NC trend.

• Position: Statistical table

Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year EMPLOYMENT Employed (000s) 4,166.3 4,206.5 4,320.2 (3.6) Civilian labor force 4,563.1 4,564.8 4,531.9 0.7 Manufacturing 496.1 501.3 535.9 (7.4) Service 3,348.9 3,378.5 3,411.6 (1.8) Government 720.3 726.6 718.0 0.3 Unemployed 396.8 358.3 211.7 87.5 Avg. manufacturing 39.4 39.4 41.6 (5.3) workweek (hours) Avg. hourly production $15.84 $15.68 $15.44 2.6 wage Source: Employment Security Commission, December. County rates are not seasonally adjusted. Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) ($000s) Asheville 199,755.4 195,544.9 155,183.7 28.7 Cary 111,994.4 122,413.7 98,635.2 13.5 Charlotte 853,526.4 868,936.4 807,617.2 5.7 Concord 114,944.6 102,378.7 79,116.7 45.3 Durham 252,568.5 277,985.8 234,495.3 7.7 Fayetteville 187,389.6 188,516.0 140,314.2 33.5 Greensboro 341,058.9 350,896.3 314,548.3 8.4 Greenville 85,936.3 93,531.7 74,318.0 15.6 Hickory 100,539.1 103,139.0 91,439.1 10.0 High Point 71,275.1 79,455.2 63,779.4 11.8 Raleigh 501,189.5 553,688.2 483,895.9 3.6 Wilmington 179,882.8 189,247.4 156,838.9 14.7 Winston-Salem 259,612.0 260,659.6 218,990.0 18.5 Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year CONSTRUCTION (2) Top 10 counties ($000s) Onslow 41,435.7 27,593.3 147,097.0 (71.8) New Hanover 29,687.9 15,111.5 12,496.4 137.6 Pitt 11,946.4 285.0 1,239.2 864.1 Brunswick 8,977.9 471.1 9,865.7 (9.0) Mecklenburg 8,425.3 32,386.3 31,160.9 (73.0) Dare 6,184.8 0.0 0.0 nm Durham 6,064.1 13,013.6 2,516.6 141.0 Buncombe 5,643.5 1,670.1 28,929.3 (80.5) Forsyth 5,608.2 1,203.0 10,452.2 (46.3) Halifax 4,504.2 587.0 0.0 nm North Carolina 191,915.4 294,542.9 486,943.0 (60.6) AIR PASSENGER BOARDINGS (3) Asheville 23,061 24,418 21,999 4.8 Charlotte * 1,411,435 1,358,979 1,308,943 7.8 Fayetteville 18,505 17,865...