	9% to 8%	8% or Below	Total
Retail Trade	7	10	13	15	16	18	10	11	100
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	93	100

Retail Trade vs. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Employment Structure by County:
North Carolina, 2022

	Retail Trade				Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
County	Jobs	Percent of Total Jobs	1Location Quotient	Percent of State Sector Total	Jobs	Percent of Total Jobs	1Location Quotient	Percent of State Sector Total
Alamance	11,361	12.5	1.4	1.8	3,636	4.0	0.5	0.8
Alexander	1,131	7.8	0.8	0.2	415	2.8	0.4	0.1
Alleghany	525	8.6	0.9	0.1	231	3.8	0.5	0.0
Anson	688	7.1	0.8	0.1	215	2.2	0.3	0.0
Ashe	1,634	11.8	1.3	0.3	457	3.3	0.4	0.1
Avery	1,108	10.0	1.1	0.2	S	S	U	S
Beaufort	2,680	11.4	1.2	0.4	855	3.6	0.5	0.2
Bertie	415	5.5	0.6	0.1	S	S	U	S
Bladen	1,073	6.0	0.7	0.2	S	S	U	S
Brunswick	8,054	12.6	1.4	1.3	3,986	6.2	0.8	0.8
Buncombe	20,625	10.2	1.1	3.2	13,936	6.9	0.9	3.0
Burke	3,886	9.7	1.1	0.6	1,287	3.2	0.4	0.3
Cabarrus	15,123	12.4	1.3	2.4	6,222	5.1	0.7	1.3
Caldwell	3,751	10.5	1.1	0.6	S	S	U	S
Camden	261	9.5	1.0	0.0	157	5.7	0.8	0.0
Carteret	5,426	13.9	1.5	0.8	1,954	5.0	0.7	0.4
Caswell	468	8.4	0.9	0.1	169	3.0	0.4	0.0
Catawba	12,847	11.0	1.2	2.0	4,736	4.0	0.5	1.0
Chatham	2,627	8.3	0.9	0.4	3,061	9.6	1.3	0.7
Cherokee	1,779	14.1	1.5	0.3	878	6.9	0.9	0.2
Chowan	862	11.8	1.3	0.1	334	4.6	0.6	0.1
Clay	522	12.3	1.3	0.1	200	4.7	0.6	0.0
Cleveland	5,172	10.5	1.1	0.8	1,448	3.0	0.4	0.3
Columbus	2,415	10.0	1.1	0.4	S	S	U	S
Craven	6,504	10.6	1.2	1.0	2,975	4.9	0.6	0.6
Cumberland	20,465	9.4	1.0	3.2	9,073	4.1	0.6	1.9
Currituck	1,794	14.3	1.6	0.3	S	S	U	S
Dare	4,309	13.7	1.5	0.7	1,496	4.7	0.6	0.3
Davidson	7,467	10.6	1.2	1.2	2,441	3.5	0.5	0.5
Davie	2,252	10.8	1.2	0.4	940	4.5	0.6	0.2
Duplin	2,318	9.2	1.0	0.4	S	S	U	S
Durham	17,122	5.7	0.6	2.7	44,874	14.9	2.0	9.6
Edgecombe	3,865	16.5	1.8	0.6	541	2.3	0.3	0.1
Forsyth	26,565	10.1	1.1	4.2	14,915	5.7	0.8	3.2
Franklin	2,267	9.3	1.0	0.4	S	S	U	S
Gaston	12,549	11.5	1.3	2.0	3,846	3.5	0.5	0.8
Gates	275	9.9	1.1	0.0	94	3.4	0.4	0.0
Graham	321	10.0	1.1	0.1	S	S	U	S
Granville	2,226	7.7	0.8	0.3	942	3.3	0.4	0.2
Greene	461	6.5	0.7	0.1	151	2.1	0.3	0.0
Guilford	37,255	9.4	1.0	5.8	22,031	5.5	0.7	4.7
Halifax	2,756	13.3	1.5	0.4	489	2.4	0.3	0.1
Harnett	6,507	14.1	1.5	1.0	1,851	4.0	0.5	0.4
Haywood	3,878	13.6	1.5	0.6	1,393	4.9	0.6	0.3
