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Old 03-21-2017, 09:28 AM
 
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Ummmm, no. That would either be Charlotte or the Triad.
Indeed:

Cumberland County: 12,692 manufacturing jobs

Forsyth: 32,126
Catawba: 40,000
Durham: 47,147
Mecklenburg: 66,388
Guilford: 68,296

I'm sure there are others with more than Cumberland...those are the first 5 I looked up.
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Old 03-21-2017, 10:50 AM
 
Location: NC-AL-PA—> West Virginia
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Indeed:

Cumberland County: 12,692 manufacturing jobs

Forsyth: 32,126
Catawba: 40,000
Durham: 47,147
Mecklenburg: 66,388
Guilford: 68,296

I'm sure there are others with more than Cumberland...those are the first 5 I looked up.
That is very interesting haha. Catawba, what is that?
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Old 03-21-2017, 10:54 AM
 
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[quote=Archer705;47582315]That is very interesting haha. Catawba, what is that?[/quote]


Its a county in NC. Hickory is the primary city.
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Old 03-21-2017, 10:56 AM
 
Location: NC-AL-PA—> West Virginia
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That is very interesting haha. Catawba, what is that?[/quote]


Its a county in NC. Hickory is the primary city.
40,000 people work in manufacturing in a county of only 150,000? Something seems kinda off with that.
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Old 03-21-2017, 11:03 AM
 
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40,000 people work in manufacturing in a county of only 150,000? Something seems kinda off with that.

It actually 45,790. Look it up yourself:


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Old 03-21-2017, 01:23 PM
 
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40,000 people work in manufacturing in a county of only 150,000? Something seems kinda off with that.
People from outside the county drive there for work. Why does that seem "off"?
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