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The South > South Carolina > Labor

SOUTH CAROLINA LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees 3,691 [13th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.867 per 1,000 people [10th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 327 [28th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.768 per 10,000 people [26th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours 5,586,000 [14th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.313 per capita [12th of 28]
Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 69,000 [26th of 51]
Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees 29,896 [7th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 70.259 per 10,000 people [1st of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,655 [35th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.889 per 10,000 people [39th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours 36,151,000 [9th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 84.96 per 10 people [2nd of 44]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees 7,737 [27th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.818 per 1,000 people [33rd of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 5,156 [25th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 12.117 per 10,000 people [27th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours 10,615,000 [25th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 24.947 per 10 people [27th of 46]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees 10,645 [16th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.502 per 1,000 people [9th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 8,143 [12th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 19.137 per 10,000 people [7th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours 16,454,000 [12th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 38.669 per 10 people [8th of 40]
Employed 1,739,000 [24th of 50]
Employment Ratio 67.7 [40th of 51]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees 25,664 [18th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.031 per 1,000 people [13th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 19,819 [16th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.658 per 1,000 people [12th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours 40,801,000 [15th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 9.589 per capita [10th of 48]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 16,275 [27th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.825 per 1,000 people [28th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 13,338 [23rd of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 31.346 per 10,000 people [27th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 27,828,000 [24th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.54 per capita [25th of 49]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees 41 [46th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.096 per 10,000 people [46th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,185 [29th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.749 per 1,000 people [33rd of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours 6,345,000 [27th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.491 per capita [33rd of 46]
Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees 18,388 [17th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.321 per 1,000 people [17th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 12,628 [16th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.968 per 1,000 people [17th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours 26,163,000 [18th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.149 per capita [18th of 47]
Mean Travel Time to Work 22.4 [30th of 51]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees 7,883 [26th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.853 per 1,000 people [23rd of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 5,649 [23rd of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.328 per 1,000 people [24th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours 11,791,000 [21st of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.771 per capita [20th of 47]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees 8,033 [20th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 18.879 per 10,000 people [13th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 6,316 [20th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.484 per 1,000 people [13th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours 13,765,000 [18th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 32.35 per 10 people [13th of 46]
Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts 14 [21st of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts (per capita) 0.329 per 100,000 people [16th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment 22 [19th of 42]
    Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment (per capita) 0.517 per 100,000 people [10th of 42]
Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments 13 [14th of 37]
    Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) 0.306 per 100,000 people [7th of 37]
Occupational Fatalities > Falls 9 [32nd of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Falls (per capita) 0.212 per 100,000 people [32nd of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 113 [20th of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.266 per 10,000 people [15th of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 50 [17th of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 1.175 per 100,000 people [18th of 49]
Paper manufacturing > Number of employees 11,517 [13th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 27.066 per 10,000 people [5th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 9,289 [13th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 21.83 per 10,000 people [2nd of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours 19,399,000 [14th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 4.559 per capita [5th of 40]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 12.6 % [39th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 18.4 % [39th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 17.2 % [15th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 2.2 % [26th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 15.5 % [9th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 77.2 % [24th of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 64.8 % [39th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 82.6 % [12th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 10.7 % [18th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 0.5 % [45th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 27.2 % [23rd of 51]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees 20,292 [12th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 47.689 per 10,000 people [6th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 16,001 [14th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.76 per 1,000 people [6th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours 34,033,000 [11th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 79.982 per 10 people [5th of 44]
Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees 6,036 [20th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.419 per 1,000 people [14th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 4,706 [20th of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 11.06 per 10,000 people [15th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours 10,617,000 [21st of 39]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 24.951 per 10 people [16th of 39]
Printing & related support activities > Number of employees 4,821 [27th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Number of employees (per capita) 1.133 per 1,000 people [37th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) 3,519 [27th of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.827 per 1,000 people [34th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours 6,697,000 [27th of 44]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours (per capita) 15.739 per 10 people [33rd of 44]
Textile mills > Number of employees 32,163 [3rd of 21]
    Textile mills > Number of employees (per capita) 7.559 per 1,000 people [1st of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) 27,591 [3rd of 21]
    Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 6.484 per 1,000 people [1st of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers hours 56,212,000 [2nd of 22]
    Textile mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 1,321.055 per 100 people [1st of 22]
Textile product mills > Number of employees 10,581 [4th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Number of employees (per capita) 2.487 per 1,000 people [2nd of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) 8,775 [3rd of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 20.622 per 10,000 people [2nd of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers hours 16,987,000 [4th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 39.922 per 10 people [2nd of 32]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 258,222 [20th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.069 per 100 people [12th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 194,712 [17th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 4.576 per 100 people [9th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 402,483,000 [18th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 94.589 per capita [9th of 51]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees 29,655 [20th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.969 per 1,000 people [11th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 2,229 [36th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.524 per 1,000 people [42nd of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours 44,567,000 [18th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 104.738 per 10 people [10th of 46]
Unemployment > Rate 5.8% [5th of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 6.8 [5th of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 6.2 [5th of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 3.3 [50th of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 2.3 [50th of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $0.00 [49th of 50]
Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees 9,498 [21st of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 22.322 per 10,000 people [19th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 7,798 [23rd of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.833 per 1,000 people [21st of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours 16,989,000 [19th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.993 per capita [18th of 45]

SOURCES: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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