| Major Employers in Rocky Mount MSA (Edgecombe & Nash) - 2008 | |||
| Company | Product/Service | Employ. | County |
| Nash-Rocky Mount School System | Education | 2500 | Nash |
| Hospira | Pharmaceuticals | 1840 | Nash |
| Nash Health Care Systems | Health care services | 1725 | Nash |
| Consolidated Diesel Company | Diesel engines | 1350 | Nash |
| RBC Centura | Banking | 1250 | Nash |
| Edgecombe County Schools | Education | 1100 | Edgecombe |
| Embarq | Telecommunications | 1100 | Both |
| Universal Leaf NA | Leaf tobacco processing | 1000 | Nash |
| QVC, Inc. | Distribution | 950 | Edgecombe |
| City of Rocky Mount | Local government | 850 | Nash |
| Sara Lee Bakery | Bakery products | 800 | Edgecombe |
| West Corporation | Customer service contact center | 800 | Nash |
| Edgecombe County | Local government | 650 | Edgecombe |
| MBM Corporation | Food service distribution | 600 | Edgecombe |
| Kaba Ilco Corporation | Locks, hardware | 575 | Nash |
| Nash County | Local government | 575 | Nash |
| McLane Carolina | Grocery distribution | 570 | Nash |
| Air System Components | Industrial venting equipment | 550 | Edgecombe |
| Berry Plastics | Polyethylene film, trash bags | 500 | Edgecombe |
| Keihin Carolina System Technology, Inc. | Electronic systems for auto industry | 500 | Edgecombe |
| Heritage Hospital | Health care services | 380 | Edgecombe |
| Honeywell | Aircraft fuel controls | 360 | Nash |
| CSX Transportation | Rail transportation | 300 | Nash |
| Barnhill Contracting Company | Highway/building construction | 275 | Edgecombe |
| Cavalier Home Builders, LLC | Manufactured homes | 250 | Nash |
| CECO Building Systems | Metal buildings | 250 | Nash |
| IBC Merita Wonder Bakery | Bakery | 250 | Nash |
| Superior Essex | Communications wire and cable | 260 | Edgecombe |
| Draka Elevator Products | Wire and cable | 225 | Nash |
| ABB Power T&D Co., Inc. | Specialty transformers | 220 | Edgecombe |
| General Foam Plastics | Plastic toys and seasonal decorations | 200 | Edgecombe |
| Barcalounger Company | Motion furniture | 200 | Edgecombe |
| Braswell Foods | Egg production & feed milling | 180 | Nash |
| Town of Tarboro | Local government | 170 | Edgecombe |
| Mortex Corporation | Men's activewear | 150 | Nash |
| Boddie-Noell Enterprises | Fast food restaurants | 150 | Nash |
| Nomaco, Inc. | Extruded polymer foam products | 150 | Edgecombe |
| Mayo Knitting Mill, Inc. | Hosiery | 130 | Edgecombe |
| SE&M Contractors, Inc. | Electrical contractor | 130 | Nash |
| Rocky Mount Cord Company | Cord and twine | 125 | Nash |
| Crown LSP Group | Distribution | 100 | Nash |
| HC Composites LLC | Fiberglass power catamarans | 100 | Edgecombe |
| Tri-County Industries, Inc. | Contract assembly/training | 100 | Edgecombe |
| Focal Point | Customized mouldings | 100 | Edgecombe |
| Spongex, LLC | Cell-foam products | 100 | Edgecombe |
| The Cheesecake Factory Bakery | Bakery products | 100 | Nash |
| Coastal Plain Hospital | Psychiatric hospital | 100 | Nash |
| Eaton Corporation | Hydraulic hose | 100 | Nash |
| Source: Carolinas Gateway Partnership | |||
| Note: Employment figures are rounded. | |||
| May 6, 2008 | |||