Henderson	6,932	11.3	1.2	1.1	3,339	5.4	0.7	0.7
Hertford	1,707	15.3	1.7	0.3	164	1.5	0.2	0.0
Hoke	1,350	8.7	0.9	0.2	S	S	U	S
Hyde	224	7.2	0.8	0.0	S	S	U	S
Iredell	13,812	11.9	1.3	2.2	S	S	U	S
Jackson	2,376	9.4	1.0	0.4	S	S	U	S
Johnston	10,625	11.3	1.2	1.7	4,068	4.3	0.6	0.9
Jones	249	8.0	0.9	0.0	104	3.3	0.4	0.0
Lee	3,785	10.4	1.1	0.6	1,725	4.7	0.6	0.4
Lenoir	3,189	8.6	0.9	0.5	1,030	2.8	0.4	0.2
Lincoln	4,527	11.1	1.2	0.7	2,098	5.2	0.7	0.4
McDowell	2,588	12.4	1.3	0.4	S	S	U	S
Macon	2,566	13.5	1.5	0.4	1,668	8.8	1.2	0.4
Madison	781	9.3	1.0	0.1	S	S	U	S
Martin	1,243	13.2	1.4	0.2	284	3.0	0.4	0.1
Mecklenburg	78,011	7.4	0.8	12.2	99,177	9.4	1.3	21.1
Mitchell	834	11.5	1.2	0.1	S	S	U	S
Montgomery	1,143	8.9	1.0	0.2	302	2.3	0.3	0.1
Moore	6,061	10.5	1.1	0.9	3,685	6.4	0.8	0.8
Nash	6,240	11.7	1.3	1.0	1,750	3.3	0.4	0.4
New Hanover	18,782	10.3	1.1	2.9	15,671	8.6	1.1	3.3
Northampton	1,253	17.6	1.9	0.2	S	S	U	S
Onslow	10,969	9.3	1.0	1.7	4,602	3.9	0.5	1.0
Orange	8,084	7.2	0.8	1.3	10,633	9.4	1.3	2.3
Pamlico	687	12.3	1.3	0.1	209	3.8	0.5	0.0
Pasquotank	2,934	12.9	1.4	0.5	1,047	4.6	0.6	0.2
Pender	2,800	11.1	1.2	0.4	S	S	U	S
Perquimans	400	9.2	1.0	0.1	189	4.3	0.6	0.0
Person	2,056	13.9	1.5	0.3	466	3.2	0.4	0.1
Pitt	11,520	10.6	1.2	1.8	3,850	3.5	0.5	0.8
Polk	667	7.1	0.8	0.1	663	7.0	0.9	0.1
Randolph	6,455	9.9	1.1	1.0	2,103	3.2	0.4	0.4
Richmond	2,275	11.8	1.3	0.4	S	S	U	S
Robeson	5,989	11.0	1.2	0.9	1,255	2.3	0.3	0.3
Rockingham	4,861	13.4	1.5	0.8	S	S	U	S
Rowan	9,044	12.4	1.4	1.4	2,400	3.3	0.4	0.5
Rutherford	3,533	12.6	1.4	0.6	969	3.5	0.5	0.2
Sampson	2,815	10.7	1.2	0.4	561	2.1	0.3	0.1
Scotland	1,836	11.8	1.3	0.3	S	S	U	S
Stanly	3,804	13.2	1.4	0.6	824	2.9	0.4	0.2
Stokes	1,808	13.1	1.4	0.3	552	4.0	0.5	0.1
Surry	5,075	13.0	1.4	0.8	1,252	3.2	0.4	0.3
Swain	810	8.9	1.0	0.1	177	2.0	0.3	0.0
Transylvania	1,862	11.5	1.2	0.3	1,009	6.2	0.8	0.2
Tyrrell	144	8.9	1.0	0.0	21	1.3	0.2	0.0
Union	11,100	9.7	1.1	1.7	7,155	6.2	0.8	1.5
Vance	2,441	12.6	1.4	0.4	870	4.5	0.6	0.2
Wake	77,853	8.8	1.0	12.2	115,558	13.0	1.7	24.6
Warren	541	10.3	1.1	0.1	185	3.5	0.5	0.0
Washington	399	9.2	1.0	0.1	155	3.6	0.5	0.0
Watauga	4,522	12.3	1.3	0.7	1,889	5.1	0.7	0.4
Wayne	7,391	12.2	1.3	1.2	1,696	2.8	0.4	0.4
Wilkes	4,323	14.5	1.6	0.7	1,045	3.5	0.5	0.2
Wilson	4,757	9.9	1.1	0.7	1,579	3.3	0.4	0.3
Yadkin	1,452	9.3	1.0	0.2	424	2.7	0.4	0.1
Yancey	897	11.5	1.3	0.1	331	4.3	0.6	0.1

