A monthly snapshot of North Carolina's economy.

PositionNC TREND: Vital signs - Brief article - Statistical table

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYED April 2015 4.47m April 2016 4.61m [up arrow] 3.2% CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE April 2015 4.75m April 2016 4.88m [up arrow] 2.8% UNEMPLOYED April 2015 275,062 April 2016 264,491 [down arrow] (3.8)% COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

HIGHEST Scotland 9.5% Hyde 9.4 Graham 9.2 Edgecombe 9.0 Wilson 8.7 LOWEST Buncombe 3.7% Henderson 4.1 Chatham 4.1 Orange 4.1 Wake 4.2 [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (MILLION) Apr 16 Apr 15 % change Mecklenburg $1,791.4 $1,610.6 11.2% Wake 1,309.3 1,129.8 15.9 Guilford 603.2 551.4 9.4 Durham 576.5 535.0 7.7 Forsyth 444.4 391.0 13.6 Buncombe 406.5 353.3 15.0 Cumberland 366.6 323.5 13.3 New Hanover 363.8 315.1 15.4 Cabarrus 278.2 252.6 10.1 Alamance 203.2 168.6 20.5...

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