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Labor Force: 46,000 (approx.)

Rockingham County Employment Distribution by Industry Type

Industry Type	Number of Units	Average Employment
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	19	98
Mining	*	*
Utilities	13	224
Construction	247	1,910
Manufacturing	117	8,169
Wholesale Trade	71	1,024
Retail Trade	317	3,577
Transportation and Warehousing	58	1,044
Information	18	179
Finance and Insurance	96	524
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	58	197
Professional and Technical Services	92	458
Management of Companies and Enterprises	3	21
Administrative and Waste Services	79	1,687
Educational Services	35	2,863
Health Care and Social Assistance	152	3,502
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	27	273
Accommodation and Food Services	142	2,227
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin.	159	625
Unclassified	65	99
Total All Industries	1,768	28,704

Average Weekly Wage by Industry

Rockingham County
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	$403
Utilities	$1,373
Construction	$584
Manufacturing	$700
Wholesale Trade	$575
Retail Trade	$381
Transportation and Warehousing	$635
Information	$723
Finance and Insurance	$760
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$380
Professional and Technical Services	$467
Management of Companies and Enterprises	$817
Administrative and Waste Services	$262
Educational Services	$566
Health Care and Social Assistance	$572
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$260
Accommodation and Food Services	$194
Other Services, Ex. Public Admin	$345
Public Administration	$589
Unclassified	$344
Total All Industries	$543

Income

Top 10 Employers

Company	Employees
Rockingham County Schools	2043
Unifi, Inc	895
Morehead Memorial Hospital	840
Wal-Mart Associates Inc.	798
Rockingham County	641
MillerCoors	639
Frontier Spinning Mills	567
Karastan Rug Mills/ Div. of Mohawk Industries	550
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital	515
Equity Group (Keystone Foods)	450