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• Position: North Carolina - Statistical data

Latest Previous Previous % change from last month month year year EMPLOYMENT Employed 4,314.5 4,304.1 4,193.0 2.9 (000s) Civilian labor 4,753.3 4,735.9 4,677.2 1.6 force Manufacturing 442.3 441.6 434.6 1.8 Service 3,402.6 3,406.0 3,338.9 1.9 Government 714.0 717.3 714.9 (0.1) Unemployed 438.9 431.9 484.2 (9.4) Avg. 41.6 41,2 41.6 0.0 manufacturing workweek (hours) Avg. hourly $16.71 $16.60 $16.52 1.2 production wage UNEMPLOYMENT RATE * Higher than previous month * Below 6.0% * 10.0% - 11.9% * Lower * 6.0% - 7.9% * 12.0% - 13.9% = Same * 8.0% - 9.9% * 14.0% and above Source: Division of Employment Security; December county rates are not seasonally adjusted Latest Previous Previous % change from month month year last year ($000s) TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) Alamance 143,378.4 131,292.3 142,398.0 0.7 Buncombe 295,015.8 363,361.6 268,761.1 9.8 Cabarrus 201,906.2 188,753.7 193,266.4 4.5 Catawba 146,949.0 141,753.6 147,287.6 (0.2) Cumberland 297,320.8 283.155.1 287,571.8 3.4 Durham 396,847.0 383,232.8 359,396.7 10.4 Forsyth 318,865.1 330,133.5 330,827.3 (3.6) Gaston 132,924.1 128.579.3 136.430.2 (2.6) Guilford 451,007.1 462,784.0 453,074.6 (0.5) Iredell 135,670.3 130,017.1 135,523.9 0.1 Mecklenburg 1,235,936.6 1,246,372.2 1,202,717,6 2.8 New Hanover 249,271.8 250,929.2 245,539.8 1.5 Onslow 151,730.2 146,811.2 144,074.1 5.3 Pitt 152,770.7 147,939.3 152,009.5 0.5 Wake 947,010.2 909,3374 914,428.6 3.6 Latest Previous Previous % change from month month year last year CONSTRUCTION (2) Top 10 counties ($000s) Mecklenburg 31,745.7 17,982.1 133,599.8 (76.2) Wake 26,945.9 10,627.0 14,289.6 88.6 Catawba 17,107.1 10,281.5 0.0 nm Jackson 15,939.0 11,451.0 0.0 nm Durham 14,963.3 120.0 7,903.7 89.3 Cumberland 13,951.3 43,534.0 10,277.8 35.7 Columbus 10,515.0 121.8 10.7 98,447.3 Orange 10,190.2 4,565.1 1.451.8 601.9 Carteret 7,669.8 2,884.9 2,317.6 230.9 Granville 6,638.4 226.3 829.2 700.5 256,728.6 408,890.4 (43.8) AIR PASSENGER BOARDINGS (3) Asheville 23,209 25,220...