Employment
The Eastern Region is home to some great organizations in varied industries from healthcare and research to manufacturing. Families relocating to the area will find hundreds of companies located here with professional, technical and manufacturing opportunities. The list below identifies some of the largest key manufacturing employers in the region. For a complete list of major employers in each of our counties, see the spreadsheet titled Top Employers on the right of this page.
| Top Manufacturers | Employment Range |
| Bridgestone / Firestone, NA | 1000+ |
| BSH Home Appliances | 1000+ |
| Carolina Turkeys | 1000+ |
| Consolidated Diesel Co. | 1000+ |
| House of Raeford, Inc. | 1000+ |
| Air System Components, Inc. | 500-999 |
| Alliance One International, Inc. | 500-999 |
| Asmo Greenville of North Carolina, Inc. | 500-999 |
| Bay Valley Foods, LLC | 500-999 |
| Case Farms Processing, Inc. | 500-999 |
| DSM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 500-999 |
| Electrolux Home Products, Inc. | 500-999 |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp. | 500-999 |
| Guilford Mills, Inc. | 500-999 |
| Gwaltney of Smithfield | 500-999 |
| Kaba Ilco Corp. | 500-999 |
| Kidde Technologies, Inc. | 500-999 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets (Aristokraft, Decora, Schrock) | 500-999 |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 500-999 |
| Moen, Inc. | 500-999 |
| Mount Olive Pickle Co., Inc. | 500-999 |
| NAACO Materials Handling Group, Inc. | 500-999 |
| Sara Lee Corp. | 500-999 |
| Smithfield Packing Co., Inc. | 500-999 |
