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• Position: Employment and retail sales - Statistical table

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EMPLOYMENT Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year Employed (000s) 4,278.5 4,292.3 4,263.6 0.3 Civilian labor force 4,696.4 4,708.6 4,718.1 (0.5) Manufacturing 444.1 444.5 441.5 0.6 Service 3,365.5 3,445.8 3,293.6 2.2 Government 609.6 697.0 617.8 (1.3) Unemployed 417,841 416,314 454,485 (8.1) Avg. manufacturing 41.0 41.7 40.4 1.5 workweek (hours) Avg. hourly $16.72 $16.64 $16.59 0.8 production wage UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ^ Higher than previous month Below 6.0% 10.0% - 11.9% v Lower 6.0% - 7.9% 12.0% - 13.9% = Same 8.0% - 9.9% 14.0% and above Source: Division of Employment Security; July county rates are not seasonally adjusted Latest month Previous Previous % change month year from last years TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) ($000s) Alamance 146,067.2 140,935.7 135,944.5 7.4 Buncombe 325,407.8 301,861.1 311,345.8 4.5 Cabarrus 213,368.9 209,991.2 204,507.2 4.3 Catawba 153,655.2 148,022.2 152,807.0 0.6 Cumberland 299,949.5 291,191.6 304,656.2 (1.5) Durham 472,715.6 447,775.3 449,933.1 5.1 Forsyth 353,494.7 339,901.8 343,319.2 3.0 Gaston 133,787.3 131,755.3 135,105.4 (1.0) Guilford 528,897.4 486,766.5 469,276.1 12.7 Iredell 152,992.1 148,629.9 144,600.0 5.8 Mecklenburg 1,376,396.9 1,315,072.4 1,338,740.0 2.8 New Hanover 309,364.8 282,996.2 297,521.5 4.0 Onslow 165,893.4 155,071.8 165,996.4 (0.1) Pitt 155,778.0 153,099.4 157,334.7 (1.0) Wake 1,017,158.8 965,374.3 963,705.0 5.5 Fayetteville 22,518 22,086 22,525 nm Greensboro 71,287 74,342 73,164 (2.6) Greenville 4,830 4,846 4,815 0.3 Jacksonville 15,908 15,398 16,715 (4.8) New Bern 13,628 12,119 13,062 4.3 Raleigh/ Durham 410,540 426,151...