Employment by Industry

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord MSA 2009

Employment by Industry
Industry	Sept. 2008	Sept. 2009
Construction	49,988	38,753
Education & health services	141,234	142,831
Financial activities	67,217	61,753
Information	20,656	20,049
Leisure & hospitality	79,913	81,432
Manufacturing	70,225	59,552
Natural resources & mining	2,707	2,475
Other services	21,982	17,852
Professionl & business services	132,115	120,494
Public administration	27,568	27,673
Trade, transportation & utilities	167,760	156,914
Unclassified	3,021	2,443
Total all industries	784,386	732,221

Source: The Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, Labor Market Information, 2009