business strength | labor
by both North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as two levels of local government: the county and the municipality.
35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10%
28
YORK
UNION
STANLY
ROWAN
MECKLENBURG
LINCOLN
LANCASTER
IREDELL
GASTON
CLEVELAND
CHESTERFIELD
CHESTER
CATAWBA
CABARRUS
$60K
$50K
$40K
$30K
YORK
UNION
STANLY
ROWAN
MECKLENBURG
LINCOLN
LANCASTER
IREDELL
GASTON
CLEVELAND
CHESTERFIELD
CHESTER
$10K
CATAWBA
$20K
CABARRUS
State Taxes Corporate Income Tax • North Carolina corporate income
ANSON
0%
Government & Taxes The CharlotteUSA area is served by both North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as two levels of local government: the county and the municipality. While generalization about the division of function among the local governments is difficult, generally speaking, the county is usually responsible for so-called “soft” \or people-related services such as education, health, social services, mental health, and others. Municipalities are usually responsible for the “hard” services such as transportation, water and sewer, sidewalks, street lighting and other infrastructure.
ALEXANDER
5%
ANSON
G O V E R N M E N TA L INCENTIVES
area is served
CHARLOTTE USA
Union Activity Both North and South Carolina have Right-to-Work laws, which permit individual workers to choose whether or not they wish to join a labor union. This helps establish a pro-business atmosphere for employers. North Carolina’s union membership is 3.2%, the lowest unionization rate in the nation with South Carolina ranking second lowest with a unionization rate of 4.9%.
The CharlotteUSA
ALEXANDER
network. The ten community colleges and technical institutes throughout CharlotteUSA, which form the Charlotte Region Workforce Development Partnership, offer customized training programs for each company seeking training assistance. The colleges provide instructors, standard training equipment, and all classroom materials required to produce qualified workers. Currently nearly 60,000 students are enrolled in the community college system.
2004 CHARLOTTE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE