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• Position: Demographic information for several cities in North Carolina - Illustration

TREND Latest Previous Previous month month year EMPLOYMENT (1) Total employed (000s) 3,721.3 3,726.1 3,765.3 Civilian labor force 3,960.1 3,971.0 4,009.5 Manufacturing employment 699.7 700.6 717.6 Service-producing employment 2,995.1 2,976.0 2,971.8 Government employment 669.4 648.2 650.3 Total unemployed 238.8 244.9 244.2 Average mfg. work week (hrs) 40.6 41.0 41.3 Average hrly. wage, prod. wrkrs. $13.69 $13.66 $12.97 RETAIL SALES (selected cities, $000s) (2) Asheville 208,992.0 218,302.1 212,595.0 Cary 162,733.7 169,927.3 149,482.1 Charlotte 991,510.3 1,093,569.9 1,038,052.7 Durham 320,131.0 356,052.0 246,909.0 Fayetteville 198,199.4 204,754.5 196,872.4 Gastonia 108,354.3 119,028.3 104,181.2 Greensboro 489,797.6 480,675.8 488,771.5 Greenville 113,997.8 125,125.8 127,576.0 Hickory 114,977.7 122,177.3 122,635.4 High Point 123,562.3 144,502.2 131,924.9 Raleigh 565,329.1 648,721.3 576,669.2 Wilmington 208,320.1 228,185.8 218,271.6 Winston-Salem 354,044.3 371,232.7 359,508.4 TRANSPORTATION (passenger boardings, selected airports) (3) Asheville 22,027 19,397 21,815 Charlotte * 935,674 831,489 831,193 Fayetteville 11,369 10,120 8,986 Greensboro 121,750 99,534 105,228 Greenville 3,008 2,667 3,094 New Bern 6,792 6,547 5,324 Raleigh/Durham 363,537 306,759 296,542 Wilmington 19,821 18,069 17,334 OTHER INDICATORS Farm Index/all products 238 236 254 (1967 = 100) (5) Farm Index/all crops (1967= 100) 259 255 258 Farm Index/livestock (1967= 100) 201 203 247 Gallons of gasoline sold (000s) (6) 460,954.4 455,286.6 457,416.6 Total phone access lines (7) 4,691,040 4,702,297 4,853,402 % change from last year EMPLOYMENT (1) Total employed (000s) (1.2)...