| 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 | |||