Charleston County
S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce Business Intelligence Department
1550 Gadsden Street, PO Box 995 Columbia, SC 29202 803.737.2660 www.SCWorkforceInfo.com
Updated: 09/16/2021 Table Of Contents
1. Economic Data
Annual Unemployment Rates...... 1 Monthly Unemployment Rates...... 2 Area Job Openings...... 3 Unemployment Insurance...... 4 Demographic Data...... 4 Industry Data...... 5 Occupation Data...... 6 Retail Sales...... 7
2. Demographic Data
Population...... 8 Age...... 8 Race...... 9 Gender...... 9 Change...... 10 Commuting Patterns...... 11 Residents Commuting To...... 12 Workers Commuting From...... 12 Employer Data...... 13 Size of Establishments...... 13 Employment by Size of Establishment...... 13 20 Largest Employers 14
3. Industry Data
Employment by Industry...... 15 New Startup Firms...... 16 Top Occupational Openings...... 17 New Hires by Industry...... 18 Turnover by Industry...... 19 Average Annual Wage by Industry...... 20 Age of Workers by Industry...... 21 Projections by Industry...... 22
4. Occupation Data
Projections by Occupation...... 23 Growing Occupations...... 24 Declining Occupations...... 25
5. Education Data
Educational Attainment...... 26 Graduate Trends...... 27 Educational Institutions...... 28 Community Profile Charleston County
Annual Unemployment Rate (Unadjusted) Trends
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Charleston County South Carolina United States
Charleston County South Carolina United States
Year Employment Unemp Rate Employment Unemp Rate Employment Unemp Rate
2020 198,552 13,387 6.3% 2,237,407 147,183 6.2% 147,795,000 12,947,000 8.1%
2019 206,178 4,701 2.2% 2,302,573 65,112 2.8% 157,538,000 6,001,000 3.7%
2018 199,983 5,650 2.7% 2,242,438 78,442 3.4% 155,761,000 6,314,000 3.9%
2017 195,661 6,972 3.4% 2,200,602 96,477 4.2% 153,337,000 6,982,000 4.4%
2016 193,146 8,042 4.0% 2,174,301 111,753 4.9% 151,436,000 7,751,000 4.9%
2015 188,588 9,495 4.8% 2,134,087 133,750 5.9% 148,834,000 8,296,000 5.3%
2014 182,709 9,638 5.0% 2,082,941 139,485 6.3% 146,305,000 9,617,000 6.2%
2013 177,472 10,783 5.7% 2,034,404 163,472 7.4% 143,929,000 11,460,000 7.4%
2012 173,805 13,069 7.0% 1,992,957 197,246 9.0% 142,469,000 12,506,000 8.1%
2011 168,779 15,086 8.2% 1,957,493 227,678 10.4% 139,869,000 13,747,000 8.9%
2010 164,252 16,097 8.9% 1,928,442 246,093 11.3% 139,064,000 14,825,000 9.6%
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Monthly Unemployment Rate (Unadjusted) Past 13 Months
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2021-07 (Jul) 2020-08 (Aug) 2020-09 (Sep) 2020-10 (Oct) 2020-11 (Nov) 2020-12 (Dec) 2021-01 (Jan) 2021-02 (Feb) 2021-03 (Mar) 2021-04 (Apr) 2021-05 (May) 2021-06 (Jun) 2021-08 (Aug) Charleston County South Carolina United States
Period Charleston County South Carolina United States
Aug 2021 3.8% 4.2% 5.3%
Jul 2021 3.9% 4.3% 5.7%
Jun 2021 3.9% 4.5% 6.1%
May 2021 3.2% 3.6% 5.5%
Apr 2021 3.9% 4.4% 5.7%
Mar 2021 4.4% 4.8% 6.2%
Feb 2021 4.8% 5.2% 6.6%
Jan 2021 5.1% 5.4% 6.8%
Dec 2020 5.6% 5.9% 6.5%
Nov 2020 5.3% 5.4% 6.4%
Oct 2020 5.1% 5.0% 6.6%
Sep 2020 5.5% 5.1% 7.7%
Aug 2020 6.0% 5.4% 8.5%
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Area Job Openings
Charleston County South Carolina
Period Employed Unemployed Unemp. Job Employed Unemployed Unemp. Job Rate Openings Rate Openings
Aug-21 207,761 8,318 3.8% 21,898 2,302,743 101,527 4.2% 89,041
Jul-21 210,686 8,457 3.9% 21,816 2,299,349 103,454 4.3% 92,241
Jun-21 209,453 8,577 3.9% 20,979 2,289,292 107,067 4.5% 88,293
May-21 206,246 6,850 3.2% 22,082 2,277,505 110,437 4.6% 86,966
Apr-21 203,407 8,314 3.9% 19,437 2,262,966 118,395 5.0% 78,103
Mar-21 203,231 9,320 4.4% 17,411 2,267,442 120,655 5.1% 70,670
Feb-21 201,655 10,153 4.8% 12,979 2,253,252 123,928 5.2% 64,799
Jan-21 198,153 10,696 5.1% 11,820 2,235,303 125,444 5.3% 68,687
Dec-20 197,186 11,757 5.6% 11,149 2,223,480 131,582 5.6% 63,043
Nov-20 195,941 11,009 5.3% 9,693 2,217,588 131,355 5.6% 61,171
Oct-20 203,713 11,025 5.1% 10,653 2,306,258 130,857 5.4% 56,273
Sep-20 202,131 11,701 5.5% 9,721 2,292,518 130,400 5.4% 48,900
Aug-20 201,834 12,843 6.0% 10,053 2,272,014 130,549 5.4% 49,905
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce & The Conference Board's Help Wanted OnLine® data series South Carolina Data is Seasonally Adjusted
