Economic Trends & Projections

The Research Triangle Region is expected to experience strong growth in employment and in inflation-adjusted earnings, per capita income and retail sales over the next 10 years. The Research Triangle Area Economic Projections   1990 2000 2002 2010 Total Employment 585,540 837,390 873,100 1,016,780 Total Earnings $16,619,080 $28,199,040 $29,890,810 $37,091,380 Per Capita Income $24,243 $29,294 $29,798 $31,801 Total Retail Sales $784,348,000 $144,897,200 $153,840,900 $190,839,100 Notes: Woods & Poole Economics, 2002. *All dollar figures are in 1996 dollars. Data are not comparable to similar types of data from other sources due to differences in methodology.