Charlotte Regional Partnership.

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POPULATION (000s) COUNTY 1982 1992 2002 Alexander 25.6 28.4 34.2 Anson 25.3 23.8 25.4 Cabarrus 89.1 104.5 140.2 Catawba 107.7 122.3 146.5 Cleveland 83.1 87.2 97.3 Gaston 166.3 178.7 191.9 Iredell 84.5 97.8 130.4 Lincoln 43.4 52.8 66.6 Mecklenburg 422.3 542.6 734.4 Rowan 101.3 113.7 132.9 Stanly 48.7 53.0 59.0 Union 73.3 89.6 138.9 REGION 1,270.7 1,494.3 1,897.6 NORTH CAROLINA 6,019.1 6,892.7 8,323.9 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget and Management PER CAPITA INCOME (000s) COUNTY 1982 1992 2001 Alexander $8.3 $17.0 $23.0 Anson 7.1 15.6 22.8 Cabarrus 10.1 19.4 28.9 Catawba 10.2 20.4 27.4 Cleveland 9.0 16.9 22.0 Gaston 9.4 18.1 25.7 Iredell 9.5 18.5 25.4 Lincoln 9.1 17.1 21.0 Mecklenburg 12.4 25.1 38.4 Rowan 9.6 17.2 23.7 Stanly 9.0 16.5 23.0 Union 9.4 17.6 24.9 REGION 10.4 20.5 30.4 NORTH CAROLINA 9.7 19.0 27.3 Source: N.C. Office of State Budget and Management EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Accommodation/ food services 67,197 Administrative/ waste services 60,429 Construction 59,544 Educational services 59,796 Finance/insurance 54,766 Health care/ social assistance 94,323 Manufacturing 175,395 Retail/wholesale 160,761 Other 234,491 Source: Employment Security Commission, 2002 EMPLOYMENT (000s) COUNTY 1982 1992 2002 Alexander 12.9 15.5...