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• Position: Unemployment rates - Statistical table

EMPLOYMENT Latest Previous Previous % change from month month year last year Employed (000s) 4,288.9 4,293.5 4,312.9 (0.6) Civilian labor force 4,560.6 4,561.6 4,526.5 0.8 Manufacturing 524.1 525.0 540.1 (3.0) Service 3,401.9 3,412.5 3,361.1 1.2 Government 685.3 716.4 681.4 0.6 Unemployed 271.6 268.1 213.7 27.1 Avg. manufacturing 40.9 40.3 42.0 (2.6) workweek 9 hours) Avg. hourly production $15.37 $15.31 $14.98 2.6 wage UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ↑ Higher than previous month Below 3.4% 6.8% - 8.4% ↓ Lower 3.4% - 5.2% 8.5% - 9.9% = Same 5.3% - 6.7% 10.0% and above Source: Employment Security Commission, June. County rates are not Seasonally adjusted. TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (1) Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year ($000s) Asheville 226,637.5 148,853.3 192.539.4 17.7 Cary 129,741.1 101,596.1 98,963.8 31.1 Charlotte 967,897.2 795,880.6 930,985.7 4.0 Concord 124,070.6 84,658.7 104,248.3 19.0 Durham 272,389.3 251,957.0 279,291.5 (2.5) Fayetteville 232,614.1 170,746.5 182,705.2 27.3 Greensboro 396,977.2 324.470.2 359,304.1 10.5 Greenville 106,173.8 83,187.8 86,976.4 22.1 Hickory 129,712.2 95,954.8 103,318.8 25.5 High Point 96,500.1 69,363.8 30,654.4 19.6 Raleigh 603,686.9 504,835.1 554,339.8 8.9 Wilmington 220,765.9 154,747.9 198,250.7 11.4 Winston-Salem 288,892.0 242,447.2 268,882.1 7.4 CONSTRUCTION (2) Latest Previous Previous % change month month year from last year Top 10 counties ($000s) Mecklenburg 56,584.8 109,483.2 114,445.3 (50.6) Brunswick 53,457.6 2,665.0 5,416.4 887.0 Randolph 44,879.5 199.5 4,491.3 899.3 Guilford 25,123.7 7,073.2 14,174.3 77.2 Gaston 13,441.0 1,886.2 2,346.5 472.8 Durham 10,375.8 600.5 6,838.0 51.7 Jackson 9,832.5 0.0 10,200.7 (3.6) Burke 9,140.9 3,019.7 67.1 13,513.1 Buncombe 8,724.3 22,318.8 12,725.9 (31.4) Robeson 7,261.7 505.6 1,475.4 392.2 North Carolina 328,033.1 388,002.1 490,935.7 (33.2) AIR PASSENGER BOARDINGS (3) Asheville 26,324...