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The Money
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Charlotte
is the nation's sixth largest distribution center with a wholesale
trade volume of more than $30 billion. Locally, 614 firms are
involved in transportation and warehousing and 80,000 people are
employed in supplying goods. With the cities excellent interstate
access, delivery trucks can reach 60 percent of the nation's population
within 24 hours.
Countywide, the industrial market includes 97 million
square feet of warehouse and office-warehouse flex space.
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| Fortune
500 firms
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286
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| Labor
Force |
349,010
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| Unemployment |
2.5
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Total Number
of Businesses
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31,072
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| Average
sales price of homes (1998)
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$181,084
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| Gross
retail sales (1998)
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$16.29
billion
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| Value
of total assessed property (1998 values) |
$57.1
billion |
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Construction
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Residential
Units
14,484
$1.6 billion
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Non-Residential
Permits
4,343
$1.1 billion
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Area
Salary Survey June 2001
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Mean
Hourly
Earnings Total
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Mean
Annual
Earnings Full-Time
Workers Total
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| All workers |
$16.45
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$34,603
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| White Collar |
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Engineers
|
29.46
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63,176
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Registered Nurses |
22.41
|
45,443
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Teachers, College & University |
30.94
|
45,924
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Teachers, Except College & Univ. |
23.27
|
38,440
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Engineering Technicians |
20.82
|
43,299
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Managers & Administrators |
35.46
|
76,613
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Accountants & Auditors |
20.84
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43,337
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Personnel |
21.08
|
43,853
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Sales Supervisors |
23.22
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52,016
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Cashiers |
7.72
|
17,365
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Computer Operators |
17.73
|
36,880
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Secretaries |
15.79
|
32,834
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Receptionists |
10.80
|
22,358
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Order Clerks |
13.54
|
27,040
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Bookkeepers |
12.61
|
25,451
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Inventory Clerks |
11.72
|
24,384
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| Blue
Collar |
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Construction Trades |
11.71
|
24,281
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Production Supervisors |
20.69
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47,843
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Machine Operators |
16.11
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33,156
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Assemblers |
10.16
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21,124
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Truck Drivers |
16.33
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38,429
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Stock Handlers |
11.16
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31,630
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Laborers |
10.12
|
20,818
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Police & Detectives |
16.89
|
35,964
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Waiters & Waitresses |
3.48
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Food Service |
7.76
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20,006
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Health Services |
9.61
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20,187
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Janitors |
8.17
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18,226
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Footnotes:
Mean hourly earnings are for the total workforce both private and
government workers as well as full-time and part-time workers.
Mean annual earnings are for full-time workers both private and
government.
Source:Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock
Hill NC-SC, National Compensation Survey, June 2001, U.S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2002 |
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