Leading, Slipping, Gaining, Lagging Analysis:
Assessing Administrative and Waste Services Employment Growth
Across North Carolina Counties
Administrative and Waste Services
Employment Growth
County vs Statewide Average: 2010-2022 and 2022
Administrative and Waste Services
Employment Growth
North Carolina:
2010-2022 = 2.98%
2022 = 5.81%
Borrowing from an approach that sometimes appears in the finance sections of the popular press, LSGL analysis is a handy and versatile way to compare, portray and classify the patterns of administrative and waste services employment growth across all of North Carolina's 100 counties. In finance, this technique is used for comparing and assessing the market performance of individual securities or across industry sectors. For example, the performance of the 30 stocks contained within Dow are compared with one another over the past week in contrast to their performance over the past month using the Dow's respective averages as the points of reference.
Here in this North Carolina Regional Economic Analysis Project report, we adopt this approach to gauge and compare the administrative and waste services employment growth of North Carolina's 100 counties over the latest available year (2022) against the backdrop of their growth over the long term period (2010-2022). In so doing we classify their growth and performance into 4 broad categories: Leading, Slipping, Gaining and Lagging.
Administrative and Waste Services
Employment Growth
County vs Statewide Average: 2010-2022 and 2022
Administrative and Waste Services
Employment Growth
North Carolina:
2010-2022 = 2.98%
2022 = 5.81%
This figure displays the 100 counties of North Carolina as dots on a scattergram, with the vertical axis representing the average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate over the long-term period (2010-2022), and the horizontal axis representing the administrative and waste services employment growth rate for the near-term (2022).
This figure sets apart those counties whose long-term administrative and waste services employment growth exceeded the statewide average of 2.98%, by portraying them in the top two quadrants demarcated at 2.98% on the vertical axis. County whose long-term average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate trailed the statewide average (2.98%) are distributed in the bottom two quadrants. In all, 38 counties surpassed the statewide average over 2010-2022, while 39 counties fell below.
Similarly, the two quadrants on the right of this figure present the positions of the 31 counties whose most recent (2022) administrative and waste services employment growth rate exceeded the statewide average (5.81%). The two quadrants on the left feature those 46 counties whose administrative and waste services employment growth over 2022 trailed the statewide average.
Accordingly, each quadrant portrays the performance of all 100 counties corresponding with their long-term (2010-2022) and near-term (2022) performance relative to their respective statewide averages of 2.98% over 2010-2022 and 5.81% over 2022:
Leading counties () (top-right quadrant)...are counties whose average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate surpassed the statewide average both long-term (2.98%) and near-term (5.81%).
Slipping counties () (top-left quadrant)...are counties whose long-term average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate exceeded the statewide average (2.98%), but whose near-term growth has "slipped" by falling below the North Carolina average (5.81%).
Gaining counties () (bottom-right quadrant)...are counties whose long-term average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate fell below the statewide average (2.98%), but whose near-term growth has "gained" by registering above the average (5.81%) statewide.
Lagging counties () (bottom-left quadrant)...are counties whose average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate fell under the statewide average both long-term (2.98%) and near-term (5.81%).
   
 
Summary of North Carolina's 100 County Totals
 
Short Term Average
 
 
Below
(5.81%)
Above
(5.81%)
 
Long
Term
Average
Above
(2.98%)
20
18
38
Below
(2.98%)
26
13
39
 
46
31
77
 
   
Leading Counties
2022 vs. 2010-2022 Averages
Leading Counties
white dot
North Carolina:
2010-2022 = 2.98%
2022 = 5.81%
Turning attention to the top-right quadrant from the discussion above, this figure features the distribution of the North Carolina counties classified as Leading. These counties surpassed North Carolina's average annual administrative and waste services employment growth both long-term (2010-2022 = 2.98%) as well as near-term (2022 = 5.81%). Each is identified by its corresponding ranking based on it's average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate over 2010-2022.
Of North Carolina's 100 counties, 18 (18%) are classified within the Leading () category. Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
Slipping Counties
2022 vs. 2010-2022 Averages
Slipping Counties
North Carolina:
2010-2022 = 2.98%
2022 = 5.81%
This figure depicts the distribution of the 20 North Carolina counties classified as Slipping (top-left quadrant), in that their long-term average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate outpaced the average statewide (2010-2022 = 2.98%), while they trailed the statewide average near-term (2022 = 5.81%). Again, each county is identified by it's corresponding ranking based on its average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate over 2010-2022.
Observe that 20 (20%) of North Carolina's 100 counties are classified as Slipping (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
Gaining Counties
2022 vs. 2010-2022 Averages
Gaining Counties
white dot
North Carolina:
2010-2022 = 2.98%
2022 = 5.81%
This figure shows the distribution of the 13 North Carolina counties classified as Gaining (bottom-right quadrant), in that their long-term average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate posted below the average statewide (2010-2022 = 2.98%), while they outpaced North Carolina's average near-term (2022 = 5.81%). Again, each county is identified by its corresponding ranking based on its average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate over 2010-2022.
Of North Carolina's 100 counties, only 13% (13) are featured as Gaining (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
Lagging Counties
2022 vs. 2010-2022 Averages
Lagging Counties
white dot
North Carolina:
2010-2022 = 2.98%
2022 = 5.81%
This figure depicts the distributions of the 26 North Carolina counties classified as Lagging (bottom-left quadrant). These counties trailed the statewide average annual administrative and waste services employment growth both long-term (2010-2022 = 2.98%) as well as near-term (2022 = 5.81%). Again, each county is identified by its corresponding ranking based on it's average annual administrative and waste services employment growth rate over 2010-2022.
26% of North Carolina's counties, 26 of 100, are characterized here as Lagging (). Those counties ranked by their long-term average include:
   
