A monthly snapshot of North Carolina's economy.

PositionNC TREND: Vital signs - Brief article

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYED June 2015 4.48m June 2016 4.61m [up arrow] 3.0% CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE June 2015 4.76m June 2016 4.85m [up arrow] 2.1% UNEMPLOYED June 2015 275,038 June 2016 239,440 [up arrow] (12,8)% COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

HIGHEST Scotland 9.2% Edgecombe 8.7 Wilson 8.7 Halifax 8.2 Graham 8.0 LOWEST Buncombe 3.9% Wake 4.3 Henderson 4.3 Chatham 4.4 Yadkin 4.5 [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

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TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (MILLION) June 16 June 15 % change Mecklenburg $1,715.4 $1,620.5 5.9% Wake 1,224.9 1,167.4 4.9 Guilford 561.0 537.6 4.4 Durham 549.5 528.9 3.9 Forsyth 410.2 388.1 5.7 Buncombe 399.0 380.2 5.0 New Hanover 361.3 336.2 7.5 Cumberland 318.3 315.6 0.9 Cabarrus 278.1 262.3 6.0 Alamance 188.4 170.7 10.4 TOTAL...

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