Hickory, North Carolina Metro Area

MSA: Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
counties: Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba

Population (2017 estimate): 367,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.9%

NFP Employment (2017): 153,000
Average Earnings (2017): $38,230

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.5000,1.7,
2013,0.8000,1.6,
2014,0.6000,1.9,
2015,1.3000,2.1,
2016,2.4000,1.8,
2017,1.8000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,4.2000,2.3,
2013,2.2000,2.0,
2014,3.5000,2.3,
2015,-3.4000,2.4,
2016,2.3000,2.0,
2017,3.9000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,10.3000,8.1000,
2013,8.6000,7.4000,
2014,6.4000,6.2000,
2015,5.6000,5.3000,
2016,4.8000,4.9000,
2017,4.2000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,35210.00,42068.00,
2013,35970.00,42900.00,
2014,37230.00,43888.00,
2015,35970.00,44928.00,
2016,36790.00,45812.00,
2017,38230.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	4,760	32.1	0.6	$91,080
Business and Financial Operations	3,570	24.0	0.5	$54,660
IT and Mathematical	1,290	8.7	0.3	$61,610
Architecture and Engineering	1,420	9.6	0.5	$64,250
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	400	2.7	0.3	$45,250
Community and Social Services	2,140	14.4	1.0	$40,790
Legal and Judicial	320	2.1	0.3	$54,680
Education, Training, and Library	7,400	49.8	0.8	$41,780
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	890	6.0	0.4	$36,640
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	8,930	60.1	1.0	$54,510
Healthcare Support	7,710	51.9	1.8	$25,370
Protective Services	3,450	23.2	1.0	$30,410
Food Preparation and Serving Related	12,680	85.4	0.9	$18,780
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	3,040	20.5	0.7	$22,370
Personal Care and Services	2,400	16.2	0.5	$20,950
Sales and Related	13,970	94.0	0.9	$23,800
Office and Administrative Support	19,760	133.0	0.9	$30,570
Construction and Extraction	3,010	20.3	0.5	$33,680
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	6,340	42.7	1.1	$38,110
Production	30,480	205.1	3.2	$31,310
Transportation and Material Moving	14,500	97.6	1.4	$29,430