Stanly

Located just 45 miles northeast of Charlotte, Stanly County is at the forefront in offering business incentives, labor and a friendly environment for economic development. A low tax rate and strong economic aid packages that include low interest rates for renovations and equipment as well as tax credits for newly created jobs make the county very attractive for expansion, as do the abundance of affordable greenfield and industrial sites. The result is a diverse group of companies that call Stanly County home, from Michelin Aircraft Tire Co. to S.T. Motorsports.   The county also boasts a large available workforce, with a virtually non-existent unionization rate.
Commute Times
     Year 2000

TimeCount
Under 5 minutes 1,069
5-9 minutes 3,686
10-14 minutes 4,884
15-19 minutes 4,119
20-24 minutes 3,206
25-29 minutes 1,121
30-34 minutes 2,796
35-39 minutes 581
40-44 minutes 590
45-59 minutes 2,581
60-89 minutes 1,872
90+ minutes 753
Worked at home 658

Employment Distribution By Industry
     

  1990 Percent   2003 Percent
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Mining 569 2.17% 306.672 1.20%
Construction 2263 8.65% 2657.824 10.40%
Manufacturing 10572 40.39% 4753.416 18.60%
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 1148 4.39% 920.016 3.60%
Wholesale Trade 652 2.49% 792.236 3.10%
Retail Trade 3821 14.60% 3041.164 11.90%
Fire 899 3.43% 971.128 3.80%
Services 5400 20.63% 10605.74 41.50%
Public Administration 849 3.24% 1226.688 4.80%

Employment By Occupation
     Current Year 2003

  2003 Percent
Administrative Supoort Workers 3,781 17.58%
Construction, Repair & Mining 737 3.43%
Executives, Managers & Administrators 2,195 10.21%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing 494 2.30%
Handlers, Helpers, Laborers 660 3.07%
Machine Operators, Assemblers & Inspectors 946 4.40%
Other Services, Field Based 110 0.51%
Other Services, Site Based 2,814 13.08%
Precision Craft & Repair 2,309 10.74%
Private Household Service 3 0.01%
Professional Specialty Occupations 3,268 15.20%
Protective Services 276 1.28%
Sales Professionals 449 2.09%
Sales Workers & Clerks 1,899 8.83%
Technical Sales & Administrative 28 0.13%
Technologies & Technicians 753 3.50%
Transportaion & Materials Moving Workers 712 3.31%

Labor Force
     Labor Participation

  2003
Population Age 16+ 46,197
Employed 27,339
Unemployed 2,929
In Armed Forces 7
Not In Labor Force 16,364
Labor Participation Rate 59.18%

     Labor Force by Year

Year Count
1990 40,527
2003 30,268
2008 47,683
% increase 17.66%

Labor Force
     Unemployment

Year Unemployment Rate
1999 3.50%
2000 4.30%
2001 8.60%
2002 8.50%
2003 9.70%

Unions
     Union Elections by Sectors (1995 - 2000)

Manuf Dist F.I.R.E. All Sectors
Percent of elections won by unions 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Number of elections won by unions 0 0 0 0
Total elections 0 0 0 0
Source: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), (1995 - 2000)