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