Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Darlington CountyThe
Services to buildings and dwellings industry has grown the most with 569 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the
Services to buildings and dwellings industry makes up 38.7 percent of the growth in Darlington County.
Top 5 Industries 1. Services to buildings and dwellings (569 new jobs)
2. Offices of physicians (250 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (119 new jobs)
4. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (111 new jobs)
5. Motor vehicle and parts merchant wholesalers (73 new jobs)
In Darlington County, South Carolina, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 1,026 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.
Out of the 62 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 36 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 26 industries reported employment loss in the period.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Darlington CountyThe
Investigation and security services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 314 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the
Investigation and security services industry make up 26.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Darlington County, South Carolina.
Top 5 Industries 1. Investigation and security services (314 jobs lost)
2. Highway, street, and bridge construction (156 jobs lost)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (63 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (56 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (56 jobs lost)
Darlington County Five-Year Percentage Decline in EmploymentThe
Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 84.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of South Carolina, where the it saw a loss of 23.2 percent. The losses in the
Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry in Darlington County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 29.2 percent in terms of employees in the
Electronic markets and agents and brokers industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (84.3 percent decline)
2. Management and technical consulting services (79.2 percent decline)
3. Investigation and security services (62.7 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (57.7 percent decline)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (54.7 percent decline)
Total industry employment has decreased by 5.4 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in South Carolina, experiencing a gain of 3.2 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The losses were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.
Darlington County Five-Year Percentage Growth in EmploymentThe
Services to buildings and dwellings industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 196.2 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Darlington County has increased employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 23.6 percent. The
Services to buildings and dwellings industry in Darlington County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 11 percent in this industry.
Top 5 Industries 1. Services to buildings and dwellings (196.2 percent gain)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (111.0 percent gain)
3. Offices of physicians (86.0 percent gain)
4. Specialized freight trucking (78.7 percent gain)
5. Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers (75.8 percent gain)
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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.