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Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants August 2021
Charleston County South Carolina
Gender South Carolina 3 Female Female 241 4,488 Male 163 3,303 O 1 57
Male
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Race Charleston County South Carolina ASIAN
ASIAN 3 50 BLACK BLACK 180 3,828 HAWAIIAN 1 13 HAWAIIAN MULTIPLE 45 771 MULTIPLE NATIVE AMERICAN 2 46 UNKNOWN 9 232 NATIVE AMERICAN WHITE 165 2,911 UNKNOWN
WHITE
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Age Group Charleston County South Carolina 18 - 24 18 - 24 48 1,107 25 - 40 25 - 40 175 3,558 41 - 55 113 2,103 41 - 55 56 - 64 49 836 65+ 19 243 56 - 64 Less than 18 1 4
65+
Less than 18
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Education Charleston County South Carolina College Grad College Grad 226 3,274 Some College 150 3,651 Some High School 21 590 No High School No High School 3 33 Unknown 5 303 Some College
Some High School
Unknown
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claims by Industry Industry Groups With Largest Number of Claims August 2021
Accommodation and Food Services
Administrative and Support and Waste Manageme
Health Care and Social Assistance
Manufacturing
Retail Trade
0% 4% 8% 12% 16% 20%
Charleston County South Carolina
Industry Charleston County South Carolina Utilities 1 14 Construction 16 384 Manufacturing 19 1,344 Wholesale Trade 8 263 Retail Trade 40 644 Transportation and Warehousing 18 256 Information 6 94 Finance and Insurance 8 132 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 11 108 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Servi 15 304 Management of Companies and Enterprises 5 36 Administrative and Support and Waste Manageme 43 963 Educational Services 10 160 Health Care and Social Assistance 23 696 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 8 57 Accommodation and Food Services 76 651 Other Services (except Public Administration) 14 193 Public Administration 4 108 Unknown 80 1,401 Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claims by Occupation Occupation Groups With Largest Number of Claims August 2021
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
Management Occupations
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%
Charleston County South Carolina
Occupation Charleston County South Carolina Architecture and Engineering Occupations 14 204 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ 6 79 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occu 14 242 Business and Financial Operations Occupations 16 205 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 5 87 Construction and Extraction Occupations 7 291 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 8 166 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 68 520 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 10 191 Healthcare Support Occupations 10 299 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 16 285 Legal Occupations 2 23 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 3 96 Management Occupations 43 597 Office and Administrative Support Occupations 52 1,111 Personal Care and Service Occupations 15 178 Production Occupations 18 836 Protective Service Occupations 3 92 Sales and Related Occupations 34 615 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 27 639 Unknown 34 1,004 Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Retail Sales
Charleston County South Carolina
$1,800,000,000 $28,000,000,000
$1,600,000,000 $24,000,000,000
$1,400,000,000
$20,000,000,000
$1,200,000,000
$16,000,000,000 $1,000,000,000
$800,000,000 $12,000,000,000
$600,000,000
$8,000,000,000
$400,000,000
$4,000,000,000 $200,000,000
$0 $0
Jul 2020 Jun 2020 Aug 2020Sep 2020Oct 2020Nov 2020Dec 2020Jan 2021Feb 2021Mar 2021Apr 2021May 2021Jun 2021
Charleston County South Carolina
Source: S.C. Department of Revenue
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Population by Age
0-4 10-14 20-24 30-34 40-44 50-54 60-64 70-74 80-84 0-4 10-14 20-24 30-34 40-44 50-54 60-64 70-74 80-84
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Charleston County South Carolina
