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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 Winston-Salem Region is one of two subzones of the Piedmont-Triad region, encompassing the following counties: Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin.  \n2025 Winston-Salem Region Labor Market Analysis Report 1  \nHighlights  \nEmployment (Pages 4-5)  \n􀁸 The region grew employment by 3.1% between 2018 and 2023, resulƟng in 298,836 workers in 2023.  \n􀁸 4 out of 6 counƟes in the region saw growth in employment across the 6-year period.  \n􀁸 The regional unemployment rate was 3.4% 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 3. 1%-3 .5% .  \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, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and AccommodaƟon and Food Services.  \n􀁸 In 2022, the four largest occupaƟonal groups in the region were Office and AdministraƟve Support, TransportaƟon and Material Moving, Sales and Related, and ProducƟon.  \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 22,001 jobs between 2022 and 2032. The Health Care and Social Assistance sector will experience the largest growth (+6,902), and the Arts, Entertainment, and RecreaƟon sector will have the largest percent growth (18% . 2) .  \n􀁸 Across the 10-year period, the Healthcare PracƟƟoners and Technical OccupaƟons group will experience the largest growth (+4,260) and the largest percent growth (16 .3%) .  \n2025 Winston-Salem Region Labor Market Analysis Report 2  \nFocused OccupaƟonal ProjecƟons (Pages 11-12)  \n􀁸 Between 2022 and 2032, it is projected that Nursing Assistants and Registered Nurses will be the two occupaƟons with the highest number of annual openings in the region.  \n􀁸 Within the region, median annual earnings among the top twenty-five occupaƟons range from $27,052 (Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary) to $87,073 (Registered Nurses) .  \nCommunity Col","cbCaihdE09HXeAXh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihdE09HXeAXh","pdf",2341264,23,"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\n## Technical Documentation\n## Detailed Data Tables\n## Acknowledgements","[{\"question\":\"What region and counties does the report cover?\",\"answer\":\"It covers North Carolina’s Winston-Salem Region, including Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin counties. 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