| Charleston MSA | Nonfarm Payroll Employment | ||||||
| Jan 2010 | Dec 2009 | Jan 2009 | |||||
| Total Nonfarm | 144.2 | 147.3 | 149.2 | ||||
| Total Private | 116.6 | 119.6 | 121.7 | ||||
| Goods Producing | 18.7 | 20.0 | 22.2 | ||||
| Natural Resources, Mining & Construction | 13.3 | 14.6 | 16.2 | ||||
| Manufacturing | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.0 | ||||
| Durable Goods | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||||
| Nondurable Goods | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| Service-Providing | 125.5 | 127.3 | 127.0 | ||||
| Private Service-Providing | 97.9 | 99.6 | 99.5 | ||||
| Trade, Transportation, & Utilities | 26.9 | 27.7 | 27.8 | ||||
| Wholesale Trade | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||||
| Retail Trade | 15.5 | 16.2 | 15.5 | ||||
| Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | ||||
| Information | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||||
| Financial Activities | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | ||||
| Professional & Business Services | 14.1 | 14.2 | 15.0 | ||||
| Educational & Health Service | 23.2 | 23.3 | 22.3 | ||||
| Leisure & Hospitality | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.8 | ||||
| Other Services | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.8 | ||||
| Government | 27.6 | 27.7 | 27.5 | ||||
| Federal Government | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||||
| State Government | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.7 | ||||
| Local Government | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.1 | ||||
| Labor-Management Dispute Status | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||