CAFR 2017

Table XVIII Page 1 of 2

Principal Employers in the City and the Metropolitan Area June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2008

2017

Percentage of Total Employment

Product or

Service

Employees

Rank

Employer

Guilford County School System

Public Schools Health Care

9,228 9,090 2,945 2,853 2,663 2,300 2,283 2,200 2,021 1,878

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

3.55%

Cone Health

3.50 1.13 1.10 1.02 0.88 0.88 0.85 0.78 0.72

City of Greensboro

Local Government

Ralph Lauren*

Apparel Education

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

US Postal Service

Postal Service

Guilford County Government Volvo Group in Greensboro

Local Government Manufacturing

Unifi, Inc.

Textiles

United Healthcare

Health Care Health Care

10

High Point Regional Health System * Bank of America (Nations Bank)

Banking Services Financial Services

American Express, Inc. United Parcel Service

Shipping

Lorillard, Inc

Cigarettes/Tobacco

Totals

37,461

14.40%

Source: Division of Employment Security (DES) - North Carolina Department of Commerce, The Business Journal Employees presented are based on calendar years.

The 2017 total is 259,916 The 2008 total is 231,457 * In Guilford County

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