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• Position: North Carolina - Statistical table

Latest Previous Previous % month month year change from last year EMPLOYMENT Employed 4,038.3 4,032.5 4,026.2 0.3 (000s) Civilian labor 4,504.8 4,507.4 4,466.9 0.8 force Manufacturing 433.8 435.9 432.8 0.2 Service 3,295.2 3,275.0 3,280.3 0.5 Government 700.6 686.7 710.8 (1.4) Unemployed 466.6 474.8 440.7 5.9 Avg. 41.2 41.3 41.1 0.2 manufacturing workweek (hours) Avg. hourly $16.35 $16.07 $15.73 3.9 production wage [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

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Latest Previous Previous % month month year change from last year TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) ($000s) Alamance 137,474.0 131,882.1 121,663.1 13.0 Buncombe 289,034.2 274,338.3 275,039.6 5.1 Cabarrus 171,873.0 167,717.5 163,057.5 5.4 Catawba 150,304.1 137,781.1 139,798.7 7.5 Cumberland 290,873.9 276,002.9 273,875.4 6.2 Durham 370,648.7 346,298.4 334,609.0 10.8 Forsyth 349,727,9 342,810.9 315,190.6 11.0 Gaston 137,437.2 132,079.4 118,324.5 16.2 Guilford 466,079.1 465,674.6 429,284.4 8.6 Iredell 153,654.3 140,368.1 124,392.5 23.5 Mecklenburg 1,218,491.2 1,183,086.0 1,085,165.3 12.3 New Hanover 264,949.9 261,581.5 215,410.2 23.0 Onslow 151,041.2 146,960.8 123,824.8 22.0 Pitt 159,329.8 141,697.9 244,113.7 (34.7) Wake 921,802.6 870,818.1 827,100.7 11.4 [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year CONSTRUCTION (2) Top 10 ($000s) counties Onslow 69,058.6 67,552.1 110,793.2 (37.7) Cumberland 56,799.7 18,112.0 36,911.5 53.9 Dare 56,437.4 216,086.9 3,366.0 1,576.7 New Hanover 37,055.2 3,017.2 9,493.7 290.3 Wayne 31,036.9 2,952.5 935.2 3,218.7 Orange 22,175.5 5,125.8 624.9 3,448.6 Mecklenburg 20,762.7 15,774.7 46,365.5 (55.2) Wake 20,571.8 112,325.3 19,466.1 5.7 Brunswick 15,400.1 1,811.0 4,924.1 212.7 Stanly 12,250.1 0.0 1,008.3 1,115.0 North 424,398.5 615,649.9 444,543.9 (4.5) Carolina AIR PASSENGER BOARDINIGS (3) Asheville 35,674 31,840 38,276 (6.8) Charlotte* 1,621,271 1,527,700 1,749,719 (7.3) Fayetteville 21,561 20,957 24,002...