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POPULATION (000s) COUNTY 1982 1992 2002 Bladen 30.2 29.1 32.7 Brunswick 38.7 54.7 79.1 Columbus 50.9 50.6 54.9 Cumberland 251.3 283.0 305.9 Hoke 21.1 24.0 36.0 New Hanover 107.5 129.0 166.1 Pender 22.9 31.2 43.1 Richmond 44.5 45.3 46.7 Robeson 103.1 108.5 125.2 Sampson 49.2 49.5 61.8 Scotland 32.8 34.5 35.8 REGION 752.0 839.5 987.1 NORTH CAROLINA 6,019.1 6,892.7 8,323.9 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget and Management PER CAPITA INCOME (000s) COUNTY 1982 1992 2001 Bladen $7.1 $14.0 $21.6 Brunswick 7.9 15.6 23.0 Columbus 7.4 15.3 22.3 Cumberland 9.4 19.3 25.7 Hoke 6.1 12.2 13.1 New Hanover 9.6 19.5 29.0 Pender 7.7 15.8 20.0 Richmond 7.6 14.7 21.1 Robeson 6.7 13.5 17.5 Sampson 7.8 16.5 20.3 Scotland 8.0 14.8 20.7 REGION 8.3 16.7 23.2 NORTH CAROLINA 9.7 19.0 27.3 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget and Management EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Accommodation/food services 31,912 Administrative/waste services 17,394 Construction 20,234 Educational services 35,193 Health care/social assistance 46,963 Manufacturing 53,549 Public administration 27,139 Retail/wholesale 56,282 Other 64,269 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2002 EMPLOYMENT (000s) COUNTY 1982 1992 2002...