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          Current Employment for Cooks, Fast Food in NORTH CAROLINA

          Rank Region 2025 Employment
          1 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area 15,830
          2 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area 11,500
          3 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metro Area 6,850
          4 Eastern North Carolina Balance of State 6,370
          5 Winston-Salem, NC Metro Area 6,120
          6 Central North Carolina Balance of State 5,070
          7 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area 5,030
          8 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area 4,520
          9 Western North Carolina Balance of State 4,350
          10 Fayetteville, NC Metro Area 3,890
          11 Wilmington, NC Metro Area 3,880
          12 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area 2,650
          13 Asheville, NC Metro Area 2,570
          14 Jacksonville, NC Metro Area 1,830
          15 Greenville, NC Metro Area 1,780
          16 Burlington, NC Metro Area 1,680
          17 Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area 1,260
          18 Goldsboro, NC Metro Area 1,110
          19 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metro Area 730