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POPULATION (in 000s) COUNTY 1981 1991 2001 Bladen 30.4 29.1 32.4 Brunswick 37.2 52.8 76.9 Columbus 51.2 50.1 54.8 Cumberland 250.1 280.0 301.1 Hoke 20.8 23.2 34.8 New Hanover 105.4 125.1 163.8 Pender 22.6 30.2 42.1 Richmond 45.0 45.0 46.6 Robeson 102.4 106.4 124.1 Sampson 49.4 48.4 60.9 Scotland 32.6 34.3 35.7 REGION 746.9 824.5 973.3 NORTH CAROLINA 5,955.6 6,781.3 8,188.0 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget and Management PER-CAPITA INCOME (in 000s) COUNTY 1981 1991 2000 Bladen $6.8 $13.1 $21.5 Brunswick 7.5 15.1 21.7 Columbus 7.0 14.4 21.6 Cumberland 8.8 15.8 24.9 Hoke 5.8 11.4 13.4 New Hanover 9.2 18.4 27.6 Pender 7.5 14.8 20.0 Richmond 7.3 14.1 20.6 Robeson 6.3 12.5 17.5 Sampson 7.4 16.3 20.4 Scotland 7.8 13.8 20.7 REGION 7.9 15.2 22.6 NORTH CAROLINA 9.2 17.9 26.9 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget and Management EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Agriculture/mining 7,546 Construction 20,704 Finance/insurance/ real estate 12,037 Government 77,695 Manufacturing 61,885 Retail/wholesale 87,555 Services 77,243 Transportation 14,128 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2001 Note: Table made from pie chart EMPLOYMENT (in 000s) COUNTY 1981 1991 2001 Bladen 12.7 12.1...