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JOBLESS RATE
ROSE
TO 3.5%
IN DECEMBER
Johnston County's unemployment
rate was 3.5%
in December,
up from 3.2% the
previous month, according to the N.C. Department
of Commerce. Employed
Johnstonians
totaled
92,552
in December, down from 93,096 in
November; 3,400
residents were looking for work in
December.
Here's more news and stats
from NCDC.
RETAIL SALES UP
13%
IN 3rd QUARTER
According to the N.C. Dept. of Revenue,
taxable retail sales of more than $488 million
in Johnston County
July-September
of this year
were up 13% from
almost $432
million reported
for the third quarter
of 2017.
Get more reports
from NCDR.
JOHNSTON HAS
196,708
RESIDENTS
That official
Census
estimate – for
2017
– shows
a gain of almost
28,000
since the 2010
U.S. Census.
Smithfield's
estimated population
is 12,309, up
from 10,966
in 2010.
Selma's estimate
is 6,684,
up from 6,073
in 2010.
View
more Census
data about
Johnston
County and
Smithfield.
JOHNSTON NO. 4
IN CASH CROPS
Local farmers produced crops worth $140.3
million in 2017, ranking
us 4th among
the state's 100 counties, according to the
latest statistics released by the N.C. Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services. We now rank 3rd
in flue-cured
tobacco production (behind neighboring
Sampson and
Wilson counties ); and
we're 4th
in sweet potatoes. In addition to
income from crops, Johnston's farmers earned $107.6 from
hogs, chickens, turkeys, and other livestock, ranking us 25th in the
state in that category.
Access more stats
about N.C. agriculture.
MORE
ECONOMIC DATA
ABOUT
JOHNSTON CO.
Visit the
website of the county's Economic Development
Office.
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updated 2-21-19
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