In Georgetown County, jobs in the management of companies and enterprises pay the highest wages

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Employment in the management of companies and enterprises industry paid the average highest wages in Georgetown County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Georgetown County received a wage of $292,454 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry pay the State of South Carolina of $55,564 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $82,655.

High-wage employment in Georgetown County, South Carolina exsists in securities and commodity contracts brokerage ($166,673), insurance carriers ($108,262), offices of physicians ($71,765) and support activities for water transportation ($58,406) 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.

Georgetown County Wages have increased by 27.6% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Georgetown County, South Carolina by a total of 27.6%. This is greater than the growth in industry wages for the State of South Carolina and greater than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

Georgetown County Industry Wages Lag Behind South Carolina, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Total wages in all industries in Georgetown County, South Carolina when analyzed can be understood as being medium-low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 12.5 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,813. The industry pay was less than the overall average in the United States of $40,259.

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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.

Georgetown County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

In Georgetown County, South Carolina, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,422 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Georgetown County

The Full-service restaurants industry has grown the most with 472 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up 14.4 percent of the total number of new jobs in Georgetown County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (472 new jobs)
2. Building equipment contractors (466 new jobs)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (296 new jobs)
4. Employment services (263 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (214 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Georgetown County

The Home health care services industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 344 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Home health care services industry make up 38.1 percent of the total job loss in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Home health care services (344 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (311 jobs lost)
3. Traveler accommodation (41 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (38 jobs lost)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (25 jobs lost)

Given the 74 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 23 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 51 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

The total number of jobs has increased by 8 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than percent in the State of South Carolina, which experienced a gain of 3.2 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.6 percent.

Georgetown County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 75 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Carolina, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 9.8 percent. The losses in the Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry in Georgetown County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States lost 2.9 percent in terms of employment in the Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Apparel and piece goods merchant wholesalers (75 percent decline)
2. Home health care services (60.8 percent decline)
3. Used merchandise stores (53.1 percent decline)
4. Insurance carriers (45.5 percent decline)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (43 percent decline)

Georgetown County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 613.8 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Georgetown County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of South Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 15.9 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Georgetown County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 19 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (613.8 percent gain)
2. Activities related to credit intermediation (533.3 percent gain)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (291.7 percent gain)
4. Nonresidential building construction (260.6 percent gain)
5. Computer systems design and related services (248.1 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.

Georgetown County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Georgetown County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Nonresidential building construction industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 614 jobs. The declines in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 58.8 percent of the total employment decline in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (614 jobs lost)
2. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (86 jobs lost)
3. Other general merchandise stores (51 jobs lost)
4. Full-service restaurants (42 jobs lost)
5. Unclassified (40 jobs lost)

In Georgetown County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 401 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 85 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 30 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 54 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Georgetown County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Building equipment contractors industry has grown the most with 421 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Building equipment contractors industry makes up 29.1 percent of the growth in Georgetown County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building equipment contractors (421 new jobs)
2. Employment services (172 new jobs)
3. Activities related to real estate (104 new jobs)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (86 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (76 new jobs)

The total number of jobs has increased by 2.1 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than growth in South Carolina, which went through a gain of 2.2 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2.0 percent.

Georgetown County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 67.5 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of South Carolina, where the industry felt a gain of 6.9 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Georgetown County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US gained 6.1 in percent of workers in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (67.5 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (42.3 percent decline)
3. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (39.7 percent decline)
4. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (35.2 percent decline)
5. Support activities for water transportation (23.1 percent decline)

Georgetown County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Book, periodical, and music stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 263.0 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Georgetown County has increased employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 8.6 percent. The Book, periodical, and music stores industry in Georgetown County outpaced the national average, which felt a lost 5.1 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Book, periodical, and music stores (263.0 percent gain)
2. Activities related to real estate (205.3 percent gain)
3. Computer systems design and related services (147.4 percent gain)
4. Building equipment contractors (128.7 percent gain)
5. Other personal services (97.7 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.

