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2021 Year-End Employment Trends 2021 EMPLOYMENT 16 <br /> 0.1 Mining 1.8 SECTOR ANALYSIS <br /> 5.1 Construction 3.0 The sector employment analysis presented on this page is based on the <br /> new North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). North <br /> 5.6 Durables 4.9 <br /> Carolina employment is expected to reach 4,602,500 persons by <br /> 4.7 December 2021, an increase of 4.5 percent over the employment level <br /> Nondurables 5.9 in December 2020. The state is expected to add 199,300 net jobs in <br /> 4.1 Wholesale Trade 1.0 2021. <br /> 10.9 Retail Trade 1.1 All 14 of the state's nonagricultural sectors of the economy are <br /> expected to experience employment increases during 2021. The sectors <br /> 3.8 T 0 8 with the expected strongest employment increases in 2021 are <br /> 1.9 information at 16.0 percent, and hospitality and leisure services at 14.9 <br /> Information 16.0 <br /> 5.8 FIRE 3.2 percent. <br /> W 2021 Employment Highlights <br /> H14.7 B&P Services 3.7 Year-End* Percent <br /> Total Establishment Change <br /> y Employment 4,602.5 4.5 <br /> i E&H Services 3.0 <br /> y Mining 5.6 1.8 <br /> �v. 13.3 Construction 233.6 3.0 <br /> A-. Manufacturing 471.5 5.4 <br /> H&L Services 14.9 <br /> Durable Goods 255.5 4.9 <br /> Nondurable Goods 216.0 5.9 <br /> 10.4 Wholesale Trade 189.9 1.0 <br /> Retail Trade 503.5 1.1 <br /> 3.7 Other Services 7.6 TWU 173.0 0.8 <br /> Information 85.6 16.0 <br /> FIRE 268.9 3.2 <br /> B&P Services 678.6 3.7 <br /> 15.9 E&H Services 610.7 3.0 <br /> Government 3.3 H&L Services 480.3 14.9 <br /> Other Services 170.5 7.6 <br /> Government 730.8 3.3 <br /> Percent of Sector Employment Growth `thousands of persons <br />