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4 Economic Development
Table 4-2 - City of Newport Employment by Industry Sector: 2000, 2010 and 2014
2010 Count

2010
Percent of
Workforce

2014 Count

2014
Percent of
Workforce

19.9%

3,149

23.9%

2,975

23.7%

2,348

18.6%

2,439

18.5%

2,607

20.8%

1,558

12.3%

1,648

12.5%

1,674

13.3%

1,375

10.9%

1,533

11.6%

1,273

10.1%

Manufacturing

912

7.2%

716

5.4%

804

6.4%

Finance and insurance, and real estate
and rental and leasing

803

6.3%

901

6.8%

775

6.2%

Public administration

638

5.0%

528

4.0%

736

5.9%

Other services, except public
administration

549

5.1%

413

3.1%

529

4.2%

Construction

692

5.5%

991

7.5%

504

4.0%

Transportation and warehousing, and
utilities

463

3.7%

355

2.7%

283

2.3%

Wholesale trade

320

2.5%

159

1.2%

191

1.5%

Information

285

2.3%

340

2.6%

173

1.4%

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting,
and mining

91

0.7%

7

0.1%

28

0.2%

12,548

100%

13,179

100%

12,552

100%

Industry Sector
Educational services, and health care and
social assistance
Arts, entertainment, recreation, and
accommodation and food services
Professional, scientific, management,
administrative, and waste management
services
Retail trade

Total

2000 Count

2000
Percent of
Workforce

2,514

Source: 2000 U.S. Census, 2010 & 2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

The four major industries in Newport are education services and healthcare and social assistance; arts, entertainment, recreation,
and accommodation and food services, professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services;
retail trade. The rest of the industries comprise 32.1% of the workforce industries.

Draft Existing Conditions (March 2016)

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