New Bern-Craven County Employment

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New Bern-Craven County Employment

Craven County-New Bern has maintained a strong and stable economy during the last 25 years. The back bone of the county's economic strength continues to be its diversity. The following is a summary of those factors.

1. Strong military presence at Cherry Point Marine Air Station.

2. Fiscally sound local governments.

3. Stable retail trade.

4. Strong growth in tourism.

5. Strong growth in the service sector

6. Continued strength in the agricultural sector.

Craven County Unemployment Rate

Year	1990	2000	2009
Civilian labor force	33448	37733	44252
Number employed	31305	35725	39776
Number unemployed	2143	2008	4476
Craven County unemployment rate	6.4%	5.3%	9.75%
North Carolina unemployment rate	4.8%	3.7%	10%

 

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Craven County Largest Employers

1. 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing=7016

2. Fleet Readiness Center East=3512

3. Cherry Point Air Station=2129

4. Craven County Hospital=2100

5. Craven County Schools=1917

6. State of North Carolina=981

7. BSH home Appliances=901

8. Moen=851

9. Craven County Government=727

10. Craven County Community College=596

11. City Of New Bern=514

12. Wal-Mart=500

13. Naval Health Clinic=326

14. Weyerhauser=282

15. Coastal Carolina Health care=270

16. RHA Howell Care Center=250

17. Hatteras Yachts=197

18. Eastern Carolina Internal Medicine=180

19. Trader Construction=158

20. Target=140

21. Maola Milk and Ice Cream=118

From the data above it is apparent that Craven County is tied very close to Cherry Point Marine Base.

 

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New Bern-Craven County Employment by Industry

	1990		2000
Categories	Total Employment	% of Total	Total Employment	% of Total	% Change 1990-2000
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, mining	860	2.6	802	2.2	-.04
Construction	2467	7.5	2665	7.5	0.0
Manufacturing	6688	20.3	4860	13.6	-6.7
Transportation	1159	3.5	1426	4.0	.05
Wholesale Trade	1271	3.9	826	2.3	-1.6
Information	838	2.5	724	2.0	-.05
Retail	6039	18.4	4337	12.1	-6.2
Entertainment	402	1.2	2674	7.5	6.3
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	1439	4.4	1575	4.4	0.0
Services-Business and Repair	2381	7.2	2730	7.6	.04
Services-Professional	4695	14.3	7400	20.7	6.4
Services-Other	1653	5.0	2060	5.8	.07
Public Administration	3017	9.2	3544	10.2	1.0
Total	32909	100	35723	100

 

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New Bern-Craven County Per Capital Income 1990-2000

	Craven County	North Carolina	Craven County's % of NC
1990	$14,217	$16,284	87%
2000	$18,243	$20,307	91%
Source	NC State Data Center

 

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Material supplied by CAMA Land use plan

 

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