
Major corporations that call Clayton home include Colonial Carton, Caterpillar, Hospira, Inc., Talecris Biotherapeutics, Novo Nordisk, Plastron Co. and PCX Corp.
Clayton also is home to the new Workforce Development Center—a collaborative effort between businesses, Johnston County, Johnston Community College and North Carolina State University. The center will provide skills training to benefit current and future employers in the area.
The Clayton business community is diverse, evolving to meet the needs of a growing residential base. The most recent industry figures from the U.S. Census Bureau for the immediate Clayton area show the following:
Number of establishments: 710
First quarter payroll (in $1,000): 57,022
Number of employees: 7,691
Annual payroll in $1,000: 23,370
For more detailed information, visit http://censtats.census.gov.