Mountain Area Works Highlights
- Asheville metro unemployment rate March 2022 at 2.9%
- Pratt & Whitney Community Conversation at WCU Biltmore Park
- April is Second Chance Hiring Month
- Employers Please Respond NOW to WNC Talent Workforce Survey
- Entrepreneurship in North Carolina during COVID 19: A Preliminary Investigation
- Job openings, unemployment rates are improving in Henderson County
- Henderson County job openings
- NC Association of Workforce Development Boards (NCAWDB) and Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) Meeting - May 18
- 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
- Closing our local workforce gap will take a collaborative effort
- 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 3.5% in March 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 March 2022, 12,775 more people working compared to March 2022. 3,305 more people working compared to February 2022.
6,347 unemployed individuals in March 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 219,678.
Total Employed Labor Force 213,331.
Our region has almost recovered the labor force compared to prepandemic. Labor force before the pandemic was 219,952. We are 274 workers short of the labor force prior to the pandemic. Our region is also 15 jobs short of the numbers of individuals employed prior 213,346 to the pandemic.
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Mountain Area WDB Job Openings NCWorks.gov |
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Mountain Area WDB Labor Force |
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Mountain Area WDB Unemployed Individuals |
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Mountain Area WDB Employed Individuals |
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Asheville MSA Industry Jobs Compared to One Year Ago |
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Mountain Area WDB Taxable Retail Sales |
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Asheville metro unemployment rate at 2.9%, #2 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 2.9%
Haywood 3.0%
Henderson 2.8%
Madison 3.0%
Transylvania 3.0%
Compared to February 2021, the Asheville metro added 10,965 jobs and compared to February 2022 the Asheville metro added 1,372 jobs.
Compared to March 2021, the Leisure & Hospitality sector added 13.5% (3,300 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Other Services added 3.4% (300 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Information added 11.1% (200 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Manufacturing added 4.7% (1,000 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Government added 1.9% (500 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, Education & Health Services added 3.6% (1,300 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector. Mining Logging & Construction added 7.3% (700 jobs), Professional & Business Services added 6.2% (1,200 jobs), Financial Activities added 4.7% (300 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector, and Trade, Transportation & Utilities lost 1.4% (500 jobs) of the total jobs in the sector.
Asheville metro has the #2 greatest increase in jobs (4.9%) out of NC's 15 metros in the past year. Year over Year job growth by metro:
- Raleigh 5.7%
- Asheville 4.9%
- Wilmington 4.2%
- Charlotte/Concord/Gastonia 4.1%
- Durham/Chapel Hill 3.8%
- Fayetteville 3.5%
- Hickory/Lenoir/Morganton 3.2%
- Jacksonville 3.0%
- Greensboro/High Point 2.7%
- Greenville 2.5%
- Winston-Salem 2.5%
- Burlington 2.2%
- New Bern 2.0%
- Goldsboro 1.2%
- Rocky Mount 0.2%
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Pratt & Whitney Community Conversation at WCU at Biltmore Park |
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April is Second Chance Hiring Month |
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Second Chance Month 2022
April is Second Chance Month in NC, a time to focus attention on the challenges facing 20,000+ ppl returning to their communities each year after completing their sentences in prison. Did you know that around 25% of NCians have a criminal record?
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www.ncdps.gov
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Employers please respond NOW to WNC Talent workforce survey |
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If you've already completed the 2022 State of Our Workforce: Western NC survey, thank you. You're one of more than 300 respondents helping regional workforce partners build the kind of talent pipeline our area needs to succeed for years to come.
We want to hear from business leaders from across the region and in a range of industries, so if you haven't done so already, can we count on you to complete the survey this week?
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Every respondent can enter to win one of our remaining raffle prizes, and you'll have more chances to win a prize the sooner your survey is completed.
We're happy to announce our next winner. Congratulations to Catherine Ferreira on winning our WNC Makers Gift Box, which includes a mixing bowl and limited-edition mug from Asheville's East Fork Pottery, coffee beans from Waynesville's Steamline Coffee, and wine from Flat Rock's Marked Tree Vineyard.
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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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Every State of Our Workforce: Western NC survey response plays a role in guiding workforce and economic development efforts here in Western North Carolina, and it takes just 15 minutes to participate.
Many thanks for your time and participation. More to come
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Entrepreneurship in North Carolina during COVID 19: A Preliminary Investigation |
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Entrepreneurship in North Carolina during COVID 19
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Business and Employment Dynamics program also shows that new establishment births have grown significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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www.nccommerce.com
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Henderson County Jobs
The Made in Henderson County (MIHC) Apprenticeship is a high-quality, industry-driven career pathway offered to recent high school graduates and other residents in and around Henderson County.
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hendersoncounty.jobs
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NC Association of Workforce Development Boards (NCAWDB) and Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) Meeting |
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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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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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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 3.5% in March |
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North Carolina's unemployment rate drops slightly in March
North Carolina's unemployment rate continued its steady decline in March, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point last month to 3.5%.
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www.bpr.org
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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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