Jacksonville, North Carolina Metro Area

MSA: Jacksonville, NC
county: Onslow

Population (2017 estimate): 194,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.8%

NFP Employment (2017): 49,000
Average Earnings (2017): $29,610

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.1000,1.7,
2013,1.7000,1.6,
2014,0.6000,1.9,
2015,0.0000,2.1,
2016,0.0000,1.8,
2017,0.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,0.0000,2.3,
2013,5.7000,2.0,
2014,3.3000,2.3,
2015,-10.7000,2.4,
2016,-1.3000,2.0,
2017,5.1000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.0000,8.1000,
2013,7.0000,7.4000,
2014,6.1000,6.2000,
2015,5.9000,5.3000,
2016,5.5000,4.9000,
2017,5.1000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,29240.00,42068.00,
2013,30900.00,42900.00,
2014,31920.00,43888.00,
2015,28520.00,44928.00,
2016,28160.00,45812.00,
2017,29610.00,47112.00,

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	1,230	27.2	0.5	$75,750
Business and Financial Operations	1,520	33.7	0.7	$61,230
IT and Mathematical	450	10.0	0.3	$63,100
Architecture and Engineering	310	6.9	0.4	$64,910
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	270	6.1	0.7	N/A
Community and Social Services	500	11.0	0.8	$45,900
Legal and Judicial	230	5.1	0.7	$48,960
Education, Training, and Library	3,790	83.8	1.4	$39,630
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	240	5.4	0.4	$38,120
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	2,110	46.7	0.8	$56,020
Healthcare Support	1,310	29.0	1.0	$23,040
Protective Services	1,170	25.8	1.1	$42,700
Food Preparation and Serving Related	7,420	164.2	1.8	$18,630
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	1,720	38.0	1.2	$22,160
Personal Care and Services	1,190	26.3	0.8	$19,850
Sales and Related	6,240	138.0	1.3	$22,610
Office and Administrative Support	8,000	177.1	1.1	$26,100
Construction and Extraction	2,030	45.0	1.1	$34,370
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	1,720	38.1	1.0	$37,520
Production	1,110	24.6	0.4	$34,600
Transportation and Material Moving	2,600	57.4	0.8	$25,640