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26 <br /> Figure 3.North Carolina Payroll Job Growth in High,Middle, and Low-Paying Sectors <br /> (annualized percentage change) a <br /> 3.5 <br /> 3 <br /> 2.5 <br /> 2 <br /> 1.5 <br /> 1 <br /> 0.5 ■ <br /> 0 <br /> High-paying Middle-paying Low-paying <br /> •2016 •2009-2015 <br /> Source:U.S.Dept.of Commerce; a high-paying sectors are financial services,information,and <br /> professional/business services;middle-paying sectors are manufacturing,government,construction,and <br /> education/health care;low-paying sectors are trade/transportation,leisure/hospitality,and other services <br /> Figure 4. North Carolina Payroll Job Growth in Large, Medium, and Small Metro Areas <br /> and in Non-Metro Areas (annualized percentage change) a <br /> 3.5 <br /> 3 <br /> 2.5 <br /> 2 <br /> 1.5 <br /> 1 <br /> 0.5 ■ <br /> 0 <br /> -0.5 <br /> Large metros Medium metros Small metros Non-Metros <br /> •2016 •2009-2015 <br /> Source: U.S.Dept.of Commerce; a large metros are Charlotte,Durham-Chapel Hill,Greensboro,Raleigh,and <br /> Winston-Salem;medium metros include Asheville,Burlington,Fayetteville,Greenville,Hickory,and Wilmington; <br /> small metros are composed of Goldsboro,Jacksonville,New Bern,and Rocky Mount;and non-metros are counties <br /> not included in the large,medium,and small metro categories <br /> 11 <br />