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N.C. REPORT CARDS
FOR OUR SCHOOLS
Click here to access links to reports on all of Johnston County's schools.
JOBLESS RATE
FOR MAY 5.3%
– up from 4.0% a year earlier. The N.C. Employment Security Commission says 73,245 Johnstonians were employed and 4,100 unemployed in May. To get more labor statistics from the ESC, click here.
RETAIL SALES
DOWN 27% IN FEB.
According to the N.C. Dept. of Revenue, taxable retail sales in Johnston County in Feb. '08 totaled $72.7 million - down 27% from $99.9 million a year earlier. Sales in Smithfield: $21.1 million in Feb. '08 - down 31% from $30.6 million in Feb. '07. For monthly reports going back 10 years, click here.
JOHNSTON STILL
NO. 1 IN TOBACCO
Local growers led the state in 2006, producing 22,265,000 pounds from 10,100 harvested acres. For more stats about Johnston County agriculture, click here.
TRAFFIC COUNTS
ON LOCAL ROADS
from N.C. DOT and the S-S Chamber of Commerce
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