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• Position: North Carolina - Statistical table

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Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year EMPLOYMENT Emptoyecl (000s) 4,227 4,207.6 4,1566 1.6 Civilian labor force 4,688.4 4,683.1 4,640.5 1.0 Manufacturing 433.5 433.7 430.4 0.7 Service 3,306.8 3,281.6 3,267.8 1.2 Government 719.0 706.6 714.6 0.6 Unemployed 464.0 475.5 483,9 (4.1) Avg. manufacturing 40.8 41.1 40.5 0.7 workweek (hours) Avg. hourly production $16.49 $16.56 $15.81 4.3 wage UNEMPLOYMENT RATE [conjunction] Higher than * Below 6.0% * 10.0% - 11.9% previous month [disjunction] Lower * 6.0% - 7.9% * 12.0% - 13.9% = Same * 8.0% - 9.9% * 14.0% and above Source: Division of Employment Security, February county rates are not seasonally adjusted Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) ($000s) Alamance 116,931.4 167,549.4 126,965.8 (7.9) Buncombe 216,507.7 332,645.5 215,129.2 0.6 Cabarrus 170,145.7 253,712.4 149,076.3 14.1 Catawba 123,019.2 183,334.1 123,469.3 (0.4) Cumberland 250,057.4 347,384.7 250,292.8 (0.1) Durham 340,100.8 423,798.0 336,387.3 1.1 Forsyth 303,163.3 424,284.4 301,456.6 0.6 Gaston 121,203.5 166,820.7 108,014.4 12.2 Guilford 413,344 8 551,684.1 409,366.1 1.0 Iredell 116, 993.8 160,773.9 110,996.7 5.4 Mecklenburg 1,055,985.5 1,503,227.7 1,041,025.9 1.4 New Hanover 221,010.4 298,981.4 203,697.6 8.5 Onslow 130,643.6 163,204.5 124,691.6 4.8 Pitt 142,113.9 187,384.7 135,684.4 4.7 Wake 794,104.4 1,085,329.7 773,626.2 2.6 Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year COIUSTRUCTIOII (2) Top 10 counties ($000s) Wayne 54,126.4 235.7 1,671.5 3138.2 Lenoir 52,833.2 322.3 1,142.5 4,524.4 Rockingham 51,929.8 2,365.9 0.0 nm Mecklenburg 49,364.5 43,764.0 12,741.2 287.4 Forsyth 38,223.7 3,622.3 418.5 9,033.5 Onslow 30,432.3 139,864.2 6,212.0 389.9 Cumberland 17,268.3 1,594.2 11,404.5 51.4 Guilford 15,859.5 9,282.6 11,311.0 40.2 Jackson 14,886.2 1,406.4 6,921.0 115.1 Currituck 13,690.0 0.0 298.7 4,483.8 North Carolina 546,049.8 334,772.0 243,283.5 124.4 AIR PASSENGER...