1. New Hanover Regional Medical Center/Cape Fear Hospital (Hospitals) - 4,738
2. New Hanover County Schools (Education) - 3,666
3. Wal-Mart Stores (Retail) - 2,592
4. GE Wilmington (GE Hitachi and GE Aviation) - 2,100
5. University of NC Wilmington (Higher Education) - 1,898
6. Brunswick County Schools (Education) - 1,723
7. PPD, Inc. (Discovery & Development Services to Pharmaceutical & Biotech) - 1,500
8. New Hanover County (County Government) - 1,480
9. Verizon Wireless (Communications) - 1,346
10. Progress Energy - Southport & Wilmington (Electricity) - 1,070
11. Corning, Inc. (Optical Fiber) - 1,000
12. City of Wilmington (Government) - 981
13. Novant Medical/Brunswick Community Hospital (Hospitals) - 597
14. Cape Fear Community College (Education) - 541