Mountain Area Works Highlights
- Asheville metro unemployment rate 3.1 % February 2022
- Community Colleges Have A $19 Billion Impact on the NC Economy
- Employers Respond to Workforce Survey
- Asheville, Hendersonville job openings still far outnumber seekers
- Caring for aging parents, sick spouses is keeping millions out of work
- Add Declining Immigration to Problems Weighing on the Labor Market
- Are labour markets in the rich world too tight?
- March 2022 US Labor Market Update: Wage Growth Remains Strong
- A Brutal Battle for Talent
- "Breaking Down the Labor Shortage" by Tom Barkin, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Mountain Area Workforce Development Board is accepting Letters of Intent to Serve as One-Stop Operator and Request for Proposals to provide Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Services
- Governor Cooper Encourages Employers to Apply for HIRE Vets Medallion Program
- Still struggling to fill positions, mountain employers turn to job fairs for help
- NC Workforce Credentials list is released
- Mountain Area Workforce Development Board meeting recap
- Closing our local workforce gap will take a collaborative effort
- What happened to women's employment in NC during the pandemic?
- How has the pandemic affected Black/African American employment and earnings?
- Employers Post Your Work-Based Learning Opportunities on The Navigator
- Demographic Drought
- Business Pulse Survey Results
- NCWorks Career Center Asheville workshops March and April 2022
- NC's unemployment rate falls to 3.7% in February 2022
- 405 individuals filed an unemployment claim in our region for February 2022
- NCWorks: Work on What's Next
- Mountain Area Careers
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As of February 2022, 10,965 more people working compared to February 2021. 1,372 more people working compared to January 2022.
6,603 unemployed individuals in February 2022 compared to 6,669 in January 2022, compared to 5,584 in December 2021 compared to 6,038 in November 2021 compared to 6,547 in October 2021 6,917 in September 2021.
Total Labor Force 215,906.
Total Employed Labor Force 209,303.
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Asheville MSA Industry Jobs Compared to One Year Ago |
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Mountain Area WDB Unemployment Rate |
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Mountain Area WDB Unemployed Individuals |
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Mountain Area WDB Labor Force |
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Mountain Area WDB Employed Individuals |
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Asheville metro unemployment rate at 3.1%, #3 lowest of any NC metro |
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Asheville metro now (as of January 2022) continues to have the #3 lowest unemployment of any NC metro at 3.1%. This rate is 2.1% points lower than the metro unemployment rate of 5.2% of one year ago. All counties in our region have unemployment rates below the state unemployment rate of 3.8%.
Buncombe 3.0%
Haywood 3.2%
Henderson 3.0%
Madison 3.2%
Transylvania 3.3%
Compared to February 2021, the Asheville metro added 10,965 jobs and compared to January 2022 the Asheville metro added 1,372 jobs.
Compared to February 2021, the Leisure & Hospitality sector added 16.2% (3,800 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Other Services added 2.3% (200 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Information added 11.8% (200 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Manufacturing added 5.2% (1,100 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Government added 2.4% (600 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Education & Health Services added 2.8% (1,000 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector. Mining Logging & Construction added 7.4% (700 jobs), Professional & Business Services added 1.6% (300 jobs), Financial Activities added 4.7% (300 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, and Trade, Transportation & Utilities lost -0.3% (100 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector.
Asheville metro has the #3 greatest increase in jobs (3.0%) out of NC's 15 metros in the past year. Year over Year job growth by metro:
- Raleigh 5.4%
- Wilmington 5.2%
- Asheville 4.3%
- Durham/Chapel Hill 4.1%
- Burlington 3.9%
- Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia 3.7%
- Greenville 3.7%
- Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton 3.5%
- Jacksonville 3.4%
- Greensboro/High Point 2.9%
- Fayetteville 2.8%
- New Bern 2.0%
- Goldsboro 1.7%
- Winston-Salem 1.7%
- Rocky Mount -0.2%
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Employers respond to workforce survey |
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State of Our Workforce: Western North Carolina 2022
This survey is being sent to employers in 10 counties in western North Carolina. It is being supported by the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County, and over 90 regional partners.
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survey.alchemer.com
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Around Asheville, Hendersonville job openings still outnumber job seekers |
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Around AVL, HVL, job openings still outnumber job seekers
The bottom line, said Nathan Ramsey, director of the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, is that if all 6,600 unemployed people in the Asheville area were to get jobs, there would still be thousands of openings.