North Carolina	639,971	9.7	1.1	100.0	469,144	7.1	0.9	100.0
Metropolitan	528,734	9.4	1.0	82.6	432,677	7.7	1.0	92.2
Nonmetropolitan	111,237	11.3	1.2	17.4	36,467	3.7	0.5	7.8

United States	19,510,300	9.2	1.0		15,978,400	7.5	1.0
Metropolitan U.S.	16,934,114	9.0	1.0		15,091,678	8.0	1.1
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	2,576,186	10.6	1.2		886,722	3.7	0.5

1 Ratio of the share of earninngs in a given industry locally to the corresponding industry share nationwide.

S Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.

U (Undefined) Insufficient Data Available.

Source: Calculations by the North Carolina Regional Economic Analysis Project (NC-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Retail Trade vs. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Employment Structure by Region:
North Carolina, 2022

	Retail Trade				Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Metropolitan Statistical Areas	Jobs	Percent of Total Jobs	1Location Quotient	Percent of State Sector Total	Jobs	Percent of Total Jobs	1Location Quotient	Percent of State Sector Total
Asheville	32,216	10.7	1.2	5.0	S	S	U	S
Burlington	11,361	12.5	1.4	1.8	3,636	4.0	0.5	0.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia	166,818	9.1	1.0	26.1	S	S	U	S
Durham-Chapel Hill	32,115	6.5	0.7	5.0	59,976	12.2	1.6	12.8
Fayetteville	28,322	10.1	1.1	4.4	S	S	U	S
Goldsboro	7,391	12.2	1.3	1.2	1,696	2.8	0.4	0.4
Greensboro-High Point	48,571	9.7	1.1	7.6	S	S	U	S
Greenville	11,520	10.6	1.2	1.8	3,850	3.5	0.5	0.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	21,615	10.4	1.1	3.4	S	S	U	S
Jacksonville	10,969	9.3	1.0	1.7	4,602	3.9	0.5	1.0
Raleigh-Cary	90,745	9.0	1.0	14.2	S	S	U	S
Rocky Mount	10,105	13.2	1.4	1.6	2,291	3.0	0.4	0.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk	109,140	9.7	1.1	17.1	74,489	6.6	0.9	15.9
Wilmington	21,582	10.4	1.1	3.4	S	S	U	S
Winston-Salem	39,544	10.3	1.1	6.2	19,272	5.0	0.7	4.1

North Carolina	639,971	9.7	1.1	100.0	469,144	7.1	0.9	100.0
Metropolitan	528,734	9.4	1.0	82.6	432,677	7.7	1.0	92.2
Nonmetropolitan	111,237	11.3	1.2	17.4	36,467	3.7	0.5	7.8

United States	19,510,300	9.2	1.0		15,978,400	7.5	1.0
Metropolitan U.S.	16,934,114	9.0	1.0		15,091,678	8.0	1.1
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	2,576,186	10.6	1.2		886,722	3.7	0.5

1 Ratio of the share of earninngs in a given industry locally to the corresponding industry share nationwide.

S Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.

U (Undefined) Insufficient Data Available.

Source: Calculations by the North Carolina Regional Economic Analysis Project (NC-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Employment Growth by County

Growth Rates, 2022

Retail Trade vs. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
North Carolina Employment Growth Distribution by County:

Growth Rates, 2022

	More than 2.0%	2.0% to 1.5%	1.5% to 1.0%	1.0% to 0.5%	0.5% to 0.0%	0.0% to -0.5%	-0.5% to -1.0%	-1.0% or Below	Total
Retail Trade	60	17	15	5	1	1	1	0	100
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	60	0	2	1	1	0	0	36	100

Retail Trade vs. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Employment Growth by County:
North Carolina, 2022

