AM_Carolinas Discover CLT_Q4 2018 | Page 6

Employment Diverse employment growth Charlotte, long known for being a banking hub, is continuing to see diversity in its employment mix. Longstanding giants, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, are now competing with healthcare, technology and manufacturing growth in Charlotte. Charlotte MSA Largest Employers Employers Number of Employees Company Number of Jobs / Year Announced Carolinas Healthcare 35,000 Lash Group 2,400 Wells Fargo 16,100 Allstate 2,250 Bank of America Corporation 15,000 Giti Tire 1,700 American Airlines 11,500 Amazon 1,500 /2016 Novant Health Inc. 9,976 MetLife 1,500 /2014 Delhaize America Inc. (Food Lion) 9,078 CompuCom 1,500 /2016 Lowe’s Companies Inc. 8,500 Sealed Air 1,400 Duke Energy Corporation 8,487 AvidXchange Harris Teeter 8,239 AXA 550 /2017 Compass Group 6,747 Red Ventures 500 /2015 Republic Services 350 Dimensional Fund Advisors 314 /2016 LendingTree 314 /2016 Verizon Wireless 300 /2017 Townsquare Interactive 300 /2016 Spectra Group 250 SiteHands 249 3.5% Source: Charlotte Chamber, Book of Lists 6 Relocations and Expansions (Last 4 years) Unemployment rate as of December 31, 2018 (U.S. Department of Labor) /2014 /2017 /2014 /2014 630 /2014 /2016 /2014 /2017