Business Recruitment Packet - Downtown Blackstone Inc.
Business Recruitment Packet - Downtown Blackstone Inc.
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Demographics<br />
POPULATION<br />
There are 15,725 residents in Nottoway<br />
County, of which 8,923 are white, 6,356<br />
are Black, 248 are Hispanic, and 198 are<br />
of mixed race and other ethnic groups.<br />
The population consists of 8,113 males<br />
and 7,612 females. By 2010, the<br />
population is projected to fall to around 15,200 leveling off just above 15,000 by<br />
2020 and remaining flat until 2030. The Hispanic population is projected to grow<br />
to 477 by 2010, and the Black population is projected to decrease to 6,075, and<br />
the white population is projected to decrease to 8,560.<br />
3,638 people live and work in the area with 2,128 commuting into the area to<br />
work and 2,258 commuting out of the area to work (source: 2000 census). The<br />
majority of those that commute out (831) are going to Chesterfield, Richmond,<br />
and Henrico with a smaller share to Prince Edward (370), Amelia (217), and<br />
Lunenburg (195). Conversely the majority of those that commute into Nottoway<br />
(654) are coming from Lunenburg, with 342 coming from Prince Edward, 226 from<br />
Amelia and 172 from Chesterfield.<br />
HIRING DATA<br />
The rate of unemployment for 2006 was 4%, 2007 was 3.8% and was 5.5% for<br />
2007. These figures are slightly higher than the statewide figures of 3.0% for 2006<br />
and 2007 and 4.0% for 2008. Employers can post job openings at<br />
http://www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal/employer/employer_services.cfm. To<br />
research labor market information go to<br />
http://www.vawc.virginia.gov/analyzer/default.asp for current data.<br />
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