In Dorchester County, jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers pay the highest wages

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Jobs in the misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry had the highest average wages in Dorchester County for 2006. The average worker in the industry in Dorchester County earned an annual wage of $125,239 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in South Carolina of $35,036 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $37,902.

Other top-pay jobs in Dorchester County, South Carolina exsists in other heavy construction ($80,308), computer systems design and related services ($63,131), cement and concrete product manufacturing ($62,306) and other support services ($60,781) industries. Note: Click Graph Above for Detail Comparison

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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.

Dorchester County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Dorchester County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential mental health facilities industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 407 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Residential mental health facilities industry make up 26.9 percent of the total job loss in Dorchester County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential mental health facilities (407 jobs lost)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (176 jobs lost)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (141 jobs lost)
4. Architectural and engineering services (140 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (108 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Dorchester County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 541 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 12.8 percent of the total employment growth in Dorchester County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (541 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (441 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (299 new jobs)
4. Community care facilities for the elderly (275 new jobs)
5. Utility system construction (234 new jobs)

In Dorchester County, South Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 3,049 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Given the 81 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 20 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 60 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Employment for all industries has increased by 13.9 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than percent in South Carolina, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains in the area were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Dorchester County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 990.9 percent from 2001 to 2006. This industry in Dorchester County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 72.2 percent. The Individual and family services industry in Dorchester County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 35 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (990.9 percent gain)
2. Community care facilities for the elderly (480.2 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (419.0 percent gain)
4. Lessors of real estate (393.4 percent gain)
5. Unclassified (315.6 percent gain)

Dorchester County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 87.2 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the South Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 40.3 percent. The losses in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry in Dorchester County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 11 percent in terms of employees in the Household and institutional furniture mfg. industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Household and institutional furniture mfg. (87.2 percent decline)
2. Architectural and structural metals mfg. (84.4 percent decline)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (68.7 percent decline)
4. Book, periodical, and music stores (63.2 percent decline)
5. Warehousing and storage (59.6 percent decline)





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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.

Dorchester County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Dorchester County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Business support services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 85 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 seen in the South Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 3.2 percent. The losses in the Business support services industry in Dorchester County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 2 in percent of jobs in the Business support services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (85 percent decline)
2. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (63.7 percent decline)
3. Book, periodical, and music stores (48.1 percent decline)
4. Warehousing and storage (37.1 percent decline)
5. Special food services (34.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 0.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is less than percent in South Carolina, which went through a gain of 2.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Dorchester County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 135.3 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Dorchester County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in South Carolina, where this industry saw a loss of 1.2 percent. The Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers industry in Dorchester County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 0.2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (135.3 percent gain)
2. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (85.5 percent gain)
3. Other schools and instruction (75.8 percent gain)
4. Computer systems design and related services (70.6 percent gain)
5. Land subdivision (67.6 percent gain)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Dorchester County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 212 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 17.7 percent of the growth in Dorchester County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (212 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (127 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (94 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (66 new jobs)
5. Other professional and technical services (46 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Dorchester County

Given the industries in the area, the Business support services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 148 jobs. The declines in the Business support services industry make up 20.3 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Dorchester County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Business support services (148 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (131 jobs lost)
3. Machine shops and threaded product mfg. (113 jobs lost)
4. Automotive repair and maintenance (43 jobs lost)
5. Building foundation and exterior contractors (42 jobs lost)

Of the 93 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 33 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 58 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Dorchester County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 60 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.





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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.

Income and Poverty in Dorchester County, South Carolina

In Dorchester County, South Carolina White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $56,784 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 12 percent greater than the median in the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Dorchester County had a median household income level of $36,563, this was 27.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $60,042. This median is 18.5 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 34.4 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $33,253. Hispanic in Dorchester County, South Carolina reported a median household income of $49,140, this income level is 3 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

The household income has declined a small amount from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $50,128, which represents a 1.1 percent decline. Dorchester County, South Carolina, in terms of percent of decline, ranks 20 of 20 counties in percent of decline for the household income level in the State of South Carolina. Dorchester County ranks 637 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median household income in the United States.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Dorchester County, South Carolina can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 9.7 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 22.5 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 75 years and over are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Dorchester County, with 16.9 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

The poverty rate in Dorchester County, South Carolina has increased by 2.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 9.7 percent to 12.4 percent.