	Retail Trade				Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
County	Growth Rate	CC1	2Local - National Growth	3Local - State Growth	Growth Rate	CC1	2Local - National Growth	3Local - State Growth
Alamance	2.3	0.3	0.1	-0.2	7.6	0.3	2.1	0.1
Alexander	2.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	5.6	0.2	0.1	-1.9
Alleghany	3.8	0.3	1.5	1.3	13.2	0.5	7.8	5.7
Anson	4.1	0.3	1.9	1.6	1.4	0.0	-4.1	-6.1
Ashe	4.1	0.5	1.9	1.7	S	S	S	S
Avery	0.7	0.1	-1.5	-1.7	S	S	S	S
Beaufort	1.2	0.1	-1.0	-1.2	10.9	0.4	5.4	3.4
Bertie	2.2	0.1	0.0	-0.2	S	S	S	S
Bladen	1.4	0.1	-0.8	-1.0	S	S	S	S
Brunswick	2.1	0.3	-0.2	-0.4	8.6	0.5	3.2	1.2
Buncombe	4.0	0.4	1.8	1.5	4.6	0.3	-0.8	-2.8
Burke	3.2	0.3	1.0	0.8	6.1	0.2	0.6	-1.4
Cabarrus	1.6	0.2	-0.6	-0.9	7.1	0.4	1.6	-0.4
Caldwell	2.4	0.3	0.2	-0.1	S	S	S	S
Camden	4.8	0.5	2.6	2.4	11.3	0.6	5.9	3.9
Carteret	1.3	0.2	-0.9	-1.2	7.1	0.3	1.6	-0.4
Caswell	3.5	0.3	1.3	1.1	8.3	0.2	2.9	0.8
Catawba	1.8	0.2	-0.4	-0.6	4.0	0.2	-1.4	-3.4
Chatham	1.8	0.2	-0.4	-0.7	6.9	0.7	1.4	-0.6
Cherokee	3.4	0.5	1.2	0.9	2.9	0.2	-2.5	-4.6
Chowan	3.6	0.4	1.4	1.1	3.1	0.1	-2.4	-4.4
Clay	3.4	0.4	1.1	0.9	9.9	0.4	4.4	2.4
Cleveland	1.9	0.2	-0.3	-0.6	7.9	0.2	2.4	0.4
Columbus	1.2	0.1	-1.0	-1.3	S	S	S	S
Craven	2.1	0.2	-0.2	-0.4	6.3	0.3	0.8	-1.2
Cumberland	1.2	0.1	-1.1	-1.3	2.2	0.1	-3.2	-5.3
Currituck	5.4	0.8	3.2	2.9	S	S	S	S
Dare	1.7	0.2	-0.5	-0.7	6.9	0.3	1.5	-0.6
Davidson	3.8	0.4	1.6	1.4	6.2	0.2	0.7	-1.3
Davie	3.2	0.3	0.9	0.7	S	S	S	S
Duplin	2.0	0.2	-0.2	-0.4	S	S	S	S
Durham	2.5	0.1	0.3	0.1	10.1	1.4	4.6	2.6
Edgecombe	8.4	1.4	6.2	6.0	3.0	0.1	-2.4	-4.4
Forsyth	2.0	0.2	-0.2	-0.4	6.7	0.4	1.2	-0.8
Franklin	3.1	0.3	0.9	0.7	S	S	S	S
Gaston	1.5	0.2	-0.7	-0.9	-4.1	-0.2	-9.6	-11.6
Gates	4.6	0.4	2.3	2.1	13.3	0.4	7.8	5.8
Graham	3.2	0.3	1.0	0.8	S	S	S	S
Granville	2.6	0.2	0.4	0.2	6.2	0.2	0.7	-1.3
Greene	0.4	0.0	-1.8	-2.0	7.9	0.2	2.4	0.4
Guilford	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.0	1.5	0.1	-4.0	-6.0
Halifax	1.1	0.1	-1.2	-1.4	13.5	0.3	8.0	6.0
Harnett	2.9	0.4	0.7	0.4	3.2	0.1	-2.2	-4.3
Haywood	1.1	0.2	-1.1	-1.4	6.3	0.3	0.9	-1.1
Henderson	2.0	0.2	-0.2	-0.5	-4.3	-0.3	-9.7	-11.8
Hertford	0.6	0.1	-1.6	-1.9	5.8	0.1	0.3	-1.7
Hoke	2.7	0.2	0.5	0.3	S	S	S	S
Hyde	6.2	0.4	3.9	3.7	S	S	S	S
Iredell	7.9	0.9	5.7	5.4	S	S	S	S
