In Spartanburg County, jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the securities and commodity contracts brokerage industry paid the average highest wages in Spartanburg County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Spartanburg County was paid an annual wage of $100,319 in 2006. The average wage is less than the average industry wage in the State of South Carolina of $105,447 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry across the nation of $138,150.

Other top-pay jobs in Spartanburg County, South Carolina exsists in offices of physicians ($83,765), software publishers ($76,975), basic chemical manufacturing ($64,229) and architectural and engineering services ($61,102) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed 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.

Spartanburg County Wages have increased by 16.1% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Spartanburg County, South Carolina by a total of 16.1%. This is less than the growth in industry wages for 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.

Spartanburg County Industry Wages Exceed South Carolina, but Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Spartanburg County, South Carolina can be described as relatively high when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 8.1 percent higher than the with an state average of $32,813. The overall industry wage 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.

Spartanburg County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total employment has decreased by 2.9 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are greater than growth in South Carolina, experiencing a gain of 3.2 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Spartanburg County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 393.5 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Spartanburg County has expanded faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of South Carolina, where this industry saw a gain of 118.6 percent. The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry in Spartanburg County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 2.9 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (393.5 percent gain)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (279.6 percent gain)
3. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (259.9 percent gain)
4. Medical and diagnostic laboratories (166.9 percent gain)
5. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (166.7 percent gain)

Spartanburg County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Textile and fabric finishing mills industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 80.5 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 gone through in the South Carolina, where the it saw a loss of 51.8 percent. The losses in the Textile and fabric finishing mills industry in Spartanburg County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 39.6 in percent of workers in the Textile and fabric finishing mills industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Textile and fabric finishing mills (80.5 percent decline)
2. Logging (70.2 percent decline)
3. Household goods repair and maintenance (68.9 percent decline)
4. Fiber, yarn, and thread mills (67 percent decline)
5. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (64.7 percent decline)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Spartanburg County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Fabric mills industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 2,156 jobs. The declines in the Fabric mills industry make up 15.8 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fabric mills (2,156 jobs lost)
2. Textile and fabric finishing mills (1,495 jobs lost)
3. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (1,232 jobs lost)
4. Employment services (1,002 jobs lost)
5. Grocery stores (611 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Spartanburg County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Management of companies and enterprises industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,803 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 14.4 percent of the total employment growth in Spartanburg County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (1,803 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (931 new jobs)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (905 new jobs)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (672 new jobs)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (571 new jobs)

Out of the 142 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 66 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 76 industries reported a drop in employment.

In Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has decreased by 3,004 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 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.

Spartanburg County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Spartanburg County

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has grown the most with 1,066 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 20.6 percent of the total growth in Spartanburg County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (1,066 new jobs)
2. General freight trucking (453 new jobs)
3. Employment services (297 new jobs)
4. Warehousing and storage (287 new jobs)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (279 new jobs)

In Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 1,360 jobs between mid-2005 and mid-2006.

Out of the 149 industries (4-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each quarter, 66 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 81 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Spartanburg County

Given the industries in the area, the Fabric mills industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,126 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Fabric mills industry make up 27.2 percent of the total job loss in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Top 5 Industries
1. Fabric mills (1,126 jobs lost)
2. Freight transportation arrangement (454 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (207 jobs lost)
4. Colleges and universities (172 jobs lost)
5. Full-service restaurants (166 jobs lost)

Spartanburg County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 104.9 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Spartanburg County has expanded faster than the growth seen in the industry for South Carolina, where the industry took a gain of 14.7 percent. The Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers industry in Spartanburg County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 3.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (104.9 percent gain)
2. Management of companies and enterprises (77.2 percent gain)
3. General freight trucking (49.8 percent gain)
4. Warehousing and storage (35.1 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (32.7 percent gain)

Spartanburg County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other food manufacturing industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 71 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the South Carolina, where the industry felt a loss of 8.3 percent. The losses in the Other food manufacturing industry in Spartanburg County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.5 in percent of jobs in the Other food manufacturing industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other food manufacturing (71 percent decline)
2. Freight transportation arrangement (67.6 percent decline)
3. Wireless telecommunications carriers (55 percent decline)
4. Civic and social organizations (48.6 percent decline)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (46.9 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 1.4 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in South Carolina, experiencing a gain of 2.2 percent since 2005 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.





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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 Spartanburg County, South Carolina

The poverty rate in Spartanburg County, South Carolina has increased by 3.7 percent from the levels reported in the Decennial Census of 2000, moving from 12.3 percent to 16 percent.

The household income has declined from the values (adjusted for inflation) in 2000. The median has decreased to $37,347, representing a 15.1 percent decline. Spartanburg County, South Carolina, when comparing total percent of decline, ranks 1 of 20 counties in percent of decline for income levels in the State of South Carolina. Spartanburg County ranks 53 of 668 counties (or parishes) when comparing the decline in median income in the US.

