Charlotte regional partnership.

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CHARLOTTE REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP POPULATION (in 000s) COUNTY 1980 1990 1999 Alexander 25.0 27.5 33.6 Anson 25.6 23.5 25.3 Cabarrus 85.9 98.9 131.1 Catawba 105.2 118.4 141.7 Cleveland 83.4 85.0 96.3 Gaston 162.6 174.8 190.4 Iredell 82.5 93.2 122.7 Lincoln 42.4 50.3 63.8 Mecklenburg 404.3 511.2 695.5 Rowan 99.2 110.6 130.3 Stanly 48.5 51.8 58.1 Union 70.4 84.2 123.7 REGION 1,235.1 1,429.4 1,812.3 NORTH CAROLINA 5,880.1 6,632.4 8,049.3 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget and Management PER-CAPITA INCOME (in 000s) COUNTY 1980 1990 1999 Alexander $7.3 $15.7 $22.5 Anson 6.3 14.2 21.5 Cabarrus 8.5 18.0 28.1 Catawba 8.6 18.8 28.3 Cleveland 7.9 15.7 21.6 Gaston 8.2 16.6 24.4 Iredell 8.5 16.8 25.2 Lincoln 7.9 16.1 21.8 Mecklenburg 10.5 23.3 37.3 Rowan 8.4 16.0 22.8 Stanly 7.8 15.8 22.8 Union 8.2 17.0 23.5 REGION 9.0 19.2 29.4 NORTH CAROLINA 8.2 17.4 26.4 Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Agriculture/mining 10,627 Construction 61,496 Finance/insurance/real estate 68,525 Government 115,750 Manufacturing 210,041 Retail/wholesale 240,684 Services 228,962 Transportation 60,824 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2000 Note...