Labor Force
N.C. Department of Commerce Quarterly Reports
Labor Force (county)
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|
May 2010
|
Jan 2009
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July 2005
|
|
Labor Force
|
84,762
|
83,126
|
80,021
|
|
Employed
|
75,643
|
75,047
|
76,168
|
|
Unemployed
|
9,119
|
8,079
|
3,853
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|
Percent Unemployed
|
10.8 %
|
9.7 %
|
4.8 %
|
Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission (Labor Market Information)
For more information, see:
County Workforce Detailed Reports
Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation
Employment Security Commission Data
Labor Force (City of Concord)
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Dec 2011
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Jan 2009
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July 2005
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|
Labor Force
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30,757
|
31,717
|
30,892
|
|
Employed
|
28,479
|
28,969
|
29,510
|
|
Unemployed
|
2,278
|
2,748
|
1,382
|
|
Percent Unemployed
|
7.4 %
|
8.7 %
|
4.5 %
|
Source: North Carolina Employment Security Commission (Labor Market Information)
Recruitable Labor (county)
Financial Institutions
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Banks
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Bank of America
Cabarrus Bank & Trust
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Fifth Third Bank
First Bank
First Citizens Bank
SunTrust Banks
Wachovia/Wells Fargo
|
|
Industrial Revenue Bond Authority
|
Yes
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Tourism
Economic Development Programs
Regional Partnership
Industrial and Business Parks in Concord
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Industrial Park
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Type
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Acres
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Location
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International Business Park
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Heavy and Light Industrial
|
515
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Exit 55 at I-85
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Airport Business Park
|
Light Industrial
|
32
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Airport area
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|
Westwinds Business Park
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Heavy and Light Industrial
|
122
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Airport area
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|
Favoni Corp Center Business Park
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Light Industrial
|
70
|
Airport area
|
|
Oakmont Industrial Park
|
Light Industrial
|
57
|
Airport area
|
|
Christenbury Farms
|
Business
|
153
|
Airport Area
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|
Poplar Pointe Industrial Park
|
Light Industrial
|
66
|
Airport area
|
|
Ervin Industrial Park
|
Heavy Industrial
|
31
|
Poplar Tent Road
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|
King’s Grant Business Park
|
Business
|
157
|
Weddington Road near Rocky River
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|
King’s Grant NE Business Park
|
Light Industrial / Business
|
71
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Pitts School Road at Weddington Road
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Carpenter Industrial Park
|
Light Industrial
|
37
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US Hwy 29
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Cab-Con Industrial Park
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Heavy Industrial
|
23
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Off Cabarrus Ave
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|
Wilshire Industrial Park
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Light and Heavy Industrial
|
40
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US Hwy 601 at Wilshire Ave
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|
Concord Business Park
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Business and Light Industrial
|
79
|
US Hwy 601 at Wilshire Ave
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|
Webb Industrial Park
|
Business and Light Industrial
|
26
|
US Hwy 601 at Wilshire Ave
|
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway Industrial Park
|
Light and Heavy Industrial
|
71
|
Speedway area
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|
MotorSports Industrial Park
|
Light Industrial
|
140
|
Stough Road near NC Hwy 49
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|
601 By - Pass Business Park
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Industrial
|
109
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US Hwy 601 Bypass
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|
Speedrail Industrial Park
|
Industrial
|
141
|
NC Hwy 49
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|
Copperfield Business Park
|
Business
|
290
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Copperfield Blvd near Exit 60 at I-85
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|
Earnhardt Interchange Business Park
|
Business
|
167
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Earnhardt Blvd near Exit 60 at I-85
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|
Cabarrus Executive Business Park
|
Business
|
29
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Lake Concord Road at I-85 overpass
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|
Moss Creek Business Park
|
Business
|
65
|
NC Hwy 73
|
|
Dogwood Properties
|
Industrial
|
259
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NC Hwy 73 at I-85 exit 55
|
Largest Employers in Cabarrus County (private and public sectors)
| Company |
Employees |
| Carolinas Medical Center - Northeast |
4,500 |
| Concord Mills Mall* |
4,000 |
| Cabarrus County Schools |
3,800 |
| Cabarrus County Government |
975 |
| City of Concord |
936 |
| Connextions |
900 |
| North Carolina Government |
771 |
| Kannapolis City Schools |
750 |
| Shoe Show |
700 |
| Hendrick Motorsports |
500 |
| ACN |
500 |
| Great Wolf Lodge & Resort |
500 |
| Roush Fenway Racing |
475 |
| Perdue Products |
460 |
| S&D Coffee |
425 |
| Sysco Foods |
420 |
| Rowan Cabarrus Community College |
350 |
| City of Kannapolis |
320 |
| Pass and Seymour Inc. |
300 |
| First Assembly |
275 |
| Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare |
220 |
| Cabarrus Family Medicine |
250 |
| North Carolina Research Campus* |
225 |
| Terminal Trucking |
220 |
| Cabarrus Health Alliance |
218 |
| Stanley Works |
215 |
| Embassy Suites |
200 |
Source: Cabarrus County Economic Development Corporation
Foreign Companies in Cabarrus County
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Name
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Industry Description
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Country
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Employees
|
|
Pass & Seymour Legrand
|
Electrical Wiring Devices
|
France
|
550
|
|
Yaskawa Electric America, Inc.
|
Industrial Control & Automation Products
|
Japan
|
|
|
Werner Mathis USA, Inc.
|
Laboratory Coating Equipment
|
Switzerland
|
3
|
|
Hydro Conduit
|
Concrete Pipe Products
|
Australia
|
24
|
|
Dai Nippon , IMS (America) Corp.
|
Fax & Bar Code Ribbons
|
Japan
|
94
|
|
Oiles America
|
Oil-less & Plastic Bearings
|
Japan
|
82
|
|
Chemical Specialties, Inc.
|
Wood Preservative Chemicals
|
Great Britain
|
|
|
BOC
|
Industrial Gases
|
Great Britain
|
|
|
Sandard Aero
|
Helicopter Service
|
Canada
|
10
|
|
Fibreguide Americas, Inc.
|
Instrumentation and Monitoring Equipment for Synthetic Fiber Industry
|
United Kingdom
|
1
|
|
Schubert and Salzer, Inc. USA
|
Control Systems
|
Germany
|
|
|
Sunbelt Rentals Inc.
|
Equipment Rentals
|
United Kingdom
|
10
|
|
Thomas Concrete
|
Ready Mix Concrete
|
Sweden
|
23
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