Jackson	7.5	0.7	5.2	5.0	S	S	S	S
Johnston	2.8	0.3	0.6	0.4	3.9	0.2	-1.6	-3.6
Jones	2.0	0.2	-0.2	-0.4	35.1	0.9	29.6	27.6
Lee	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.1	30.1	1.1	24.6	22.6
Lenoir	2.4	0.2	0.2	-0.1	4.4	0.1	-1.1	-3.1
Lincoln	2.8	0.3	0.6	0.4	6.9	0.4	1.5	-0.6
McDowell	1.3	0.2	-0.9	-1.2	S	S	S	S
Macon	3.8	0.5	1.6	1.3	7.2	0.6	1.7	-0.3
Madison	9.4	0.8	7.2	6.9	S	S	S	S
Martin	1.1	0.1	-1.2	-1.4	-2.1	-0.1	-7.5	-9.6
Mecklenburg	1.8	0.1	-0.4	-0.7	8.5	0.8	3.1	1.0
Mitchell	5.4	0.6	3.2	3.0	S	S	S	S
Montgomery	2.5	0.2	0.3	0.1	11.0	0.2	5.6	3.5
Moore	2.3	0.2	0.1	-0.2	S	S	S	S
Nash	1.9	0.2	-0.3	-0.6	-12.0	-0.5	-17.5	-19.5
New Hanover	1.6	0.2	-0.6	-0.9	5.8	0.5	0.3	-1.7
Northampton	190.0	11.5	187.8	187.6	S	S	S	S
Onslow	1.4	0.1	-0.8	-1.1	8.7	0.3	3.3	1.3
Orange	2.9	0.2	0.7	0.5	7.7	0.7	2.2	0.2
Pamlico	1.0	0.1	-1.2	-1.4	1.0	0.0	-4.5	-6.5
Pasquotank	2.0	0.3	-0.2	-0.4	7.2	0.3	1.7	-0.3
Pender	2.1	0.2	-0.1	-0.4	S	S	S	S
Perquimans	0.0	0.0	-2.2	-2.5	3.8	0.2	-1.6	-3.6
Person	2.0	0.3	-0.2	-0.4	6.2	0.2	0.7	-1.3
Pitt	1.3	0.1	-0.9	-1.2	2.0	0.1	-3.5	-5.5
Polk	2.9	0.2	0.7	0.5	10.9	0.7	5.4	3.4
Randolph	2.6	0.3	0.3	0.1	5.0	0.2	-0.4	-2.4
Richmond	0.7	0.1	-1.5	-1.7	S	S	S	S
Robeson	1.9	0.2	-0.3	-0.6	2.5	0.1	-2.9	-5.0
Rockingham	1.8	0.2	-0.4	-0.6	S	S	S	S
Rowan	5.9	0.7	3.7	3.5	5.1	0.2	-0.3	-2.4
Rutherford	3.8	0.5	1.6	1.4	11.6	0.4	6.2	4.2
Sampson	2.0	0.2	-0.2	-0.5	4.5	0.1	-1.0	-3.0
Scotland	1.7	0.2	-0.5	-0.7	S	S	S	S
Stanly	2.9	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.0	-5.2	-7.2
Stokes	2.1	0.3	-0.1	-0.3	S	S	S	S
Surry	2.4	0.3	0.2	-0.1	3.6	0.1	-1.9	-3.9
Swain	4.5	0.4	2.3	2.1	-2.7	-0.1	-8.2	-10.2
Transylvania	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.1	5.2	0.3	-0.3	-2.3
Tyrrell	0.7	0.1	-1.5	-1.8	S	S	S	S
Union	1.9	0.2	-0.3	-0.6	6.5	0.4	1.0	-1.0
Vance	1.5	0.2	-0.7	-1.0	-8.6	-0.4	-14.1	-16.1
Wake	1.5	0.1	-0.7	-0.9	10.6	1.3	5.1	3.1
Warren	-0.6	-0.1	-2.8	-3.0	-3.1	-0.1	-8.6	-10.6
Washington	0.8	0.1	-1.5	-1.7	3.3	0.1	-2.1	-4.2
Watauga	2.0	0.2	-0.2	-0.5	-4.6	-0.3	-10.1	-12.1
Wayne	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	5.8	0.2	0.3	-1.7
Wilkes	7.3	1.0	5.1	4.8	S	S	S	S
Wilson	1.3	0.1	-1.0	-1.2	2.2	0.1	-3.3	-5.3
Yadkin	1.5	0.1	-0.8	-1.0	-4.7	-0.1	-10.2	-12.2
Yancey	5.8	0.6	3.6	3.3	6.4	0.3	1.0	-1.1

