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Latest Previous month month EMPLOYMENT (1) Total employed (000s) 3,882.0 3,905.1 Civilian labor force 4,152.2 4,183.4 Manufacturing employment 606.2 606.4 Service-providing employment 2,973.0 2,944.7 Government employment 608.6 586.4 Total unemployed 270.2 278.3 Avg. manufacturing workweek (hours) 39.8 39.1 Avg. hourly production wage $13.62 $13.61 RETAIL SALES (selected cities, $000s) (2) Asheville 210,512.5 209,642.6 Cary 162,790.4 164,305.0 Charlotte 1,030,299.6 1,123,149.3 Durham 340,247.5 331,590.3 Fayetteville 218,713.0 215,753.3 Gastonia 122,719.1 126,743.7 Greensboro 506,169.5 530,760.1 Greenville 122,517.3 166,244.3 Hickory 134,195.1 138,814.1 High Point 144,379.6 153,908.4 Raleigh 627,985.8 651,673.2 Wilmington 219,260.1 225,746.0 Winston-Salem 308,202.4 379,340.0 TRANSPORTATION (passenger boardings, selected airports) (3) Asheville 22,338 24,197 Charlotte (*) 1,054,956 1,105,283 Fayetteville 10,749 11,000 Greensboro 112,511 121,228 Greenville 3,004 3,011 New Bern 6,735 7,717 Raleigh/Durham 342,706 374,043 Wilmington 20,473 22,070 OTHER INDICATORS Farm Index/all products (1967 = 100) (5) 254 256 Farm Index/all crops (1967 = 100) 257 265 Farm Index/livestock (1967 = 100) 248 241 Gallons of gasoline sold (000s) (6) 441,300.7 455,518.2 Total phone access lines (7) 4,551,444 4,577,960 Previous % change year from last year EMPLOYMENT (1) Total employed (000s) 3,883.5 (0.0) Civilian labor force 4,156.5 (0.1) Manufacturing employment 637.3 (4.9) Service-providing employment 2,968.8 0.1 Government employment 625.9 (2.8) Total unemployed 273.0 (1.0) Avg. manufacturing workweek (hours) 41.3 (3.6) Avg. hourly production wage...