Hickory Chamber of Commerce

Hickory is considered a Medium City with a population of 215,353 and 9,263 businesses. 180 in 2018 were added to the Hickory Chamber of Commerce business directory which was more than 2017 which had 129. The economy of Hickory employs 136,318 people and has an unemployment rate of 8.3%. Some of the largest industries in Hickory are Professional Services (446),Restaurants (283), and Entertainment Agencies & Bureaus (229).