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• Position: North Carolina economic indicators - Illustration

TREND Latest Previous month month EMPLOYMENT (1) Total employed (000s) 3,934.9 3,930.4 Civilian labor force 4,192.9 4,184.0 Manufacturing employment 598.9 600.9 Service-providing employment 3,053.6 3,051.4 Government employment 680.7 683.6 Total unemployed 258.0 253.6 Avg. manufacturing workweek (hours) 41.0 40.5 Avg. hourly production wage $13.72 $13.68 RETAIL SALES (selected cities, $000s) (2) Asheville 236,015.7 206,656.0 Cary 165,017.4 157,679.4 Charlotte 1,107,363.4 893,394.5 Durham 359,546.1 313,669.1 Fayetteville 218,236.6 201,392.1 Gastonia 122,828.8 107,894.5 Greensboro 488,288.9 461,469.4 Greenville 129,068.0 131,443.8 Hickory 134,117.1 122,120.3 High Point 140,172.1 142,966.6 Raleigh 645,976.5 582,076.5 Wilmington 225,579.9 204,903.0 Winston-Salem 360,771.6 328,206.0 TRANSPORTATION (passenger boardings, selected airports) (3) Asheville 19,489 23,051 Charlotte * 980,094 1,021,746 Fayetteville 10,536 10,874 Greensboro 113,115 129,564 Greenville 3,755 4,071 New Bern 5,982 6,257 Raleigh/Durham 334,362 357,733 Wilmington 19,173 20,166 OTHER INDICATORS Farm Index/all products (1967 = 100) (5) 264 266 Farm Index/all crops (1967 = 100) 259 268 Farm Index/livestock (1967 = 100) 273 261 Gallons of gasoline sold (000s) (6) 443,675.0 469,397.1 Total phone access lines (7) 4,488,221 4,507,669 Previous % change year from last year EMPLOYMENT (1) Total employed (000s) 3,882.1 1.4 Civilian labor force 4,157.3 0.9 Manufacturing employment 630.6 (5.0) Service-providing employment 3,019.5 1.1 Government employment 681.0 (0.0) Total unemployed 275.2...