Portfolio management & investment advice in North Carolina 3,991 establishments · 16,247 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
3,991
Employment
16,247
Avg Annual Pay
$188,787
State Rank
#5 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
3,991
88,234
4.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$188,787
$288,633
-$99,846 (-34.6%)
Location quotient
1.45
1.00
45% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.1
5.7
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.6%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.45 means portfolio management & investment advice are 45% over-represented in North Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 523940. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json