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Maps & Tables
Geographic Distribution of Employment
Source:
North Carolina Department of Commerce
North Carolina's Largest IT Employers
| Bell South Telecommunications INC. |
The Charlotte Observer |
| Nationsbanc Services INC. |
The News & Observer Publishing CO. |
| SAS Institute INC. |
Verizon South INC. |
| Time Warner Entertainment Advance |
AT&T Wireless Services |
| Carolina Telephone and Telegraph CO. |
Eastwynn Theatres |
| Alltel Communications INC. |
Sprint Mid-Atlantic Telecom INC. |
| WorldCOM Payroll Services LLC. |
Cingular Wireless LLC. |
| Sprint |
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Source:
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, North Carolina's
Largest Employers
Employment Trends
Source:
Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, Employment and
Wage Data
State Leaders in Core IT Occupations
| Projected
IT Employment in 2006 |
Fastest Growing (Percent Increase 1996-2006)
|
Number of Job Openings
(Average Annual Openings 1996-2006)
|
| California |
295,700
|
Oregon |
218
|
California |
16,520
|
| Texas |
167,500
|
Georgia |
112
|
Texas |
7,920
|
| Virginia |
135,100
|
Colorado |
101
|
Virginia |
7,670
|
| Illinois |
125,000
|
Virginia |
98
|
Illinois |
6,460
|
| New Jersey |
105,900
|
Minnesota |
92
|
Georgia |
5,560
|
| Massachusetts |
96,400
|
Arizona |
83
|
New Jersey |
5,300
|
| Florida |
95,450
|
North Carolina |
80
|
Massachusetts |
5,060
|
| Ohio |
93,950
|
Nevada |
80
|
Ohio |
4,730
|
| Georgia |
90,750
|
Massachusetts |
79
|
Florida |
4,620
|
| Washington |
79.750
|
California |
78
|
Colorado |
4,160
|
| Colorado |
71,050
|
South Dakota |
76
|
Washington |
4,040
|
| North Carolina |
69,950
|
Washington |
76
|
North Carolina |
3,770
|
| Minnesota |
66,250
|
Idaho |
75
|
Minnesota |
3,700
|
| Connecticut |
41,800
|
Rhode Island |
75
|
Arizona |
2,180
|
| Missouri |
40,250
|
Illinois |
72
|
Wisconsin |
1,920
|
| Arizona |
39,650
|
New Hampshire |
72
|
Missouri |
1,890
|
| Wisconsin |
38,600
|
Ohio |
70
|
Connecticut |
1,880
|
| Oregon |
32,100
|
Wisconsin |
66
|
Alabama |
1,730
|
| Alabama |
31,000
|
New Jersey |
65
|
Tennessee |
1,310
|
| Tennessee |
27,550
|
Alabama |
64
|
Oregon |
1,300
|
| Utah |
24,050
|
New Mexico |
64
|
Utah |
1,190
|
| Oklahoma |
18,600
|
West Virginia |
64
|
Oklahoma |
870
|
| South Carolina |
16,250
|
Florida |
63
|
South Carolina |
770
|
| Louisiana |
16,100
|
Utah |
62
|
Louisiana |
760
|
| Kentucky |
13,800
|
North Dakota |
62
|
Kentucky |
680
|
| Nebraska |
13,750
|
Texas |
61
|
New Hampshire |
610
|
| New Hampshire |
11,700
|
Louisiana |
59
|
New Mexico |
510
|
| New Mexico |
10,500
|
Tennessee |
59
|
Nebraska |
480
|
| Rhode Island |
9,250
|
Hawaii |
59
|
Rhode Island |
470
|
| Arkansas |
8,500
|
Kentucky |
58
|
Nevada |
430
|
| Idaho |
8,150
|
South Carolina |
56
|
Idaho |
410
|
| Nevada |
7,950
|
Oklahoma |
55
|
Arkansas |
400
|
| Mississippi |
7,350
|
Maine |
55
|
Mississippi |
330
|
| Delaware |
6,550
|
Arkansas |
55
|
South Dakota |
320
|
| Maine |
6,500
|
Mississippi |
54
|
Maine |
300
|
| South Dakota |
6,050
|
Missouri |
53
|
West Virginia |
300
|
| West Virginia |
6,050
|
Connecticut |
51
|
Hawaii |
260
|
| Hawaii |
5,350
|
Vermont |
45
|
Delaware |
250
|
| Vermont |
4,250
|
Alaska |
43
|
North Dakota |
190
|
| North Dakota |
4,150
|
Delaware |
36
|
Vermont |
180
|
| Alaska |
2,600
|
Nebraska |
29
|
Alaska |
120
|
| Montana |
2,500
|
Wyoming |
24
|
Montana |
80
|
| Wyoming |
1,050
|
Montana |
20
|
Wyoming |
40
|
Projections not available at time of publication
for Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania
Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Technology Policy; analysis
provided by state employment security offices
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