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Trend. EMPLOYMENT (1) Latest Previous Previous month month year Total employed (000s) 3,713.8 3,711.0 3,755.7 Civilian labor force 3,985.9 3,978.4 3,983.9 Manufacturing employment 698.0 701.3 726.0 Service-producing employment 2,907.7 2,941.8 2,873.9 Government employment 581.8 608.6 553.6 Total unemployed 272.1 267.4 228.2 Average mfg. work week (hrs.) 39.7 40.7 40.9 Average hrly. wage, prod. wrkrs. $13.79 $13.56 $12.84 % change from last year Total employed (000s) (1.1) Civilian labor force 0.1 Manufacturing employment (3.9) Service-producing employment 1.2 Government employment 5.1 Total unemployed 19.2 Average mfg. work week (hrs.) (2.9) Average hrly. wage, prod. wrkrs. 7.4 RETAIL SALES (selected cities, $000s) (2) Latest Previous Previous month month year Asheville 208,556.5 226,646.2 191,275.6 Cary 146,769.1 193,098.4 145,652.3 Charlotte 953,290.6 1,115,635.0 1,124,495.4 Durham 347,085.9 361,007.7 253,062.8 Fayetteville 201,582.4 247,888.3 196,879.3 Gastonia 119,610.2 129,952.3 109,176.5 Greensboro 486,498.9 528,800.9 503,394.4 Greenville 120,513.9 124,280.4 134,311.6 Hickory 119,136.0 136,081.8 125,862.0 High Point 135,810.6 155,291.7 147,660.2 Raleigh 535,496.4 672,502.1 635,968.2 Wilmington 203,977.7 235,775.2 222,359.5 Winston-Salem 364,195.4 391,271.3 342,446.6 % change from last year Asheville 9.0 Cary 0.8 Charlotte (15.2) Durham 37.2 Fayetteville 2.4 Gastonia 9.6 Greensboro (3.4) Greenville (10.3) Hickory (5.3) High Point (8.0) Raleigh (15.8) Wilmington (8.3) Winston-Salem 6.4 TRANSPORTATION (passenger boardings, selected airports) (3) Latest Previous Previous month month year Asheville 25,771 23,466 30,507 Charlotte * 1,093,691 1,064,757 1,126,929...