As the median household income witnessed a decline during the period of 2000 to 2005 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the Hispanic category. This category saw a decline of 34.5 percent since the year 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Spartanburg County, undergoing a 73 percent increase in household income, since the reported levels in 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Spartanburg County accounted a medium-high median income for households of $43,967 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 1.3 percent higher than the median in South Carolina of $43,386 and this is 11.7 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Spartanburg County, South Carolina can be considered to have a medium-low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 12.3 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 25.4 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 75 years and over are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Spartanburg County, reporting 17.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 34.3 percent less than the overall reported level in 2000, with a reported median of $28,874. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Spartanburg County reported an income level of $39,707, this level was 9.7 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Spartanburg County, South Carolina White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $48,174 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 9.6 percent greater than the median income in 2000. Hispanic households in Spartanburg County, South Carolina reported a median household income of $33,469, this median is 23.9 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $51,856. This household income level is 17.9 percent greater than the all households reported median in the area.

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

Higher Education in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

From 2000 to 2005, the percent of the male population that can be considered highly educated has increased by 0.2 percent. By the year 2005, 19.2 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 0.4 percent. By 2005, a total of 16.6 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In 2000, the Census reported that in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 29.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Spartanburg have attainment on average a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 19.4 percent (Men) versus 17 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 30.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.

Since 2000, Spartanburg has decreased in the total percent of the over 25 population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population group has declined by 0.4 percent to a total of 17.8 percent in 2005. The American Community Survey reports that the proportion of the 2005 population that is highly educated is less than the 2005 State of South Carolina percent of 23 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

In Spartanburg County, South Carolina according the 2000 Decennial Census, 20.6 percent of the White Alone, 8 percent of Black or African American, 26.6 percent of the Asian alone and 14.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina has a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 18.2 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Spartanburg is reported having 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 national average of 24.4 percent.

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

Demographic Profile for Spartanburg County, South Carolina

From 2000, a medium-high number of individuals have migrated to Spartanburg internationally. The international migration into Spartanburg accounts for 7.1 percent of the total international migration into the State of South Carolina. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

In terms of total land area, Spartanburg spans a total area of 811 total square miles. The area has a medium-high average population density of 329 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Cumberland, ME (329 per sq. mile ), Hernando, FL (331 per sq. mile ), Frederick, MD (333 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Alamance, NC (327 per sq. mile ), Ada, ID (327 per sq. mile ), Mobile, AL (326 per sq. mile ).

Spartanburg County, South Carolina had a population that was estimated at 266,809 in 2005. The total population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 254,432. This growth shows an increase of 4.9 percent. Spartanburg ranks 9 of 46 counties by growth in total population in South Carolina and the county ranks 279 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina has a population that is made of 72.3 percent White, 20.8 percent African American, 1.6 percent Asian, and 4.2 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 26.6 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of South Carolina percent of 33.4. Since 2000, Spartanburg has increased the percent of minority population when 25.1 percent of the people were minorities.

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Spartanburg County, South Carolina to be 37.1 years old. The median in Spartanburg is equal to the median age for the State of South Carolina of 37.1. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median age, when it was 36.1 years old. With 24.1 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Spartanburg can be understood as having a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 63.3 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 12.6 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.

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

Housing Report for Spartanburg County, South Carolina

In Spartanburg County, there were a total of 116,789 housing units in the year 2005. This represents a growth in housing units, adding a sum of 7,499 residential units since 2001, or 6.9 percent.

Spartanburg County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2005 of $100,700, according to the American Community Survey. This median is less than the overall State of South Carolina 2005 median home value of $113,100 and less than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

Spartanburg County is made up of a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 2.2 percent of the houses are valued over a half a million dollars.

The residential home values in Spartanburg County, South Carolina have moderate increases since the Census values accounted for in the year 2000. The values have increased by $9,600, or 10.5 percent, since their values in that year of $91,100.

When compared to other counties in South Carolina, Spartanburg County places 12 of 46 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 556 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. In 2005, 64.2 percent of the homes were valued under $125,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Management of companies and enterprises has a largest number of employee per establishment in Spartanburg County. In the County, the industry averages 61 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 40 and greater than the South Carolina average of 32 for the Management of companies and enterprises industry.

Manufacturing saw the largest loss of employment between the years 2001-2005 in Spartanburg County. The sector faced a loss of 5,558 jobs, or 15.9 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 70.9 percent of all county employment losses since 2001.

In Spartanburg County, Manufacturing, Transportation and Warehousing and Wholesale trade are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Manufacturing industry has an LQ of 2.33. This means the percent of total employment in the Manufacturing sector is 2.33 times the percent of the national average, This signifies that Spartanburg County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Manufacturing.

In Spartanburg County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Accommodation and food services sectors are the largest industries, in terms of total number of jobs in 2005. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 29.9 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 29,301 employees. The Retail Trade and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 13.5 and 9.9 percent of all employment.

Management of companies and enterprises is the industry that has grown the most in terms of employment from 2001-2005 in Spartanburg County, changing a total of 110 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of 1.6 percent. The State of South Carolina experienced a sector employment shift of 8.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.







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