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SMITHFIELD'S NEW AQUATICS CENTER
It's open for business! Located beside Smithfield-Selma High School and Smithfield Community Park, the brand-new Recreation and Aquatics Center is a long-held dream come true for this community. For more information, follow this link.
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JOBLESS RATE
FOR MAY 10.2%
That's up slightly from 10.1% in April. The N.C. Employment Security Commission says 69,217 Johnstonians were employed and 7,827 unemployed in May. A year earlier, 73,056 were employed and 4,125 unemployed. To get more labor statistics from the ESC, click here.
RETAIL SALES OFF
7.2% 4th QUARTER
According to the N.C. Dept. of Revenue, taxable retail sales in Johnston County in December '08 were up 13.1% from a year earlier, but sales for the final three months of 2008 added together were down 7.2%. For monthly reports going back 10 years, click here.
JOHNSTON NO. 1
IN CASH CROPS
Local farmers led the state in 2007, generating $132 million from all crops grown here. For more stats about Johnston County agriculture, click here.
N.C. REPORT CARDS
FOR OUR SCHOOLS
Click here to access links to reports on all of Johnston County's schools.
TRAFFIC COUNTS
ON LOCAL ROADS
from N.C. DOT and the S-S Chamber of Commerce
4 AMTRAK TRAINS
STOP HERE DAILY
Click here to see where they go and whether they're on time
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