On Jan. 3, the 7th Annual Homecoming Job Fair was held in Asheville. The job fair attracted 86 employers from across the region, who identified about 1,200 – 1,500 openings available in the first quarter of 2013. The Economic Development Coalition of Asheville-Buncombe County and the N.C. Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions estimated more than 2,000 job seekers attended the job fair.