Change in distribution of workforce by industry: pre-recession (2000–2007) versus post recession (2009–2017), North Carolina
| Largest absolute increase | Largest percentage increase | Largest percentage decline or smallest percentage Increase* | |||
| Industry | Change in workforce (%) | Industry | Change in workforce (%) | Industry | Change in workforce (%) |
| Professional services | 1 313 138 (108%) | Paper and Allied Product Mfg | 2411 (1512%) | Furniture and Fixtures Mfg | −11 380 (−883%) |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 224 537 (149%) | Agriculture | 12 562 (703%) | Wood Buildings and Mobile Homes Mfg | −542 (−675%) |
| Retail | 221 769 (186%) | Sawmills and Wood Mfg | 6957 (406%) | Textile Mill Product Mfg | −34 405 (−373%) |
| Business and repair services | 167 363 (90%) | Printing and publishing | 12 397 (394%) | Apparel and Finished Textiles Mfg | −14 185 (−347%) |
| Construction | 152 444 (204%) | Fishing/hunting/trapping | 707 (318%) | Food and Associated Product Mfg | 58 396 (67%) |
| Public administration | 130 485 (137%) | Misc manufacturing | 16 462 (302%) | Chemicals and Petroleum Mfg | 65 104 (71%) |
| Machinery and transport equipment Mfg | 107 556 (89%) | Forestry | 3881 (255%) | Transport/taxi | 5784 (73%) |
| Wholesale | 78 940 (227%) | Wholesale | 78 940 (227%) | Personnel supply services | 27 155 (77%) |
| Eating and drinking places | 78 796 (127%) | Detective/protective services | 15 224 (204%) | Electric Gas/pipeline/other utility | 36 451 (84%) |
| Transport bus/truck | 72 291 (150%) | Construction | 152 444 (204%) | Mining and oil | 5168 (85%) |
Data are presented as difference in number of employees (% difference) between the pre-recession and post-recession periods.
*Strong economic growth during the study period resulted in only four industries with declining employment.
Mfg, manufacturing.