A monthly snapshot of North Carolina's economy.

PositionNC TREND: Vital signs - Brief article - Statistical data

EMPLOYMENT Sep 2015 Sep 2016 EMPLOYED 4.50m 4.60m [up arrow] 2.1% CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 4.77m 4.82m [up arrow] 1.1% UNEMPLOYED 269,535 227,377 [down arrow] (15.6%) COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGHEST Scotland 8.5[degrees]/o Edgecombe 8.3 Wilson 7.8 Halifax 7.6 Vance 7.1 LOWEST Buncombe 3.6% Orange 3.9 Watauga 3.9 Wake 4.0 Chatham 4.0 Note: Table made from bar graph. N.C. statewide rate 5.0% U.S. rate 4.7% Note: Table made from line graph. CAROLINAS INDEX

The Carolinas Index is an Equal Weighted Index composed of the 75 largest companies in the Carolinas based on market value.

TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (MILLION) Sep 16 Sep 15 % change Mecklenburg $1,724,7 $1,523.3 13.2% Wake 1,287.5 1,166.3 10.4 Guilford 596.7 549.4 8.6 Durham 558.4...

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