Age Range Charleston County South Carolina United States 0-4 22,990 298,242 20,052,112 5-9 21,834 302,111 20,409,060 10-14 17,869 297,443 20,672,609 15-19 21,780 321,540 21,715,074 20-24 30,703 342,237 22,099,887 25-29 32,085 305,167 21,243,365 30-34 26,478 293,464 20,467,912 35-39 23,636 291,183 19,876,161 40-44 20,563 308,158 20,998,001 45-49 23,713 325,660 22,109,946 50-54 24,730 329,431 22,396,322 55-59 23,382 309,061 20,165,892 60-64 21,363 289,690 17,479,211 65-69 16,434 229,251 13,189,508 70-74 11,052 165,797 9,767,522 75-79 8,287 117,187 7,438,750 80-84 6,213 82,223 5,781,697 85 and older 5,624 71,757 5,673,565 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
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Population by Race
Race Charleston County % South Carolina % United States % White 237,818 66.3% 3,144,146 66.0% 230,592,579 72.0% Black 105,338 29.4% 1,298,534 27.3% 39,167,010 12.2% American Indian/Alaskan Native 874 0.2% 14,732 0.3% 2,540,309 0.8% Asian 4,587 1.3% 61,097 1.3% 15,231,962 4.8% Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander 219 0.1% 2,128 0.0% 526,347 0.2% 2 or more races 12,104 3.4% 169,670 3.6% 17,464,666 5.5% Other 3,848 1.1% 74,130 1.6% 14,746,054 4.6% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
White 65.2% Black 28.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.2% Asian 1.3% Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 2 or more races 3.3% Other 1.1% Total: 100.0%
Population by Gender
Gender Charleston County South Carolina United States Male 173,922 2,276,305 153,247,412 Female 184,814 2,403,297 158,289,182 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
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Population Change Historical and Projected Charleston County South Carolina
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Charleston County South Carolina
Year Charleston County South Carolina 1970 247,561 2,590,713 1980 276,556 3,121,820 1990 295,159 3,486,310 2000 309,969 4,012,012 2010 348,370 4,549,150 2020 366,380 5,020,400 2030 386,660 5,488,460 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Commuting Patterns
In-Commuters 41.2% Out-Commuters 31.3% Work and Live in County 27.5% Total: 100.0%
Commuting Patterns Workers Work and Live in County 146,452 In-Commuters 219,654 Out-Commuters 166,693
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010
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Top 10 Places Residents Are Commuting To
Area Workers Berkeley County, SC 9,932 Dorchester County, SC 5,533 Colleton County, SC 348 Richland County, SC 253 FULTON COUNTY, GA 206 Lexington County, SC 190 Horry County, SC 187 Orangeburg County, SC 152 Georgetown County, SC 150 Greenville County, SC 119
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010
Top 10 Places Residents Are Commuting From
Area Workers Berkeley County, SC 36,248 Dorchester County, SC 27,878 Colleton County, SC 1,882 Orangeburg County, SC 826 Georgetown County, SC 419 Richland County, SC 400 Lexington County, SC 289 MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC 270 Horry County, SC 263 Florence County, SC 211
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010
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Employers by Size of Establishment
Employees Charleston County South Carolina 0 to 4 11,476 94,065 5 to 9 2,521 21,936 10 to 19 1,965 15,859 20 to 49 1,481 11,791 50 to 99 495 4,339 100 to 249 244 2,675 250 to 499 65 825 500 to 999 21 390 1000 + 17 295
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - 2021 Q1 - Indicates that the requested data is suppressed
Employment by Size of Establishment
Employees Charleston County South Carolina 0 to 4 14,701 122,061 5 to 9 16,687 145,960 10 to 19 26,675 216,184 20 to 49 44,714 357,671 50 to 99 33,574 299,488 100 to 249 35,836 407,423 250 to 499 21,607 279,135 500 to 999 14,727 267,690 1000 + 43,514 772,522
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - 2021 Q1 - Indicates that the requested data is suppressed
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20 Largest Employers (Listed Alphabetically) Corporation Name
AUTOZONERS LLC
CAREALLIANCE HEALTH SERVICES
CHARLESTON COUNTY
CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
CITY OF CHARLESTON
CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
