Painter, carpenter, mover, landscaper — Juan Lopez has truly become a jack of all trades during his eight years in Carrboro.

My dad is part of the baby boom generation and, like all boomers, he is staring down retirement. But with a down economy and under-developed retirement nest egg, my father is not sure when he can retire. How long can a person work before they can't anymore?

When times are tough, it’s not always the worker that matters. It’s the employer.

Use this interactive graphic to explore the change in size of each of North Carolina's industries.