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North Carolina
Department of Commerce
http://www.nccommerce.com/en/WorkforceServices/
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The North Carolina Department of
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State of North Carolina and our efforts to improve the economic
well being and quality of life for all North Carolinians.
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NC Quick Facts
Population (2007 estimate):
9,061,032 (10th in country)
Size: 48,710 square miles (28th in country)
Persons per square mile (2006
estimate): 181.8
GDP (2007 estimate):
$371 billion (10th in the country and the same as Sweden,
the twentieth largest GDP in the world!)
Capital: Raleigh
Nickname: Tar Heel State -- the origin is clothed
in mystery, but it probably evolved from the fact that during the
Colonial period, the colony’s chief exports were tar, pitch and
turpentine.
Origin of Name: North Carolina is named in honor of
King Charles I of England, from the Latin “Carolus.”
Song: “The Old North State” by Judge William Gaston
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