Reports & Documents

Existing Industry Wage Surveys

The Monroe-Union County Economic Development Commission collects current wage data from our Union County manufacturers through an annual wage survey. This wage survey is a benchmarking tool for local industries and provides extensive data on wage rates, labor, benefits, and more.

Visit the Workforce page with current and past survey reports.

Infographic titled 'Wage Survey 2023' from Monroe Union County Economic Development Commission, June 2023. Features data on union county manufacturing workforce, salary and hourly wage pools, workforce residing within union county, wage rates, and wage increases since 2019. Includes maps, pie charts, bar graphs, and line graphs with statistics on manufacturing employment, wage levels, and wage growth.
2023

Analysis of Union County's Manufacturing Base

In 2016, the Monroe-Union County Economic Development Board of Advisors commissioned Wingate University’s Byrum School of Business to analyze the Commercial and Industrial Base of Union County, NC, to determine its overall impact on its residents. As a part of the study, a comparison of the residential tax base versus that of the commercial/industrial tax base emerged. This analysis has been presented throughout the Charlotte Region to aid in securing more industrial land and conserving commercial zoning for future non-residential development.

Cover page of a report titled "Union County's Manufacturing Industry Economic Impact in 2015," published by Wingate University in 2017, sponsored by Monroe Union County Economic Development.
2017

Site Selection Magazine

See our advertisement in Site Selection magazine’s September 2025 issue.

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