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www.citizen-times.com
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Caring for aging parents, sick spouses is keeping millions out of work |
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Caring 4 aging parents, spouses keeping millions out of work
Courtney Russell loved her job managing a Charleston, S.C., candy store. But early in the pandemic when her husband's cancer returned, she felt she had only one choice: to quit.
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www.washingtonpost.com
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Add Declining Immigration to Problems Weighing on the Labor Market |
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Add Declining Immigration to Problems Weighing on Labor Mrkt
Nursing homes represent an extreme. Their employment has fallen 16% since 2019, and 99% of homes said last fall they didn’t have enough staff. Burnout and stress are leading causes, but so is a less-known contributor: fewer immigrants.
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www.wsj.com
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Are labour markets in the rich world too tight? |
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Are labour markets in the rich world too tight?
LAST MONTH Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, identified the most uncomfortable trade-off in economics. "Today's labour market", he said at a press conference, is "tight to an unhealthy level". ..
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www.economist.com
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Community Colleges Have a $19 Billion Impact on the North Carolina Economy |
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Big ROI for N - The Collective Economic...
The greatest economic impact of NC Community Colleges stems from the added human capital the knowledge, creativity, imagination, and entrepreneurship found in their alumni.
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bigroifornc.org
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March 2022 US Labor Market Update: Wage Growth Remains Strong |
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Indeed Hiring Lab
Wages have picked up in higher-wage industries, but have cooled slightly in lower-wage industries.
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www.hiringlab.org
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A Brutal Battle for Talent |
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A Brutal Battle For Talent
These kinds of separations show that the “Great Resignation”of the past year hasn’t made much impact on the number of people in the labor force—the same people are working, they’re just shuffling around between different jobs.
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www.economicmodeling.com
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"Breaking Down the Labor Shortage" by Tom Barkin, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
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Breaking Down the Labor Shortage
Inflation has become the focus of conversation. But in its shadow - and partially pulling the strings - is tightness in the labor market. Employers continue to struggle to bring in new workers and keep existing ones.
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www.richmondfed.org
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Mountain Area Workforce Development Board is accepting Letters of Intent to Serve as One-Stop Operator and Request for Proposals to provide Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Services |
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Mountain Area Workforce Development Board is currently accepting letters of intent from entities to serve as one-stop operators for the local certified NCWorks Career Centers in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties.
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LETTER OF INTENT (LOI) - ONE-STOP OPERATORS
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board is currently accepting letters of intent from entities to serve as one-stop operators for the local certified NCWorks Career Centers in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties,
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www.mountainareaworks.org
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WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) Request for Proposals to Operate Programs Providing Adult & Dislocated Worker Services
PROGRAM YEAR: JULY 1, 2022- JUNE 30, 2023
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - WIOA ADULT AND DISLOCATED WORKER
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) Request for Proposals to Operate Programs Providing Adult & Dislocated Worker Services PROGRAM YEAR: JULY 1, 2022- JUNE 30, 2023
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www.mountainareaworks.org
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WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT – TITLE I: OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH or BLENDED IN-SCHOOL/OUT-OF-SCHOOL
YOUTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PROGRAM YEAR 2022/2023
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - WIOA YOUTH SERVICES
WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT - TITLE I: OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH or BLENDED IN-SCHOOL/OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROGRAM YEAR 2022/2023 WIOA OSY RFP PY22-23.
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www.mountainareaworks.org
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Governor Cooper Encourages Employers to Apply for HIRE Vets Medallion Program |
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Gov Encourages Employers to Apply for HIRE Vets Medallion
Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders are encouraging North Carolina employers to hire veterans and to apply for recognition with a HIRE Vets Medallion Award, an official program of the USDOL.
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governor.nc.gov
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HIRE Vets Medallion Award
The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal-level veterans' employment award that recognizes a company or organization's commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development. Apply now.
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www.hirevets.gov
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Still struggling to fill positions, mountain employers turn to job fairs |
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Struggling to fill positions...employers turn to job fairs
Local employers continue to turn to job fairs to fill numerous open positions. The Mountain Area Workforce Development Board hosted the Excellence in Public Service job fair Wednesday.
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wlos.com
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NC Workforce Credentials list is released |
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NC Workforce Credentials
With an increasing demand for employees in frontline careers essential to NC's future, take advantage of wide variety of affordable training to earn certifications & credentials that can help you advance in a career & open up greater opportunities.
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nccareers.org
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NC Commerce: Industry-Supported Workforce Credentials List
A new list of workforce credentials valued by industry and endorsed by a high-level state working group has been published on North Carolina's career information portal, NCcareers.org.
