A monthly snapshot of North Carolina's economy.

• Position: NC TREND: Vital Signs - North Carolina - Financial report - Brief article

EMPLOYMENT February February 2015 2016 EMPLOYED 4.45m 4.56m [up arrow] 2.3% CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 4.72m 4.82m [up arrow] 2.1% UNEMPLOYED 270,200 266,049 [down arrow] (1.6%) NC statewide rate 5.5% US rate 4.9% Note: Table made from line graph. HIGHEST Hyde 15.3% Graham 13.3 Dare 12.9 Tyrrell 12.8 Scotland 10.5 LOWEST Buncombe 4.4 % Wake 4.7 Orange 4.7 Chatham 4.7 Henderson 4.9 TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (MILLION) Feb 16 Feb 15 % change Mecklenburg $1,414.7 $1,355.9 4.3% Wake 1,022.0 1,014.2 0.8 Guilford 482.9 469.6 2.8 Durham 469.8 452.7 3.8 Forsyth 361.7 343.3 5.4 Buncombe 305.0 301.4 1.2 Cumberland 277.3 273.3 1.5 New Hanover 281.1 260.2 8.0 Cabarrus 220.6 208.8 5.7 Pitt...