Major Employers -June 2009
| Name | Product/Services | Full Time Employees | Year Est. |
| Haywood County Schools | Education | 1380 | 1965 |
| Evergreen, Inc. (Canton & Waynesville) | Paper Products | 1116 | 1906 |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | Health Care | 729 | 1927 |
| Haywood County Government | County Services | 603 | 1808 |
| Haywood Vocational Opportunities | Disp. Med. Supplies | 320 | 1967 |
| Lake Junaluska Assembly | Resort, Conf. Center | 200 | 1913 |
| Haywood Community College | Higher Education | 158 | 1965 |
| Consolidated Metco | Plastic Molding, Truck Parts | 141 | 2004 |
| General Dynamics | Defense Contractor | 134 | 1949 |
| Mountain Projects | Community Action Ag. | 122 | 1965 |
| Associated Packaging Technologies | Plastic Food Trays | 126 | 1996 |
| Silver Bluff Nursing Home | Health Care | 120 | 1984 |
| Ken Wilson Ford | Auto, Truck Dealer | 102 | 1980 |
| Wal-Mart | Discount Store | 271 | 1991 |
| Ingles | Grocery Stores | 253 | 1963 |
| Town of Waynesville | Town Admin. | 168 | 1871 |
| Lowe's | Building Materials | 143 | 1965 |
