Part i: Overview; Part ii: Colonial era to the Civil War; Part iii: Industrial age; Part iv: Modern furniture industry; Part v: Companies; Part vi: References and resources
As of 2025, there were about 32,000 furniture-related manufacturing jobs still in the state of North Carolina. The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) for the state lists the following "Number of Establishment" and "Average Employment" statistics for furniture manufacturing jobs:
- Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing: 567 establishments, 21,244 average employment
- Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing: 226 establishments, 5,116 average employment
- Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing: 36 establishments, 1,586 average employment
- Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers: 693 establishments, 6,061 average employment
- Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers: 1,851 establishments, 14,977 average employment
The table below also includes historical data for the largest-grossing furniture companies in the state as of 2004.
|
Company |
Location |
Total Sales (millions) |
No. of Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
|
High Point |
$670 |
12,000 |
|
|
Asheboro |
$621.5 |
6,064 |
|
|
Thomasville |
$362.8 |
6,500 |
|
|
Lenoir |
$334.9 |
6,000 |
|
|
Lenoir |
$167.3 |
3,000 |
|
|
Bernhardt Industries, Inc. |
Lexington |
$122.7 |
2,200 |
|
Lenoir |
$117.1 |
2,100 |
|
|
Hickory |
$105.1 |
1,650 |
|
|
Hickory |
$96.8 |
1,500 |
|
|
Maiden |
$94.7 |
1,700 |
|
|
Morganton |
$89.2 |
1,600 |
|
|
Hudson |
$79.5 |
1,250 |
|
|
Lenoir |
$75 |
700 |
|
|
Lincolnton |
$75 |
600 |
|
|
Hickory |
$49.1 |
775 |