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It summarizes employment growth (12.5% from 2018–2023), unemployment trends, and the region’s largest industry sectors and occupational groups. The report reviews labor supply versus demand, forecasts job growth by sector and occupation to 2032, and details annual openings and community-college completers by program and earnings. 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It is also a tool for North Carolina community colleges as they consider programmaƟc changes that align with the labor market and idenƟfy potenƟal opportuniƟes for programmaƟc collaboraƟon with other colleges in the region. This report specifically provides regional insights into:  \n􀁸 Recent trends associated with overall employment at the region and county levels  \n􀁸 Current regional diversity of industry sectors and occupaƟonal groups  \n􀁸 Projected regional changes across industry sectors and occupaƟonal groups  \n􀁸 Regional projecƟons for annual openings in occupaƟons requiring or preferring a community college educaƟon and their associated earnings  \n􀁸 Annual count of regional community college completers by program and their associated earnings  \n􀁸 Comparison of occupaƟonal openings and community college completers by PropelNC Workforce Sector  \n􀁸 Recent economic development acƟvity  \nRegion  \nNorth Carolina’s 100 counties are organized into eight multi-county economic regions called Prosperity Zones, which are further divided into sixteen Sub Prosperity Zones. The Raleigh-Durham region is one of two subzones of the North Central region, encompassing the following counties: Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, and Warren.  \n2025 Raleigh-Durham Region Labor Market Analysis Report 1  \nHighlights  \nEmployment (Pages 4-5)  \n􀁸 The region grew employment by 12.5% between 2018 and 2023, resulƟng in 1,140,992 workers in 2023.  \n􀁸 7 of 12 counƟes in the region saw growth in employment across the 6-year period.  \n􀁸 The regional unemployment rate was 3. 1% in 2023, below the statewide rate (3 .5%) .  \n􀁸 All counƟes showed a net decrease in unemployment rates across the 6-year period. In 2023, unemployment rates ranged from 2.9%-5 .4% .  \nExisƟng Industry Sectors and OccupaƟonal Groups (Pages 6-7)  \n􀁸 In 2022, the four largest industry sectors in the region were Health Care and Social Assistance, Professional, ScienƟfic, and Technical Services, EducaƟonal Services, and Retail Trade.  \n􀁸 In 2022, the four largest occupaƟonal groups in the region were Office and AdministraƟve Support, Sales and Related, Management, and TransportaƟon and Material Moving.  \nLabor Supply and Demand (Page 8)  \n􀁸 During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an oversupply of job seekers relaƟve to job openings. In every year since (through 2023), job openings have outpaced labor.  \n􀁸 In 2023, Architecture and Engineering OccupaƟons and Healthcare Support OccupaƟons had significantly more jobs than job seekers (raƟo: 0. 2), whereas Life, Physical, and Social Science OccupaƟons had about twice as many job seekers as available jobs (raƟo: 2.3) .  \nEmployment ProjecƟons (Pages 9-10)  \n􀁸 The region is projected to add 147,718 jobs between 2022 and 2032. The Healthcare and Social Assistance sector will experience the largest growth (+28,302), and the Arts, Entertainment, and RecreaƟon sector will have the largest percent growth (25 .3%) .  \n􀁸 Across the 10-year period, the Healthcare PracƟƟoners and Technical OccupaƟons group will experience the largest growth (+16,595), and this sector, along with the Healthcare Support OccupaƟons group, will have the fastest percent growth (20 .5%) .  \n2025 Raleigh-Durham Region Labor Market Analysis Report 2  \nFocused OccupaƟonal ProjecƟons (Pages ","cbCaikFtgOey0Ikw","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikFtgOey0Ikw","pdf",2397697,23,"English","# Introduction\n# Highlights\n## Employment\n## Existing Industry Sectors and Occupational Groups\n## Labor Supply and Demand\n## Employment Projections\n## Focused Occupational Projections\n## Community College Completers and Earnings\n## PropelNC Workforce Sector Projections and Completers\n## Economic Development Projects\n# Appendix","[{\"question\":\"What labor-market changes does the report highlight for employment and unemployment?\",\"answer\":\"The region’s employment grew 12.5% between 2018 and 2023, reaching 1,140,992 workers in 2023. The unemployment rate was 3.1% in 2023, below the statewide rate, and all counties showed a net decrease over the 6-year period.\"},{\"question\":\"Which industry sectors and occupational groups are largest in the region?\",\"answer\":\"In 2022, the largest industry sectors included Health Care and Social Assistance, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Educational Services, and Retail Trade. The largest occupational groups included Office and Administrative Support, Sales and Related, Management, and Transportation and Material Moving.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report compare job seekers, job openings, and future demand through 2032?\",\"answer\":\"During the COVID-19 pandemic, job seekers outnumbered openings, but from then through 2023 openings have outpaced labor. 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