Employment Report for Dorchester County, South Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary
In Dorchester County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.71. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.71 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Dorchester County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
In Dorchester County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 21.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 5,406 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 18.6 and 11.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Dorchester County, with an industry growth of 77.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of South Carolina faced a industry job change of 4.2 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Dorchester County, with the industry averaging 51 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the South Carolina average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
In Dorchester County, Manufacturing, Construction and Retail Trade industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Manufacturing sector in the county has a location quotient of 1.71. The percent of employment in the Manufacturing industry is 1.71 times more than the average percent in the United States, revealing signs that Dorchester County may specialize, or be an exporter of Manufacturing.
In Dorchester County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services industries are the largest employment industries. The Manufacturing is the major employer in the county making up 21.9 percent of the total county employment. This totals 5,406 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services industries total 18.6 and 11.3 percent of the total jobs, respectively.
Arts, entertainment, and recreation is the industry that has seen the largest increase in jobs from the year 2001 to the present in Dorchester County, with an industry growth of 77.8 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.7 percent. The State of South Carolina faced a industry job change of 4.2 percent, in the recent period of 2001-2005.
Manufacturing has the largest employers in Dorchester County, with the industry averaging 51 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 39 and less than the South Carolina average of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.
Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).
