North Carolina Business and Industry

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LINC organizes hundreds of data covering for all areas of North Carolina into general topic categories, you are now on the Business and Industry category introduction page. Here you will find detailed information on establishments by industry, new and expanded industry investment/employment, building permit, tourism expenditure and receipt, business owner, and more. Explore the dashboard to view business and industry highlights for North Carolina counties.

All Data from 2021.

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Total Establishments

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100 mi
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New Industry Employment:17,297
New Industry Investment:$7,527,552,000
Expanded Industry Employment:9,172
Expanded Industry Investment:$3,127,529,000
Building Permits for All Private Residential Constr:45,761
Building Cost for All Private Res. Housing:$13,161,840,000
Retail Sales:$175,510,779,000
Black Owned Firms:131,320,568

Establishments by Type


Gross Retail Sales Trend