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• Position: North Carolina - Statistical table

Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year EMPLOYMENT Employed (000s) 4,253.1 4,298.3 4,308.9 (1.3) Civilian labor force 4,567.8 4,603.1 4,521.6 1.0 Manufacturing 519.0 519.6 537.7 (3.5) Service 3,386.4 3,332.9 3,355.7 0.9 Government 677.4 627 670.7 1.0 Unemployed 314.7 304.7 212.7 48.0 Avg. manufacturing workweek 40.7 39.9 41.8 (2.6) (hours) Avg. hourly production wage $15.42 $15.56 $15.09 2.2 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ^ Higher than previous month Below 3.4% 6.8% - 8.4% [disjunction] Lower 3.4% - 5.2% 8.5% - 9.9% = Same 5.3% - 6.7% 10.0% and above Source: Employment Security Commission, August. County rates are not seasonally adjusted. Latest month Previous Previous year % change month from last year TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) ($0005) Asheville 201,845.8 190,218.1 219,406.9 (8.0) Cary 115,930.3 113,166.8 113,682.3 2.0 Charlotte 893,791.4 1,032,313.0 949,976.8 (5.9) Concord 114,959.7 102,802.0 101,635.4 13.1 Durham 266,674.4 284,337.7 247,105.0 7.9 Fayetteville 198,752.2 194,419.5 182,154.1 9.1 Greensboro 348,830.7 355,324.4 364,597.5 (4.3) Greenville 93,228.8 89,955.6 92,544.1 0.7 Hickory 111,977.2 104,553.6 114,228.2 (2.0) High Point 78,489.2 78,732.6 78,733.3 (0.3) Raleigh 559,186.9 554,513.5 565,304.9 (1.1) Wilmington 199,636.5 196,298.0 212,993.7 (6.3) Winston-Salem 270,028.4 251,427.0 263,737.6 2.4 Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year CONSTRUCTION (2) Top 10 counties ($000s) Randolph 100,789.9 4,183.9 36,758.3 174.2 New Hanover 84,276.8 2,838.7 2,396.0 3,417.4 Yancey 73,780.6 0.0 0.0 nm Wake 62,222.6 29,250.2 193,546.0 (67.9) Onslow 40,560.6 28,722.2 29,791.3 36.1 Madison 36,863.4 249.3 0.0 nm Orange 31,611.2 990.2 13,094.5 141.4 Cumberland 22,123.1 1,412.2 98,729.2 (77.6) Guilford 17,495.2 20,425.0 9,508.1 84.0 Pitt 11,573.8 2,221.6 3,291.0 251.7 North Carolina 580,791.8 340,827.9 674,271.1 (13.9) AIR PASSENGER BOARDING (3) Asheville 26,550 26,587 28,642...