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Table XVIII
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Principal Employers in the City and the Metropolitan Area
June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2007
Product or
Percentage of
Total
Employer
Service
Employees
Rank
Employment
Cone Health
Health Care
11,386
1
4.38%
Guilford County School System
Public Schools
9,390
2
3.61
US Postal Service
Postal Service
4,782
3
1.84
City of Greensboro
Local Government
3,013
4
1.16
North Carolina A&T University
Education
2,865
5
1.10
Ralph Lauren*
Apparel
2,853
6
1.10
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Education
2,608
7
1.00
Guilford County Government
Local Government
2,387
8
0.92
Volvo Group in Greensboro
Manufacturing
2,200
9
0.85
United Healthcare
Health Care
2,063
10
0.79
Bank of America
Banking
American Express, Inc.
Financial Services
High Point Regional Health System *
Health Care
United Parcel Service
Shipping
Totals
43,547
16.75%
Source: Division of Employment Security (DES) - North Carolina Department of Commerce, The Business Journal
Employees presented are based on calendar years.
The 2016 total is 259,810
The 2007 total is 244,610
* In Guilford County
2016
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