South Carolina Five-Year Industry Employment Change
The counties in the State of South Carolina in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 73.9 percent job gained in Jasper County to a low of a 25.6 percent job lost in Union County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the South Carolina
Industry Employment Growth Percent
1. Jasper County (73.9 percent gain)
2. York County (20.9 percent gain)
3. Horry County (18.8 percent gain)
4. Beaufort County (16.8 percent gain)
5. Berkeley County (16.0 percent gain)
6. Dorchester County (13.9 percent gain)
7. Charleston County (12.4 percent gain)
8. Lexington County (12.2 percent gain)
9. Georgetown County (8.0 percent gain)
10. Calhoun County (6.4 percent gain)
The State of South Carolina: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment
The Other telecommunications industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 85.3 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses in the Other telecommunications industry in South Carolina outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 29.6 percent in terms of employment in the Other telecommunications industry.
Top 5 Industries
1. Other telecommunications (85.3 percent decline)
2. Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (79.7 percent decline)
3. Sound recording industries (72.4 percent decline)
4. Fishing (68.8 percent decline)
5. Other food manufacturing (68.7 percent decline)
The State of South Carolina: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment
The Facilities support services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 560.0 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. The Facilities support services industry in South Carolina outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 25.2 percent.
Top 5 Industries
1. Facilities support services (560.0 percent gain)
2. Druggists' goods merchant wholesalers (274.0 percent gain)
3. Independent artists, writers, and performers (203.8 percent gain)
4. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (118.6 percent gain)
5. Grain and oilseed milling (105.8 percent gain)
Total employment has increased by 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2.6 percent.
Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the State of South Carolina
The Fabric mills industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 15,461 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Fabric mills industry make up 14.9 percent of the jobs lost during the period in South Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. Fabric mills (15,461 jobs lost)
2. Textile and fabric finishing mills (6,647 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (4,938 jobs lost)
4. Textile furnishings mills (4,661 jobs lost)
5. Rubber product manufacturing (3,963 jobs lost)
From the 294 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 145 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 149 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.
Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the State of South Carolina
Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Full-service restaurants industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 9,707 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 6.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in South Carolina.
Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (9,707 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (8,052 new jobs)
3. Employment services (6,766 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (6,515 new jobs)
5. Other specialty trade contractors (4,708 new jobs)
In the State of South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 47,173 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of South Carolina in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 17,976 total jobs gained in Charleston County to a low of 3,719 jobs lost in Anderson County.
Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the South Carolina
Total Industry Employment Growth
1. Charleston County (17,976 jobs gained)
2. Horry County (16,597 jobs gained)
3. York County (10,477 jobs gained)
4. Lexington County (8,181 jobs gained)
5. Beaufort County (7,771 jobs gained)
6. Berkeley County (4,062 jobs gained)
7. Dorchester County (3,049 jobs gained)
8. Jasper County (2,613 jobs gained)
9. Richland County (2,458 jobs gained)
10. Georgetown County (1,422 jobs gained)
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.
