| Charleston MSA | Nonfarm Payroll Employment | ||||||
| Sep 2009 | Aug 2009 | Sep 2008 | |||||
| Total Nonfarm | 150.1 | 150.3 | 153.0 | ||||
| Total Private | 123.6 | 123.7 | 125.9 | ||||
| Goods Producing | 23.0 | 23.0 | 24.4 | ||||
| Natural Resources, Mining & Construction | 17.3 | 17.3 | 18.3 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 | ||||
| Durable Goods | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | ||||
| Nondurable Goods | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||||
| Service-Providing | 127.1 | 127.3 | 128.6 | ||||
| Private Service-Providing | 100.6 | 100.7 | 101.5 | ||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 28.3 | 28.4 | 28.8 | ||||
| Wholesale Trade | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||||
| Retail Trade | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.1 | ||||
| Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | ||||
| Information | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||||
| Financial Activities | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | ||||
| Professional & Business Services | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.2 | ||||
| Educational & Health Service | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.4 | ||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 | ||||
| Other Services | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | ||||
| Government | 26.5 | 26.6 | 27.1 | ||||
| Federal Government | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||||
| State Government | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | ||||
| Local Government | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.9 | ||||
| Labor-Management Dispute Status | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||