A monthly snapshot of North Carolina's economy.

• Position: NCTREND: Vital signs - Brief article - Statistical table

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYED Oct 2015 4.50m 25% Oct 2016 4.62m CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE 0ct2015 4-77m 1.7% oct2016 4.85m UNEMPLOYED Oct 2015 268,787 (11.7)% Oct 2016 237,205 COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGHEST Robeson 10.3% Edgecombe 8.8 Scotland 8.8 Lenoir 8.6 Halifax 7.7 LOWEST Buncombe 3.6% Orange 3.9 Henderson 4.0 Wake 4.0 Alexander 4.0 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) Oct 16 Oct 15 % change Mecklenburg $1,739.3 $1,614.6 7.7% Wake 1,258.1 1,204.6 4.4 Guilford 603.8 553.1 9.2 Durham 594.6 548.4 8.4 Forsyth 473.5 409.3 15.7 Buncombe 434.7 402.0 8.1 New Hanover 355.6 328.8 8.1 Cumberland 321.3 315.7 1.8 Cabarrus...