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www.nccommerce.com
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Mountain Area Workforce Development Board meeting March 2022 recap |
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Mountain Area Workforce Development Board meeting is TODAY, Tuesday, March 22 at 3:00 pm via zoom.
This board meeting featured a presentation from Jeff DeBellis, Director of Economic and Policy Analysis with the NC Department of Commerce, Labor & Economic Analysis Division (LEAD) about the region's labor market and economy. There was a focus on youth at the meeting from Henderson County Commissioner Rebecca McCall on the county's Disconnected Youth Task Force, Goodwill of Northwest NC on their NCWorks NextGen Youth Program, ApprenticeshipNC about Youth Apprenticeships and Jobs for NC Graduates.
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Closing our local workforce gap will take a collaborative effort |
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Closing our workforce gap will take a collaborative effort
Misalignment between number of jobs available and a trained workforce large enough to fill employers’ needs is nothing new in the mountains of WNC. For years, maybe even decades, leaders in several local industry sectors have expressed concern...
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www.citizen-times.com
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Updates from the Land of Sky's P20 Council
The P20 Council is a body tasked with leading the four county region of Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania to meet educational attainment goals. This local effort underpins the statewide myFutureNC institution, whose goal is to close...
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mailchi.mp
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Postsecondary Credentials | Land of Sky Collaborative
The Educational Attainment and Workforce Collaborative are dedicated to helping job seekers find postsecondary education resources to advance their careers.
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www.landofskycollaborative.org
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What happened to women's employment in NC during the pandemic? |
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What Happened to Women's Employment in NC During Pandemic?
A common belief is that women have suffered greater employment losses through the Covid-19 pandemic than men. In North Carolina, that was certainly true at the onset of the pandemic, based on LEAD’s calculation of CPS data.
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www.nccommerce.com
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How has the pandemic affected Black/African American employment and earnings? |
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How pandemic affected African American employment/earnings?
Data from this period reveals that that total employment in North Carolina decreased by 1.1%. Among the reported races in QWI, Black /African American employment was impacted the most with a decrease of 2.8% (about 29,480 jobs).
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www.nccommerce.com
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Employers Post Your Work-Based Learning Opportunities on The Navigator |
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NC's WORK-BASED LEARNING (WBL) NAVIGATOR
The Navigator is a free, first-of-its-kind, tool designed to connect classroom learning to career learning. Through this platform employers post WBL opportunities like job shadowing and internships.
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wblnavigator.org
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Demographic Drought: Bridging the Gap in our Labor Force |
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Demographic Drought
One year later, we’re diving into the current state of the U.S. labor force, making predictions for 2022, and suggesting two opportunities for increasing the labor force participation rate.
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www.economicmodeling.com
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NC Business Pulse Survey Results |
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Survey Finds Most Businesses Meeting or Exceeding Rev Goals
Sixty nine percent of businesses responding to an ongoing survey of NC businesses report they either met or exceeded their revenue expectations in the month of January, according to preliminary results from the state's Business Pulse Survey.
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www.nccommerce.com
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Pulse Survey | LEAD Analytics
The North Carolina Business Pulse Survey was launched in October 2021 as a pilot project to measure changes in business conditions, attitudes, and behaviors of businesses throughout the state on a monthly basis.
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analytics.nccommerce.com
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NCWorks Career Center Asheville workshops April and May 2022 |
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North Carolina's unemployment rate falls to 3.7% in February |
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N.C. unemployment rate falls to 3.7% in February
North Carolina's unemployment rate fell further below 4% in February, the state Commerce Department said on Friday, as the rolls of the unemployed continued to fall. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 3.7% compared with 3.9% in January.
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spectrumlocalnews.com
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405 people filed for unemployment benefits in our region February 2022 |
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Buncombe: 273
Henderson: 92
Madison: 16
Transylvania: 24
TOTAL: 405
Unemployment Claims by Sector in our Region
Leisure & Hospitality 70 (17.3%)
Trade Transportation & Utilities 71 (17.5%)
Unclassified/Unknown 43 (10.6%)
Educational & Health Services 54 (13.3%)
Manufacturing 47 (11.6%)
Other Services 14 (3.5%)
Professional & Business Services 59 (14.6%)
Construction 22 (5.4%)
Financial Activities 15 (3.7%)
Information (Not disclosed)
Public Administration 7 (1.7%)
Natural Resources & Mining (Not disclosed)
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NC Jobs | Mountain Area Careers | Western North Carolina
Create Your Future in the Mountains of Western North Carolina. Find jobs from great employers. Earn a steady living and advance your career.
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www.mountainareacareers.org
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