| Charleston MSA | Nonfarm Payroll Employment | |||||
| Dec 2011 | Nov 2011 | Dec 2010 | ||||
| Total Nonfarm | 152.8 | 152.6 | 148.0 | |||
| Total Private | 124.9 | 124.8 | 120.6 | |||
| Goods Producing | 22.4 | 23.0 | 19.6 | |||
| Natural Resources, Mining & Construction | 17.3 | 17.9 | 14.4 | |||
| Manufacturing | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | |||
| Durable Goods | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | |||
| Nondurable Goods | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | |||
| Service-Providing | 130.4 | 129.6 | 128.4 | |||
| Private Service-Providing | 102.5 | 101.8 | 101.0 | |||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 27.5 | 27.2 | 27.6 | |||
| Wholesale Trade | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | |||
| Retail Trade | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.3 | |||
| Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | |||
| Information | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | |||
| Financial Activities | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | |||
| Professional & Business Services | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.7 | |||
| Educational & Health Service | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.3 | |||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | |||
| Other Services | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | |||
| Government | 27.9 | 27.8 | 27.4 | |||
| Federal Government | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |||
| State Government | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | |||
| Local Government | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 | |||
| Labor-Management Dispute Status | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||