HARRIS TEETER LLC
Kiawah Island Inn Company LLC
MEDICAL UNIV OF SC HOSPITAL AUTHORI
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SC
Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC
THE BOEING COMPANY
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC
TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC
WJBD VA MEDICAL CENTER
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - 2021 Q1
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Employment by Industry
Accommodation and Food Services 27,962
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and 17,485 Remediation Services
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 197
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 3,667
Construction 13,774
Educational Services 19,131
Finance and Insurance 6,352
Health Care and Social Assistance 40,385
Information 3,920
Management of Companies and Enterprises 2,128
Manufacturing 15,269
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 20
Other Services (except Public Administration) 6,485
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 18,795
Public Administration 16,231
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 5,351
Retail Trade 28,637
Transportation and Warehousing 10,657
Utilities 1,263
Wholesale Trade 6,133
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - 2021 Q1
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New Startup Firms
Charleston County South Carolina
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350
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250 1,200
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2009 Q4 2010 Q2 2010 Q4 2011 Q2 2011 Q4 2012 Q2 2012 Q4 2013 Q2 2013 Q4 2014 Q2 2014 Q4 2015 Q2 2015 Q4 2016 Q2 2016 Q4 2017 Q2 2017 Q4 2018 Q2 2018 Q4 2019 Q2 2019 Q4
Charleston County South Carolina
Quarter Charleston County South Carolina 2020 Q1 234 1,606 2019 Q4 210 1,350 2019 Q3 240 1,619 2019 Q2 287 1,613 2018 Q4 319 1,700 2018 Q3 191 1,389 2018 Q2 384 1,845 2018 Q1 366 1,849 2017 Q1 266 1,528 2016 Q4 150 888 2016 Q3 125 679 2016 Q2 132 831 2016 Q1 245 1,445 2015 Q4 166 889 2015 Q3 115 665 2015 Q2 110 905 2015 Q1 224 1,746 2014 Q4 113 775 2014 Q3 110 741 2014 Q2 125 760
Note: A firm is included in the count when it does not have a UI Account Number in the previous quarter and has a Setup Date that falls in the quarter displayed. Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Top 20 Occupational Openings Charleston County August-2021
Occupation Name (Soccode) Job Openings
Registered Nurses (29-1141) 949
Retail Salespersons (41-2031) 800
Customer Service Representatives (43-4051) 732
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 680 (41-4012) First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers (41-1011) 608
Managers, All Other (11-9199) 443
Waiters and Waitresses (35-3031) 394
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071) 371
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (53-3032) 360
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (37-2012) 332
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (37-2011) 327
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (43-4081) 326
Food Service Managers (11-9051) 318
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (43-6014) 311
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (53-7062) 286
Medical and Health Services Managers (11-9111) 263
General and Operations Managers (11-1021) 258
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012) 217
Sales Managers (11-2022) 196
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (43-1011) 193
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce & The Conference Board's Help Wanted OnLine® data series
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New Hires by Industry
Accommodation and Food Services 9,503 Administrative and Support and Waste Management 8,637 and Remediation Services Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 31
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 707
Construction 1,988
Educational Services 1,866
Finance and Insurance 500
Health Care and Social Assistance 3,986
Information 970
Management of Companies and Enterprises 144
Manufacturing 757
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 3
