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PITT COUNTY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
PAST & FUTURE
Manufacturing
Jobs
YEAR
1983 - 8,260
1988 - 9,230
1993 - 11,000
1998 - 13,200
Our reasons for
an increasing rate of growth in manufacturing
employment is due to many factors: 1)
construction of new water and wastewater
treatment systems in Greenville in the
mid-1980's which removed us from a moratorium
on additional industrial wastewater and
provides plenty of excess capacity for future
growth, 2) the construction of new US 264
providing four-lane highway access to the
Interstate Highway System, 3) expansion of
Pitt-Greenville Airport, 4) the establishment
of the Pitt County Industrial Building Program
(a $1 million fund to be used to construct
speculative buildings for new industry), and
5) an expanded marketing program and budget
initiated by the Development Commission.
We anticipate
future manufacturing employment growth
primarily in the following categories:
chemicals/pharmaceutical (SIC 28), printing
and publishing (SIC 27), lumber and wood
products (SIC 24), medical products (SIC 38),
rubber and plastic products (SIC 30), and
various metal products (SIC's 34, 35 & 37).
The County's
average weekly manufacturing wage was
$366.82 in 1986 and is estimated to be $440.75
in 1989 and $497.10 in 1991. This figure
includes all salaried as well as hourly wage
earners. Pitt County is currently slightly
above the statewide average manufacturing
wage, partly due to the number of companies
that have corporate or divisional headquarters
here. On average, the estimate of the
entry-level wage is $5.50 per hour for an
unskilled worker, $7.00 per hour for a
semi-skilled worker, and $9.00 per hour for a
skilled worker.
KEY FACTOR
SUMMARY
- Well diversified employment and
manufacturing base
- No single industry or employer dominates
the local economy
- Nineteen manufacturing operations
employing 100 or more workers with five
employing 500 or more.
- Primary manufactured goods include:
chemicals (pharmaceuticals), textiles,
apparel, transportation equipment,
machinery, and fabricated metals.
- Eight manufacturers maintain either
corporate or divisional headquarters.
- Three major non-manufacturing employers
with 2500 or more employees.
- Three major banks have divisional or
corporate headquarters staff located in
Greenville.
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