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• Position: North Carolina - Statistical data

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SOURCES AND LATEST MONTHS CITED. (1)N.C Department of Revenue--November. (2) Carolinas AOC inc.--November; based on contracts awarded for highway, utility and commercial-building jobs. (3) airports December, (4) companies--December, (5) federal bankruptcy courts--December. (6)N.C Administrative Office of the Courts--January (7) N.C Department of Revenue--November sales, from December tax collections (8) N.C. Division of Tourism, film and Sports Development - December. (9) N.C Department of the Secretary of Slate--December. (10) NC State Ports Authority--December TWC Automobile Dealers Association--January, *includes a high percentage of transfers, nm = not meaningful

Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year EMPLOYMENT Employed (000s) 4,061.1 4,051.6 4,024.5 0.9 Civilian labor force 4,507.5 4,503.2 4,461.7 1.0 Manufacturing 433.6 432.8 433.5 0.0 Service 3,295.5 3,305.4 3,276.5 0.6 Government 701.5 705.3 711.6 (1.4) Unemployed 446.4 451.6 437.2 2.1 Avg. manufacturing 41.5 41.5 41.2 0.7 workweek (hours) Avg. hourly $16.50 $16.20 $15.87 4.0 production wage Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) ($000s) Alamance 142,398.0 134,255.1 134,587.3 5.8 Buncombe 268,761.1 276,050.5 258,548.4 4.0 Cabarrus 193,266.4 180,155.0 170,882.3 13.1 Catawba 147,287.6 136,098.0 144,475.7 1.9 Cumberland 287,571.8 268,530.8 276,201.1 4.1 Durham 359,396.7 359,836.2 339,403.4 5.9 Forsyth 330,827.3 326,413.2 330,858.5 (0.0) Gaston 136,430.2 125,370.9 121,519.4 12.3 Guilford 453,074.6 464,883.7 423,993.1 6.9 Iredell 135,523.9 130,462.8 126,945.8 6.8 Mecklenburg 1,202,717.6 1,191,474.5 1,099,553.6 9.4 New Hanover 245,539.8 240,478.0 229,123.9 7.2 Onslow 144,074.1 137,844.9 133,784.3 7.7 Pitt 152,009.5 144,389.0 146,306.0 3.9 Wake 914,428.6 852,439.3 848,897.8 7.7 Latest Previous...