Income and Poverty in Georgetown County, South Carolina

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Georgetown County had a medium-high median income for households of $41,315 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 5 percent lower than the household income median in State of South Carolina of $43,386 and this is 18.9 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Georgetown County reported a median household income of $57,769, this median was 39.8 percent greater than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 36.6 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $26,200. Hispanic households in Georgetown County, South Carolina , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $40,219, this median is 2.7 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $38,025. This income level is 8 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Georgetown County, South Carolina White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $51,999 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 25.9 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Contrasted against to other counties (or parishes) throughout the US, Georgetown County, South Carolina may be understood as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 17.1 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Black or African American race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 31.2 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 6 to 11 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Georgetown County, having 28.2 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Georgetown County, South Carolina

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Georgetown County, South Carolina, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 28.6 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Georgetown have achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 21.4 percent (Men) versus 18.8 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area have achieved the High School Diploma category, with 31.8 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.

In Georgetown County, South Carolina as reported in the 2000 Census, 26 percent of the White Alone, 7.8 percent of Black or African American, 53.8 percent of the Asian alone and 10.4 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Georgetown County, South Carolina is made up of a highly-educated working age population, with 20 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Georgetown was reported to have a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of South Carolina's proportion of 20.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.





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

Demographic Profile for Georgetown County, South Carolina

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Georgetown County, South Carolina to be 40.6 years old. The median in Georgetown is greater than the median age for the State of South Carolina of 37.1. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, at that time the median was 39.3 years old. With a total of 23 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Georgetown can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the population, making up 59.6 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 17.4 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Since 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Georgetown from outside the country. The immigration into Georgetown makes up 0.8 percent of all immigration into South Carolina. This amount of international migration is medium-high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Georgetown County, South Carolina had a total estimated population of 60,983 in the year 2005. The population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 56,107. This growth denotes an increase of 8.7 percent. Georgetown ranks 14 of 46 counties when analyzing total population change in South Carolina and the county ranks 509 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

By measuring total land area, Georgetown covers a total land area of 815 square miles. The land areas has a medium-low average population density of 75 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Westmoreland, VA (75 per sq. mile ), Warren, IA (75 per sq. mile ), Franklin, VT (75 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Saline, KS (75 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, KY (75 per sq. mile ), McLeod, MN (74 per sq. mile ).

Georgetown County, South Carolina has a population base that is comprised of 62.3 percent White, 34.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 2.2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of racial and ethnic diversity, with 37.2 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of South Carolina percent of 33.4. Since 2000, Georgetown has decreased the level of diversity when 40.3 percent of the population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for Georgetown County, South Carolina

Georgetown County has a medium proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census accounted that 4.5 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

When compared to other counties in South Carolina, Georgetown County places 8 of 46 in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The county ranks 417 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

Georgetown County recorded a median home value in 2000 of $114,700, accounted by the Decennial Census. This is greater than the overall State of South Carolina 2000 median home value of $94,900 and less than home value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.

There seems to be a large amount of housing that is affordable in Georgetown County, South Carolina. In 2000, 53.8 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Georgetown County, the real estate market was made up of 31,617 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding a total of 2,419 homes since 2001, or 8.3 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Georgetown County, South Carolina -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Georgetown County. The industry averages 38 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's national average of 39 and less than the South Carolina average establishment size of 53 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Georgetown County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Manufacturing sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Accommodation and food services is the major employer in the county making up 17 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 3,099 people employed. The Retail Trade and Manufacturing industries make up 17 and 12 percent of total employment, respectively.

Manufacturing since the year 2001 lost the most jobs in Georgetown County. The sector faced a loss of 704 total jobs during the period, accounting for 24.3 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 51.7 percent of the total loss in employment during the period.

Real estate and rental and leasing saw the biggest increase in jobs since the year 2001 in Georgetown County, growing by 124.9 percent. This is greater than the industry employment change in the United States of 4.3 percent. The State of South Carolina underwent a employment change in the industry of 7.6 percent, during the time since 2001.

In Georgetown County, Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Real estate and rental and leasing industries have the highest United States location quotient (LQ). The Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry has a US LQ in the county of 2.65. This means the percent of total employment in the Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector is 2.65 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Georgetown may be an exporter of products or services of Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting.







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