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Wake County Employment Profile
Wake County is consistently rated one the best places to live and work in the Country. There are employment opportunities in a wide range of industries. The following links will provide you with key informational sites geared towards employment opportunity within the region:
http://www.raleigh-wake.org/page/workforce
http://www.raleigh-wake.org/page/city-comparisons
The following provides a listing of the County’s largest employers as reported by Wake County Economic Development:
|
Wake County Major Employers |
# Employees |
|
State of North Carolina |
24,739 |
|
Wake County Public School System |
16,755 |
|
IBM Corporation |
10,800 |
|
North Carolina State University |
7,500 |
|
WakeMed Health & Hospitals |
7,100 |
|
GlaxoSmithKline |
6,000 |
|
Rex Healthcare |
4,400 |
|
SAS Institute, Inc. |
4,149 |
|
Wake County Government |
4,000 |
|
Cisco Systems |
3,400 |
|
Rex Hospital, Inc. |
3,250 |
|
Progress Energy |
3,100 |
|
City of Raleigh |
3,000 |
|
PPD Inc |
3,000 |
|
Verizon Wireless |
3,000 |
|
RTI International |
2,600 |
|
Tri-Arc Food Systems |
2,050 |
|
Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. |
2,000 |
|
US Environmental Protection Agency |
2,000 |
|
Waste Industries USA Inc |
2,000 |
|
Wal-Mart Stores |
1,900 |
|
Food Lion |
1,600 |
