Charlotte has seen a 23% increase in jobs over the last seven years, resulting in the region now having over 1.2 million
employees. From 2012-2017 the Charlotte region added an additional 225,000 jobs, averaging 37,000 new jobs per year.
Projected job growth
1,400,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
1,100,000
1,000,000
900,000
800,000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Year
62% 21% 17%
Professional
Manufacturing +
Construction
Services
Strong employment growth expected in the future
3.7%
Forbes projects that job growth
in Charlotte will average 3.7%
annually over the next three years
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