Other Services (except Public Administration) 1,252
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2,376
Public Administration 452
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 673
Retail Trade 5,744
Total, All Industries 42,794
Transportation and Warehousing 2,545
Utilities 39
Wholesale Trade 625
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics - 2020 Q3
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Turnover by Industry
Accommodation and Food Services 16.9% Administrative and Support and Waste Management 16.6% and Remediation Services Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 9.0%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 14.4%
Construction 9.0%
Educational Services 6.1%
Finance and Insurance 5.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance 8.7%
Information 9.2%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 5.7%
Manufacturing 5.4%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 9.4%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 11.9%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 7.9%
Public Administration 4.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 9.6%
Retail Trade 12.2%
Total, All Industries 10.1%
Transportation and Warehousing 16.1%
Utilities 2.8%
Wholesale Trade 7.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics - 2020 Q1
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Average Annual Wage by Industry
Accommodation and Food Services $23,920
Administrative and Support and Waste $33,800 Management and Remediation Services
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting $34,996
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation $27,716
Construction $64,428
Educational Services $51,428
Finance and Insurance $146,016
Health Care and Social Assistance $63,284
Information $81,432
Management of Companies and Enterprises $91,364
Manufacturing $74,984
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction $121,316
Other Services (except Public Administration) $38,688
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $84,396
Public Administration $63,856
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing $59,540
Retail Trade $35,568
Transportation and Warehousing $49,192
Utilities $76,076
Wholesale Trade $75,556
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - 2021 Q1
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Age of Workers by Industry
Industry 14-18 19-21 22-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Total, All Industries 5,516 9,132 12,244 56,799 54,757 45,925 38,041 14,349 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 9 14 18 42 49 49 41 37 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 0 0 0 6 5 0 3 0 Utilities 3 20 22 250 274 272 312 67 Construction 128 461 652 3,295 3,446 2,961 2,361 760 Manufacturing 53 195 536 3,715 4,269 3,612 3,198 668 Wholesale Trade 31 112 231 1,362 1,705 1,702 1,480 400 Retail Trade 1,425 2,431 2,100 6,726 5,342 4,531 4,149 2,077 Transportation and Warehousing 32 219 378 2,013 1,990 2,130 1,906 631 Information 10 58 243 1,343 1,526 1,194 834 262 Finance and Insurance 9 44 204 1,518 1,767 1,508 1,179 424 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 58 172 241 1,440 1,272 1,001 877 471 Professional and Technical Services 69 298 885 5,153 5,266 4,029 3,031 1,208 Management of Companies and Enterprises 11 30 82 552 694 634 552 142 Administrative and Waste Services 181 752 1,105 4,345 4,035 3,405 2,908 1,274 Educational Services 66 135 436 3,942 4,552 4,028 3,331 1,274 Health Care and Social Assistance 120 502 1,398 9,124 9,217 7,825 6,336 2,228 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 613 436 301 936 718 579 460 354 Accommodation and Food Services 2,456 2,797 2,567 7,208 4,964 3,180 2,382 987 Other Services, Except Public Administration 107 296 453 1,552 1,369 1,185 961 481 Public Administration 134 161 391 2,277 2,296 2,101 1,741 604
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics - 2020 Q3
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Labor Market Projections Total Employment by Industry (County/Metropolitan Statistical Area Data Unavailable)
Note: Projections are available by Workforce Investment Area (WIA). The data displayed is selected from the appropriate WIA.
