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9 <br /> <br />Figure 9. Annualized Payroll Job Growth Rates in North Carolina Regions Classified by <br />Size, 2017 and 2009-2016. <br /> <br />Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; a large metros are Charlotte, Durham-Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Raleigh, and <br />Winston-Salem; medium metros include Asheville, Burlington, Fayetteville, Greenville, Hickory, and Wilmington; <br />small metros are composed of Goldsboro, Jacksonville, New Bern, and Rocky Mount; and non-metros are counties <br />not included in the large, medium, and small metro categories <br /> <br />Figure 10. NCSU Index of North Carolina Leading Economic Indicators <br /> <br /> <br />-1 <br />-0.5 <br />0 <br />0.5 <br />1 <br />1.5 <br />2 <br />2.5 <br />Large metros Medium metros Small metros Non-Metros <br />% <br />2017 2009-2016 <br />70 <br />75 <br />80 <br />85 <br />90 <br />95 <br />100 <br />105 <br />20 <br />0 <br />7 <br /> <br />f <br />e <br />b <br />20 <br />0 <br />7 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />y <br />20 <br />0 <br />7 <br /> <br />a <br />u <br />g <br />20 <br />0 <br />7 <br /> <br />n <br />o <br />v <br />20 <br />0 <br />8 <br /> <br />f <br />e <br />b <br />20 <br />0 <br />8 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />y <br />20 <br />0 <br />8 <br /> <br />a <br />u <br />g <br />20 <br />0 <br />8 <br /> <br />n <br />o <br />v <br />20 <br />0 <br />9 <br /> <br />f <br />e <br />b <br />20 <br />0 <br />9 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />y <br />20 <br />0 <br />9 <br /> <br />a <br />u <br />g <br />20 <br />0 <br />9 <br /> <br />n <br />o <br />v <br />20 <br />1 <br />0 <br /> <br />f <br />e <br />b <br />20 <br />1 <br />0 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />y <br />20 <br />1 <br />0 <br /> <br />a <br />u <br />g <br />20 <br />1 <br />0 <br /> <br />n <br />o <br />v <br />20 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />f <br />e <br />b <br />20 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />y <br />20 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />a <br />u <br />g <br />20 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />n <br />o <br />v <br />20 <br />1 <br />2 <br /> <br />f <br />e <br />b <br />20 <br />1 <br />2 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />y <br />20 <br />1 <br />2 <br /> <br />a <br />u <br />g <br />20 <br />1 <br />2 <br /> <br />n <br />o <br />v <br />20 <br />1 <br />3 <br /> <br />f <br />e <br />b <br />20 <br />1 <br />3 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />y <br />20 <br />1 <br />3 <br /> <br />a <br />u <br />g <br />20 <br />1 <br />3 <br /> <br />n <br />o <br />v <br />20 <br />1 <br />4 <br /> <br />f <br />e <br />b <br />20 <br />1 <br />4 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />y <br />20 <br />1 <br />4 <br /> <br />a <br />u <br />g <br />20 <br />1 <br />4 <br /> <br />n <br />o <br />v <br />20 <br />1 <br />5 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />r <br />20 <br />1 <br />5 <br /> <br />j <br />u <br />n <br />20 <br />1 <br />5 <br /> <br />s <br />e <br />p <br />20 <br />1 <br />5 <br /> <br />d <br />e <br />c <br />20 <br />1 <br />6 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />r <br />20 <br />1 <br />6 <br /> <br />j <br />u <br />n <br />e <br />20 <br />1 <br />6 <br /> <br />s <br />e <br />p <br />20 <br />1 <br />6 <br /> <br />d <br />e <br />c <br />20 <br />1 <br />7 <br /> <br />m <br />a <br />r <br />20 <br />1 <br />7 <br /> <br />j <br />u <br />n <br />e <br />20 <br />1 <br />7 <br /> <br />s <br />e <br />p <br />Source: calculations by Dr. Michael Walden <br />NCSU INDEX OF NORTH CAROLINA LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS <br />15