 
North Carolina
Administrative and Waste Services Employment Growth
County vs. Statewide Average
 
2010-2022
 
2022
 
 
Leading Counties
 
2
8.85
 
3
33.46
1,061
 
12
5.34
 
17
9.31
2,125
 
35
3.17
 
20
8.37
5,580
 
36
3.15
 
13
10.00
1,584
 
4
7.36
 
30
6.94
1,833
 
9
6.01
 
29
7.07
2,195
 
8
6.03
 
23
8.12
7,979
 
6
6.61
 
25
7.56
2,830
 
22
4.16
 
18
8.70
92,160
 
7
6.26
 
11
11.22
912
 
32
3.38
 
15
9.37
11,329
 
38
3.09
 
9
12.98
3,473
 
5
7.12
 
7
14.54
1,284
 
15
4.77
 
33
6.72
4,847
 
13
5.34
 
2
34.59
2,257
 
1
9.87
 
10
12.58
340
 
28
3.70
 
21
8.29
69,904
 
19
4.27
 
8
13.29
358
Slipping Counties
 
24
4.06
 
50
4.02
7,224
 
10
5.65
 
49
4.14
453
 
17
4.47
 
86
-8.93
1,203
 
37
3.12
 
38
5.63
12,808
 
3
7.36
 
62
1.98
3,298
 
34
3.24
 
42
4.60
2,116
 
16
4.57
 
80
-4.39
3,248
 
14
5.33
 
65
1.29
1,178
 
11
5.44
 
78
-1.83
910
 
25
3.97
 
48
4.20
7,411
 
29
3.49
 
82
-4.71
162
 
18
4.42
 
77
-1.31
2,704
 
21
4.20
 
56
3.09
1,168
 
33
3.37
 
70
0.65
464
 
31
3.41
 
46
4.35
7,189
 
20
4.23
 
69
0.76
3,714
 
23
4.10
 
76
-1.00
1,873
 
26
3.82
 
73
0.07
1,533
 
30
3.46
 
89
-9.95
1,874
 
27
3.80
 
53
3.41
8,707
Gaining Counties
 
41
2.91
 
14
9.93
609
 
49
2.42
 
34
6.62
7,829
 
39
2.95
 
22
8.21
303
 
54
2.23
 
36
6.49
7,141
 
43
2.75
 
24
7.57
668
 
46
2.64
 
12
10.18
16,656
 
40
2.93
 
16
9.35
269
 
60
1.67
 
32
6.90
1,782
 
67
0.93
 
37
6.22
1,196
 
57
1.93
 
35
6.55
423
 
45
2.64
 
4
27.25
1,611
 
65
1.12
 
26
7.26
2,614
 
50
2.37
 
5
20.52
1,016
Lagging Counties
 
48
2.50
 
90
-14.74
1,914
 
44
2.65
 
54
3.36
4,642
 
77
-5.20
 
81
-4.42
173
 
66
1.12
 
57
2.91
2,298
 
59
1.91
 
55
3.31
281
 
71
-0.12
 
64
1.74
2,921
 
69
0.30
 
60
2.32
10,232
 
56
1.94
 
68
0.79
1,777
 
64
1.50
 
72
0.38
1,050
 
53
2.27
 
74
-0.16
20,600
 
47
2.58
 
51
3.73
7,845
 
58
1.93
 
63
1.84
33,193
 
51
2.36
 
88
-9.28
919
 
62
1.52
 
45
4.45
2,535
 
42
2.80
 
43
4.58
3,953
 
76
-4.07
 
93
-19.95
313
 
68
0.60
 
71
0.57
2,105
 
73
-0.33
 
79
-1.90
2,949
 
63
1.51
 
83
-6.35
339
 
61
1.61
 
47
4.25
6,408
 
52
2.32
 
40
5.49
269
 
74
-0.72
 
84
-7.10
693
 
72
-0.13
 
58
2.83
4,403
 
70
0.17
 
61
2.30
2,175
 
75
-2.52
 
91
-15.82
798
 
55
1.99
 
87
-9.21
2,848
Undefined/Suppressed Counties
 
U
U
 
39
5.51
708
 
U
U
 
S
S
231
 
U
U
 
19
8.43
656
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
1
48.00
3,546
 
U
U
 
59
2.72
1,923
 
U
U
 
92
-19.87
125
 
U
U
 
85
-7.90
268
 
U
U
 
S
S
95
 
U
U
 
31
6.93
1,219
 
U
U
 
44
4.53
277
 
U
U
 
41
5.37
3,316
 
U
U
 
28
7.08
227
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
75
-0.56
1,947
 
U
U
 
27
7.18
597
 
U
U
 
S
S
941
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
S
S
S
 
U
U
 
52
3.56
786
 
U
U
 
6
17.98
210
 
U
U
 
66
1.26
1,521
 
U
U
 
67
0.90
338
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.98
 
5.81
462,307
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.04
 
4.49
13,058,300
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