Employment
Fayetteville’s economic base is well diversified. Government, manufacturing, retail trade, and service industries employ a large percentage of the local workforce. The largest corporate employers in Fayetteville are Cape Fear Valley Health System, Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital, Wal-Mart, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Cingular Wireless, Purolator Filters NA, M.J. Soffee, Eaton Corp., DuPont, Fayetteville Publishing Company, and Maidenform.