Largest Employers By Community
| Durham County: |
| Duke
University & Medical Center |
27,328 |
| IBM |
13,300 |
| GlaxoSmithKline |
4,800 |
| Durham Public Schools |
4,500 |
| NORTEL Networks |
2,600 |
| RTI International |
2,000 |
| City of Durham |
1,979 |
| US EPA Environmental Research Center |
1,970 |
| Durham County Government |
1,810 |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC |
1,800 |
| Durham Regional Hospital |
1,800 |
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| Orange
County: |
| University of North Carolina |
15,588 |
| UNC
Healthcare |
6,819 |
| Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools |
2,618 |
| Orange County Schools |
1,253 |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC |
1,000 |
| General Electric Corporation |
525 |
| Harris Teeter |
522 |
| Southern Assisted Living Inc. |
500 |
| Sports Endeavors, Inc. |
462 |
| Aramark Services |
380 |
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| Wake
County: |
| State of North Carolina |
36,725 |
| Wake County Public School System |
12,997 |
| North Carolina State University |
7,787 |
| WakeMed Health & Hospitals |
7,000 |
| SAS Institute |
4,034 |
| Rex Healthcare |
3,800 |
| Progress Energy |
3,400 |
| Wake County Government |
3,300 |
| City of Raleigh |
3,000 |
| Cisco Systems |
2,500 |
Source: DCVB and Research Triangle Regional Partnership
Last updated 3/05
