Data & Demographics
As a top place to do business, companies of all sizes are always expanding or relocating to our market. To view companies that have relocated or expanded in our community, you can download our new and expanding report.
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The Major Employers List below provides a snapshot of both public and private companies in Wake County and Research Triangle Park that employ 2,000 or more people.
| Employers | # of Employees |
|---|---|
| Duke University and Duke Health Systems | 43,108 |
| State of North Carolina | 24,083 |
| Wake County Public School System | 17,000 |
| Wal-Mart | 16,800 |
| University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | 12,204 |
| WakeMed Health & Hospitals | 10,307 |
| Food Lion | 9,037 |
| North Carolina State University | 9,019 |
| IBM (International Business Machines) | 9,000 |
| Target Stores | 8,400 |
| UNC Rex Healthcare System | 7,700 |
| Fidelity Investments | 5,968 |
| Harris Teeter | 5,300 |
| Lenovo | 5,100 |
| Cisco Systems | 5,000 |
| Wake County Government | 4,389 |
| SAS Institute, Inc. | 4,024 |
| City of Raleigh | 3,974 |
| Pfizer | 3,700 |
| Sensus (a Xylem Brand) | 3,691 |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina | 3,583 |
| Conduent Business Services | 3,487 |
| Epic Games | 3,118 |
| Metlife | 3,100 |
| Wells Fargo | 2,965 |
| Lowe’s Home Centers | 2,750 |
| Duke Energy | 2,743 |
| Iqvia | 2,700 |
| Wake Technical Community College | 2,547 |
| Cree | 2,500 |
| Wolfspeed | 2,500 |
| Credit Suisse | 2,373 |
| Research Triangle Institute (RTI) | 2,370 |
| First Citizens Bancshares | 2,200 |
| Grifols | 2,100 |
| Syneos Health | 2,100 |
| bioMérieux | 2,000 |
| Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) | 2,000 |
| Red Hat | 2,000 |
| Siemens | 2,000 |
| United States Postal Service | 2,000 |
| Verizon Business Network Services | 2,000 |
