Charleston MSA Nonfarm Payroll Employment
 May 2010  Apr 2010  May 2009
 
Total Nonfarm 148.5 146.9 149.1
Total Private 120.3 119.1 121.1
Goods Producing 19.8 19.2 21.0
Natural Resources, Mining & Construction 14.4 13.8 15.3
Manufacturing 5.4 5.4 5.7
Durable Goods 2.8 2.8 3.0
Nondurable Goods 2.6 2.6 2.7
Service-Providing 128.7 127.7 128.1
Private Service-Providing 100.5 99.9 100.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 27.1 26.9 27.5
Wholesale Trade 5.5 5.4 5.7
Retail Trade 15.8 15.6 15.6
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities 5.8 5.9 6.2
Information 2.5 2.4 2.7
Financial Activities 7.8 7.8 8.0
Professional & Business Services 14.9 14.9 14.8
Educational & Health Service 23.3 23.3 22.7
Leisure & Hospitality 13.1 12.9 12.6
Other Services 11.8 11.7 11.8
Government 28.2 27.8 28.0
Federal Government 2.9 2.5 2.8
State Government 11.9 11.9 11.8
Local Government 13.4 13.4 13.4
Labor-Management Dispute Status 0.0 0.0 0.0