Employment Report for Charleston County, South Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Charleston County, Accommodation and food services, Real estate and rental and leasing and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services industry has an LQ of 1.6. The level of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.6 times greater than the national average, signifying that Charleston may be an exporter of products or services of Accommodation and food services.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Charleston County. The sector faced a loss of 316 jobs during the period, or 53.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 51.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Utilities has the largest businesses in Charleston County, averaging 58 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the State of South Carolina average establishment size of 50 for the Utilities industry.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Charleston County, growing in new jobs by 439.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 1.6 percent. The State of South Carolina experienced a sector employment shift of 8.8 percent, in the last 5 years.
In Charleston County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 16.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 26,849 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.7 and 12.4 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Charleston County, Accommodation and food services, Real estate and rental and leasing and Transportation and Warehousing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Accommodation and food services industry has an LQ of 1.6. The level of employment in the Accommodation and food services sector is 1.6 times greater than the national average, signifying that Charleston may be an exporter of products or services of Accommodation and food services.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting since the year 2001 was faced with the largest loss in employment in Charleston County. The sector faced a loss of 316 jobs during the period, or 53.6 percent of employment in the sector. These losses made up 51.8 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.
Utilities has the largest businesses in Charleston County, averaging 58 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average at the national level of 34 and greater than the State of South Carolina average establishment size of 50 for the Utilities industry.
Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Charleston County, growing in new jobs by 439.2 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 1.6 percent. The State of South Carolina experienced a sector employment shift of 8.8 percent, in the last 5 years.
In Charleston County, Retail Trade, Accommodation and food services, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 16.9 percent of total employment in the county, making up 26,849 jobs. The Accommodation and food services and Health care and social assistance industries total 15.7 and 12.4 percent of total employment, respectively.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