Trident 2016 2026
Industry Estimated Projected Change Percent Annual Employment Employment Change Percent
Total All Industries 364,897 412,589 47,692 13.07 1.24
Health Care and Social Assistance 39,163 48,123 8,960 22.88 2.08
Accommodation and Food Services 41,549 50,254 8,705 20.95 1.92
Administrative and Support and Waste Management 26,522 31,461 4,939 18.62 1.72 and Remediat Retail Trade 40,454 43,770 3,316 8.20 0.79
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 23,637 26,786 3,149 13.32 1.26
Manufacturing 25,918 28,611 2,693 10.39 0.99
Educational Services 27,736 30,253 2,517 9.07 0.87
Transportation and Warehousing 13,084 15,598 2,514 19.21 1.77
Construction 18,569 21,062 2,493 13.43 1.27
Wholesale Trade 9,045 10,347 1,302 14.39 1.35
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6,026 7,040 1,014 16.83 1.57
Other Services (except Government) 16,264 17,182 918 5.64 0.55
Finance and Insurance 8,108 8,797 689 8.50 0.82
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 5,021 5,544 523 10.42 1.00
Information 5,646 6,104 458 8.11 0.78
Management of Companies and Enterprises 2,479 2,842 363 14.64 1.38
Utilities 1,078 1,086 8 0.74 0.07
Mining 164 159 -5 -3.05 -0.31
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 2,309 2,111 -198 -8.58 -0.89
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Industry Projections
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Labor Market Projections Total Employment by Occupation (County/Metropolitan Statistical Area Data Unavailable)
Note: Projections are available by Workforce Investment Area (WIA). The data displayed is selected from the appropriate WIA.
Trident 2016 2026
Occupation Estimated Projected Openings Openings Annual Employmen Employmen (Replace) (Growth) Openings
Total, All Occupations 364,897 412,589
Management Occupations 18,832 21,412
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 16,761 19,254
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 10,455 12,286
Architecture and Engineering Occupations 7,473 8,710
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 1,928 2,114
Community and Social Service Occupations 4,806 5,438
Legal Occupations 3,471 3,877
Education, Training, and Library Occupations 18,381 20,731
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 4,646 5,061 Occupations Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 23,852 28,073
Healthcare Support Occupations 9,006 11,052
Protective Service Occupations 8,665 9,227
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 36,253 43,989
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 16,045 18,640 Occupations Personal Care and Service Occupations 12,803 14,768
Sales and Related Occupations 41,134 45,384
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 52,053 55,417
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 1,799 1,693
Construction and Extraction Occupations 18,473 20,745
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 16,097 18,177
Production Occupations 19,808 21,248
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 22,156 25,293
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Occupational Projections
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Labor Market Projections Growing Occupations (County/Metropolitan Statistical Area Data Unavailable)
Note: Projections are available by Workforce Investment Area (WIA). The data displayed is selected from the appropriate WIA. Trident 2016 2026
Occupation Estimated Projected Percent Replace Growth Total Average Employmen Employmen Change Salary Physician Assistants 351 486 38 $ 89,397 Nurse Practitioners 380 524 38 $ 102,373 Statisticians 78 106 36 $ 71,418 Industrial Engineers 1,020 1,386 36 $ 88,297 Athletic Trainers 60 79 32 $ 46,778 Medical Assistants 2,073 2,727 32 $ 35,263 Phlebotomists 222 291 31 $ 35,204 Physical Therapist Aides 177 231 31 $ 36,873 Market Research Analysts and Marketing 1,126 1,464 30 $ 61,020 Specialists Respiratory Therapists 343 444 29 $ 62,680 Industrial Engineering Technicians 135 174 29 $ 65,109 Physical Therapists 532 681 28 $ 80,740 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,434 1,823 27 $ 96,883 Medical and Health Services Managers 1,109 1,405 27 $ 116,136 Personal Financial Advisors 541 682 26 $ 61,042 Medical Secretaries 1,594 2,009 26 $ 37,386 Cooks, Restaurant 4,317 5,437 26 $ 27,175 Massage Therapists 421 530 26 $ 33,071 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 101 127 26 $ 73,906 Physical Therapist Assistants 134 168 25 $ 53,840
Occupations are sorted by highest estimated percentage growth from estimate year to projection year.
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Occupational Projections
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Labor Market Projections Declining Occupations (County/Metropolitan Statistical Area Data Unavailable)
Note: Projections are available by Workforce Investment Area (WIA). The data displayed is selected from the appropriate WIA.