As the median income level saw a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Dorchester County, South Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in household income was the Asian Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 10.2 percent since 2000. The Black or African American Race/Ethnicity group has been least impacted by the median income decline in Dorchester County, seeing a 5.4 percent increase in household income level, since the year 2005.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Dorchester County accounted a relatively high median income for households of $50,680 (2005 Dollars). This median is 14.4 percent higher than the median income in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and this is 3.1 percent higher than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in Dorchester County, South Carolina

Dorchester County, South Carolina can be considered to have a highly-educated 2000 population, with 21.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Dorchester is reported having a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of South Carolina's proportion of 20.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Dorchester County, South Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 30.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Dorchester have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 22.4 percent (Men) versus 20.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 31.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

Since 2000, Dorchester has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 0.2 percent to a total of 21.6 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is less than the 2005 State of South Carolina percent of 23 and less than the average US percent of 27.2.

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 0.8 percent. By 2005, 22.8 percent of the total male population, in the area, has obtained at least a Bachelors Degree. From 2000 to 2005, the percent of women with a Bachelors or Higher has decreased by a total of 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 20.4 percent of the total female population achieved this high level of education.

In Dorchester County, South Carolina according the 2000 Decennial Census, 24.2 percent of the White Alone, 11.8 percent of Black or African American, 47 percent of the Asian alone and 9.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Dorchester County, South Carolina

Dorchester County, South Carolina had a population that was estimated at 112,858 in 2005. The total population has increased very sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 96,707. This growth represents an increase of 16.7 percent. Dorchester ranks 7 of 46 counties in terms of population growth in South Carolina and the county ranks 227 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

Since the year 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Dorchester from outside the country. The immigration into Dorchester accounts for 1.5 percent of the total international migration into the State of South Carolina. This amount of international migration is medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Dorchester County, South Carolina to be 35.5 years of age. The median in Dorchester is less than the median in South Carolina of 37.1. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 34.7 years old. With a total of 25.7 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Dorchester can be described as being made up of a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 64.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 9.5 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

Dorchester County, South Carolina has a population that is comprised of 69.2 percent White, 25 percent African American, 1.3 percent Asian, and 2.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high level of diversity, with 28.8 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of South Carolina percent of 33.4. Since 2000, Dorchester has increased the percent of minority makeup when 28.0 percent of the population were minorities.

When measuring the total land area, Dorchester spans a total area of 575 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low population density of 196 persons per square mile, in 2005. Other US counties with similar densities include: -- more densely populated -- Salem, NJ (196 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, MI (196 per sq. mile ), Clackamas, OR (197 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Morgan, AL (195 per sq. mile ), Platte, MO (195 per sq. mile ), Okaloosa, FL (195 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Dorchester County, South Carolina

In the State of South Carolina, Dorchester County is positioned 4 of 46 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 175 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

In Dorchester County, the census reported 43,150 homes in 2005. The county has experienced a growth in housing units, adding all together 4,908 residential structures since 2001, a change of 12.8 percent.

The residential real estate values in Dorchester County, South Carolina have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $36,300, or 34.7 percent, since 2000 when they were valued at $104,600.

Dorchester County had a median home value in the year 2005 of $140,900, accounted by the American Community Survey. This is greater than the overall State of South Carolina 2005 median home value of $113,100 and less than home value of $167,500 across the nation during that year.

It can be understood that there is a fair amount affordable residential real estate in Dorchester County, South Carolina. In 2005, 42.9 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Dorchester County can be understood as having a medium proportion of high-valued homes. In 2005, the American Community Survey reports that 1.3 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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).