Marion County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Marion County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Offices of other health practitioners industry has added the most employment with 49 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Offices of other health practitioners industry makes up 36.0 percent of the growth in Marion County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (49 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (21 new jobs)
3. Health and personal care stores (16 new jobs)
4. Offices of physicians (13 new jobs)
5. Death care services (9 new jobs)

Given the 35 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 14 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Marion County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 309 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Marion County

The Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 38 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Motor vehicle parts manufacturing industry make up 19.6 percent of the total employment decline in Marion County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motor vehicle parts manufacturing (38 jobs lost)
2. Other crop farming (31 jobs lost)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (26 jobs lost)
4. Limited-service eating places (21 jobs lost)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (19 jobs lost)

Total employment has decreased by 4.5 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of South Carolina, which saw a gain of 2.2 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). The losses the area experienced were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Marion County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 58.8 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 0.1 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Marion County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (58.8 percent decline)
2. Electronics and appliance stores (58.3 percent decline)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (38.9 percent decline)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (36.9 percent decline)
5. Other crop farming (33.3 percent decline)

Marion County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Offices of other health practitioners industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 83.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Marion County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 9 percent. The Offices of other health practitioners industry in Marion County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of other health practitioners (83.5 percent gain)
2. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores (39.0 percent gain)
3. Death care services (21.4 percent gain)
4. Health and personal care stores (20.6 percent gain)
5. Gasoline stations (18.1 percent gain)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Marion County, South Carolina

Hispanic in Marion County, South Carolina recorded a median income of $40,219, this median household income is 29.6 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Marion County, South Carolina White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $42,969 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 38.5 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $234,001. This income level is 654 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. Black or African American householders reported a median household income that was 26 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $22,968. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Marion County had a median income of $7,313, which was 76.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Marion County, South Carolina may be understood as having a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 23.2 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 51.3 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Marion County, with 37.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Marion County was reported to have a relatively low median household income of $31,035 (2005 Dollars). This median is 39.8 percent lower than the median in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and the median is 58.3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.