Trident 2016 2026
Occupation Estimated Projected Percent Replace Growth Total Average Employment Employmen Change Salary
Parking Enforcement 37 24 -35 $ 30,318 Workers Data Entry Keyers 159 127 -20 $ 30,494 Legal Secretaries 554 449 -19 $ 38,878 Desktop Publishers 77 65 -16 $ 46,866 Executive Secretaries and 850 737 -13 $ 63,540 Executive Administrative Assistant Logging Equipment 227 199 -12 $ 43,709 Operators Photographers 312 277 -11 $ 52,145 First-Line Supervisors of 32 29 -9 $ 74,296 Correctional Officers Postmasters and Mail 22 20 -9 $ 83,672 Superintendents Labor Relations Specialists 242 220 -9 Chemical Equipment 116 106 -9 $ 52,054 Operators and Tenders Computer, Automated 285 261 -8 $ 50,332 Teller, and Office Machine Repairers Chemical Plant and System 199 183 -8 $ 61,871 Operators Correctional Officers and 1,034 951 -8 $ 40,139 Jailers Pressers, Textile, Garment, 43 40 -7 $ 24,001 and Related Materials File Clerks 198 185 -7 $ 35,558 Heat Treating Equipment 63 59 -6 $ 34,920 Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Met Tellers 990 930 -6 $ 32,435 Woodworking Machine 54 51 -6 $ 31,852 Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Travel Agents 95 90 -5 $ 44,496 Occupations are sorted by highest estimated percentage decline from estimate year to projection year.
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Occupational Projections
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Educational Attainment (Population 25 Years and Older)
7.61% 20.14% 7.45% 4.07%
25.28% 14.15% 21.30%
9th to 12th No Diploma Associate's Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate Degree High School Graduate Less Than 9th Grade Some College
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey - 2013 5-Year Estimates
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Graduate Trends (Based On Graduates From Area Schools)
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0 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Bachelor's Degree Doctor's Degrees Master's Degree
Source: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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Educational Institutions
Charleston School of Law Charleston Southern University 81 Mary Street 9200 University Blvd Charleston, SC 29403 Charleston, SC 29406 843.329.1000 843.863.7000 http://www.charlestonlaw.edu/ http://www.csuniv.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 214 2018 Degrees Awarded: 1,378
Citadel Military College of South Carolina College of Charleston 171 Moultrie St 66 George St Charleston, SC 29409 Charleston, SC 29424 843.225.3294 843.953.5500 http://www.citadel.edu http://www.cofc.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 2,058 2018 Degrees Awarded: 5,252
International Diving Institute Medical University of South Carolina 1400 Pierside Street 179 Ashley Ave North Charleston, SC 29405 Charleston, SC 29425 843.740.1124 843.792.2300 http://www.idicharleston.edu/ http://www.musc.edu/ 2018 Degrees Awarded: 232 2018 Degrees Awarded: 2,014
Miller-Motte Technical College-Charleston Paul Mitchell the School-Charleston 8085 Rivers Ave., Ste E 4952 Centre Pointe Drive, Suite 114 Charleston, SC 29418 North Charleston, SC 29418 843.574.0101 843.725.0246 http://miller-motte.edu http://paulmitchell.edu/charleston 2018 Degrees Awarded: 444 2018 Degrees Awarded: 174
Southeastern Institute-Charleston The Art Institute of Charleston 4600 Goer Dr, Ste 105 24 N. Market St North Charleston, SC 29406 Charleston, SC 29401 843.747.1279 843.727.3500 http://www.southeasterninstitute.com http://www.artinstitutes.edu/charleston 2018 Degrees Awarded: 264 2018 Degrees Awarded: 158
Top of the Line Barber College Trident Technical College 1904 Savannah Highway, Unit 101, 10 7000 Rivers Avenue Charleston, SC 29407 Charleston, SC 29423 843.573.0078 843.574.6111 http://www.topofthelinebarbercollege.edu http://www.tridenttech.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 14 2018 Degrees Awarded: 5,050
Virginia College-Charleston 6185 Rivers Avenue North Charleston, SC 29406 843.614.4300 http://www.vc.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 318
Source: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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