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TREND EMPLOYMENT (1) Latest Previous Previous month month year Total employed (OOOs) 3,756.1 3,763.2 3,812.8 Civilian labor force 4,006.1 4,020.2 4,001.3 Manufacturing employment 709.1 709.3 785.4 Service-producing employment 2,923.8 2,913.4 2,852.3 Government employment 649.4 642.3 618.2 Total unemployed 250.0 257.0 188.5 Average mfg. work week (hrs) 39.9 39.4 39.9 Average hrly. wage, prod. wrkrs. $13.44 $13.52 $13.09 % change from last year Total employed (OOOs) (1.5) Civilian labor force 0.1 Manufacturing employment (9.7) Service-producing employment 2.5 Government employment 5.0 Total unemployed 32.6 Average mfg. work week (hrs) 0.0 Average hrly. wage, prod. wrkrs. 2.7 RETAIL SALES (selected cities ($000s) (2) Latest Previous Previous month month year Asheville 223,944.0 229,658.7 222,691.7 Cary 170,963.6 156,295.1 165,071.6 Charlotte 936,483.0 1,022,769.0 1,041,457.3 Durham 258,893.7 259,173.4 262,151.2 Fayetteville 212,088.0 199,875.1 205,239.6 Gastonia 116,731.5 106,132.3 124,302.3 Greensboro 489,945.5 523,372.9 549,459.1 Greenville 116,882.5 136,812.8 133,683.9 Hickory 130,643.9 131,963.0 137,150.4 High Point 131,326.6 149,342.2 142,685.2 Raleigh 564,841.0 620,169.9 628,822.8 Wilmington 213,307.4 212,635.3 224,580.3 Winston-Salem 347,161.6 360,390.1 347,736.6 % change from last year Asheville 0.6 Cary 3.6 Charlotte (10.1) Durham (1.2) Fayetteville 3.3 Gastonia (6.1) Greensboro (10.8) Greenville (12.6) Hickory (4.7) High Point (8.0) Raleigh (10.2) Wilmington (5.0) Winston-Salem (0.2) TRANSPORTATION (passenger boardings selected airports) (3) Latest Previous Previous month month year Asheville 13,203 14,289 14,336 Charlotte * 863,085 824,525 841,121 Fayetteville 8,536 8,768...