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• Position: North Carolina economic statistics - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Trend Latest Previous Previous month month year EMPLOYMENT (1) Total employed (000s) 3,716.3 3,734.3 3,771.0 Civilian labor force 3,989.2 4,010.1 3,988.3 Manufacturing employment 699.7 699.8 737.8 Service-producing employment 2,967.5 2,954.1 2,935.4 Government employment 646.3 651.4 619.5 Total unemployed 272.9 275.8 217.3 Average mfg. work week (hrs.) 40.4 40.4 41.4 Average hrly. wage, prod. wrkrs. $13.64 $13.54 $12.71 RETAIL SALES (selected cities, $000s) (2) Asheville 187,771.0 187,252.1 179,366.4 Cary 141,614.8 128,493.5 136,141.1 Charlotte 995,143.4 933,517.7 1,011,192.7 Durham 282,279.6 292,534.9 218,292.0 Fayetteville 197,802.1 170,596.2 193,248.0 Gastonia 109,787.8 98,197.8 108,072.5 Greensboro 431,073.4 430,838.4 485,978.5 Greenville 108,628.2 95,011.6 116,967.0 Hickory 110,592.3 110,631.3 122,383.7 High Point 115,305.1 115,369.1 125,631.0 Raleigh 517,014.7 541,790.6 542,311.9 Wilmington 186,247.7 192,433.5 182,127.4 Winston-Salem 328,949.0 323,417.8 327,391.0 TRANSPORTATION (passenger boardings, selected airports) (3) Asheville 22,013 19,767 24,334 Charlotte * 1,092,478 1,055,787 1,117,536 Fayetteville 11,952 11,332 13,260 Greensboro 113,535 118,496 123,915 Greenville na 2,620 3,401 New Bern 7,022 6,222 8,003 Raleigh/Durham 402,223 370,963 473,788 Wilmington 21,776 20,253 25,245 OTHER INDICATORS Farm Index/all products...