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• Position: BY THE NUMBERS

POPULATION (000s) COUNTY 1986 1996 2006 Alamance 103.5 120.8 139.8 Caswell 21.5 22.0 23.5 Davidson 121.2 140.3 155.3 Davie 26.8 31.4 39.8 Forsyth 258.4 290.9 331.9 Guilford 332.6 391.2 449.1 Montgomery 23.1 25.2 27.5 Randolph 99.1 119.9 138.6 Rockingham 84.9 90.1 91.8 Stokes 35.6 42.4 46.3 Surry 60.8 66.8 73.0 Yadkin 29.6 34.6 37.8 REGION 1,197.1 1,375.6 1,554.5 NORTH CAROLINA 6,323.2 7,490.8 8,860.3 Source: N.C. Office of Budget and Management PER CAPITA INCOME (000s) COUNTY 1985 1995 2005 Alamance $13.2 $20.9 $27.6 Caswell 8.6 16.5 23.6 Davidson 12.2 20.3 29.0 Davie 13.5 23.2 31.8 Forsyth 16.1 25.9 35.0 Guilford 15.5 24.6 34.6 Montgomery 9.8 16.9 25.5 Randolph 12.2 19.8 25.4 Rockingham 11.9 18.5 25.4 Stokes 11.6 18.8 26.2 Surry 11.8 18.9 25.9 Yadkin 11.6 18.8 25.7 REGION 13.9 22.4 30.8 NORTH CAROLINA 12.7 21.3 31.0 Source: N.C. Office of Budget and Management EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Accommodation/food services 55,747 Administrative/waste services 49,514 Construction 39,299 Educational services 62,220 Health care/social assistance 86,963 Manufacturing 130,979 Retail 80,008 Transportation/warehousing 34,073 Other 174,653 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2006 EMPLOYMENT (000s) COUNTY 1986 1996 2006 Alamance 58.2 62.4 66.1 Caswell 8.7 11.5 10.0 Davidson 63.0 74.5 75.3 Davie 14.4 16.0 19.6 Forsyth 133.7...