BLS Employment Summary for Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Written by Matt

Wednesday, 30 January 2008

Given the industries in the area, the Textile mills industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 2732 jobs during the period. The employment lost in Textile mills makes up 12.0% percent of the total job loss in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Top Declining Industries: 1. Textile mills (2732 jobs lost) 2. Electronic markets and agents and brokers (1053 jobs lost) 3. Machinery manufacturing (768 jobs lost) 4. Administration of human resource programs (607 jobs lost) 5. Educational services (536 jobs lost) Out of the 3-digit NAICS industries, the Executive, legislative and general government industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 2,051 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in Executive, legislative and general government makes up 2.7% percent of the total industry employment growth in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Top Growing Industries: 1. Executive, legislative and general government (2,051 new jobs) 2. Credit intermediation and related activities (1,782 new jobs) 3. Management of companies and enterprises (1,550 new jobs) 4. Merchant wholesalers, durable goods (1,121 new jobs) 5. Nursing and residential care facilities (696 new jobs) In Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 0.8%, or 901 jobs, total between the years 2002 and 2006. From the 129 industries (3-digit NAICS) with sufficient data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in each year, 18 did not experience any change, 62 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, and 49 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

 

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