Eastern region.

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EASTERN REGION POPULATION (in 000s) COUNTY 1980 1990 2000 Carteret 41.1 52.4 59.4 Craven 71.0 81.8 91.4 Duplin 41.0 40.0 49.1 Edgecombe 56.0 56.7 55.6 Greene 16.1 15.4 19.0 Jones 9.7 9.4 10.4 Lenoir 59.8 57.3 59.6 Nash 67.2 76.7 87.4 Onslow 112.8 149.8 150.4 Pamlico 10.4 11.4 12.9 Pitt 90.1 108.5 133.8 Wayne 97.1 104.7 113.3 Wilson 63.1 66.1 73.8 REGION 735.4 830.0 916.1 NORTH CAROLINA 5,880.1 6,632.4 8,049.3 Source: N.C Office of State Budget and Management PER-CAPITA INCOME (in 000s) COUNTY 1980 1990 1999 Carteret $7.9 $15.2 $24.1 Craven 8.3 15.9 24.3 Duplin 5.6 14.4 19.1 Edgecombe 7.1 13.5 17.2 Greene 6.4 15.1 17.7 Jones 5.3 12.3 18.2 Lenoir 7.6 15.5 21.2 Nash 8.2 17.1 24.1 Onslow 7.2 13.2 23.2 Pamlico 7.5 14.2 21.9 Pitt 7.7 16.4 23.2 Wayne 7.2 14.2 20.1 Wilson 8.3 16.4 24.6 REGION 7.5 15.1 22.3 NORTH CAROLINA 8.2 17.4 26.4 Source: U.S Bureau of Economic Analysis EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Agricluture/mining 11,419 Construction 23,758 Finance/insurance/real estate 12,448 Government 87,445 Manufacturing 65,228 Retail/wholesale 90,826 Services 75,065 Transporation 12,173 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2000 Note...