Trend.

• Position: Employment, retail sales, other indicators for North Carolina - Brief Article - Illustration - Statistical Data Included

TREND EMPLOYMENT (1) Latest Previous month month Total employed (000s) 3,806.0 3,803.1 Civilian labor force 4,029.3 4,013.9 Manufacturing employment 727.3 730.5 Service-producing employment 3,030.0 3,014.7 Government employment 670.5 661.4 Total unemployed 223.3 210.8 Average mfg. work week (hrs) 40.3 40.5 Average hrly. wage, prod. wrkrs. $13.38 $13.35 Previous % change year from last year Total employed (000s) 3,827.6 (0.6) Civilian labor force 3,981.2 1.2 Manufacturing employment 776.4 (6.3) Service-producing employment 2,980.7 1.7 Government employment 649.5 3.2 Total unemployed 153.6 45.4 Average mfg. work week (hrs) 41.3 (2.4) Average hrly. wage, prod. wrkrs. $12.94 3.4 RETAIL SALES (selected cities $000s) (2) Latest Previous month month Asheville 212,595.0 217,681.3 Cary 149,482.1 157,722.1 Charlotte 1,038,052.7 1,141,572.5 Durham 246,909.0 271,966.7 Fayetteville 196,872.4 210,372.6 Gastonia 104,181.2 110,073.3 Greensboro 488,771.5 549,934.5 Greenville 127,576.0 134,159.1 Hickory 122,635.4 130,203.9 High Point 131,924.9 138,158.9 Raleigh 576,669.2 612,359.9 Wilmington 218,271.6 227,006.5 Winston-Salem 359,508.4 385,388.6 Previous % change year from last year Asheville 205,791.3 3.3 Cary 139,022.7 7.5 Charlotte 1,069,757.9 (3.0) Durham 261,408.4 (5.5) Fayetteville 207,944.1 (5.3) Gastonia 108,920.2 (4.4) Greensboro 511,290.4 (4.4) Greenville 121,939.5 4.6 Hickory 120,192.0 2.0 High Point 145,791.8 (9.5) Raleigh 597,925.0 (3.6) Wilmington 216,417.1 0.9 Winston-Salem 350,892.6 2.5 TRANSPORTATION (passenger boardings selected airports) (3) Latest Previous month month Asheville 21,815 16,208 Charlotte (*) 831,193 621,837 Fayetteville 8,986 7,688 Greensboro 105,228 69,797 Greenville 3,094 2,220 New Bern 5,324 4,680...