North Carolina	2.5	0.2	0.2	0.0	7.5	0.5	2.0	0.0
Metropolitan	2.3	0.2	0.1	-0.1	7.7	0.6	2.2	0.2
Nonmetropolitan	3.2	0.4	0.9	0.7	5.5	0.2	0.1	-2.0

United States	2.2	0.2	0.0		5.5	0.4	0.0
Metropolitan U.S.	2.2	0.2	0.0		5.5	0.4	0.0
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	2.4	0.3	0.2		5.0	0.2	-0.5

1 CC (Component Contribution) - Contibution to the to total growth of all local employment.

2 Difference between the national growth rate and the local growth rate.

3 Difference between the North Carolina growth rate and the local growth rate.

S Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.

Note: Percent growth figures may not add due to rounding by a factor of ± 0.1%

Source: Calculations by the North Carolina Regional Economic Analysis Project (NC-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Retail Trade vs. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Employment Growth by Region:
North Carolina, 2022

	Retail Trade				Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Metropolitan Statistical Areas	Growth Rate	CC1	2Local - National Growth	3Local - State Growth	Growth Rate	CC1	2Local - National Growth	3Local - State Growth
Asheville	3.3	0.4	1.1	0.9	S	S	S	S
Burlington	2.3	0.3	0.1	-0.2	7.6	0.3	2.1	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia	2.6	0.2	0.4	0.1	S	S	S	S
Durham-Chapel Hill	2.6	0.2	0.3	0.1	9.4	1.1	3.9	1.9
Fayetteville	1.6	0.2	-0.6	-0.8	S	S	S	S
Goldsboro	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	5.8	0.2	0.3	-1.7
Greensboro-High Point	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.0	S	S	S	S
Greenville	1.3	0.1	-0.9	-1.2	2.0	0.1	-3.5	-5.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	2.2	0.2	0.0	-0.2	S	S	S	S
Jacksonville	1.4	0.1	-0.8	-1.1	8.7	0.3	3.3	1.3
Raleigh-Cary	1.7	0.2	-0.5	-0.7	S	S	S	S
Rocky Mount	4.3	0.6	2.1	1.8	-8.9	-0.3	-14.3	-16.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk	2.2	0.2	0.0	-0.3	2.6	0.2	-2.8	-4.9
Wilmington	1.7	0.2	-0.6	-0.8	S	S	S	S
Winston-Salem	2.4	0.3	0.2	-0.1	S	S	S	S

North Carolina	2.5	0.2	0.2	0.0	7.5	0.5	2.0	0.0
Metropolitan	2.3	0.2	0.1	-0.1	7.7	0.6	2.2	0.2
Nonmetropolitan	3.2	0.4	0.9	0.7	5.5	0.2	0.1	-2.0

United States	2.2	0.2	0.0		5.5	0.4	0.0
Metropolitan U.S.	2.2	0.2	0.0		5.5	0.4	0.0
Nonmetropolitan U.S.	2.4	0.3	0.2		5.0	0.2	-0.5

1 CC (Component Contribution) - Contibution to the to total growth of all local employment.

2 Difference between the national growth rate and the local growth rate.

3 Difference between the North Carolina growth rate and the local growth rate.

S Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.

Note: Percent growth figures may not add due to rounding by a factor of ± 0.1%

Source: Calculations by the North Carolina Regional Economic Analysis Project (NC-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

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Additional Notes on Interpreting
Employment for North Carolina

Employment

The employment estimates compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) measure the number of full- and part-time employees, plus the number of proprietors of unincorporated businesses. People holding more than one job are counted in the employment estimates for each job they hold. This means BEA employment estimates represent a job count, not a number-of-people employed count. Also, BEA employment is by place-of-work, rather than by place-of-residence. Therefore, the jobs held by residents living outside North Carolina but who commute to work in North Carolina are included in the employment (or job) count for North Carolina.

Other/Suppressed Industries

For some areas, an industry category labeled "Other/Suppressed Industries" may appear in the table. It is not uncommon, especially for smaller areas, to encounter suppressed data for selected industries. Data are suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information regarding individual firms. Even though the concern for confidentiality may relate to only one industry, data for at least two must be suppressed as summing over the reported data and subtracting from the total yields data for the suppressed category. When suppressed data is encountered, it is reported in the "Other/Suppressed Industries" category.

Location Quotient

Location quotients help gauge the extent to which various industries are more or less concentrated locally when compared with the nation at large. If an industry's share of total employment is the same as the national share, then its location quotient is equal to one. If an industry is concentrated in a region, its local employment share will be larger than the share nationally, and its location quotient will correspondingly be greater than one. Conversely, the location quotient for an industry not concentrated in the region will fall between zero and one.

Component Contribution

The component contribution isolates and records each industry's individual contribution to the total growth of employment in North Carolina over 2022, and 2002-2022, respectively. When summed over all industries the component contribution will match North Carolina's TOTAL employment growth rate.

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