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S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce Business Intelligence Department

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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 Pee Dee WIOA Region

Annual Unemployment Rate (Unadjusted) Trends

4 Unemployment Rate (Percentage) 2

0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina United States

Year Employment Unemp Rate Employment Unemp Rate Employment Unemp Rate

2020 402,356 31,381 7.2% 2,237,407 147,183 6.2% 147,795,000 12,947,000 8.1%

2019 416,436 14,580 3.4% 2,302,573 65,112 2.8% 157,538,000 6,001,000 3.7%

2018 407,706 17,504 4.1% 2,242,438 78,442 3.4% 155,761,000 6,314,000 3.9%

2017 399,873 21,304 5.1% 2,200,602 96,477 4.2% 153,337,000 6,982,000 4.4%

2016 395,735 24,814 5.9% 2,174,301 111,753 4.9% 151,436,000 7,751,000 4.9%

2015 389,923 30,210 7.2% 2,134,087 133,750 5.9% 148,834,000 8,296,000 5.3%

2014 383,672 31,320 7.5% 2,082,941 139,485 6.3% 146,305,000 9,617,000 6.2%

2013 377,464 37,514 9.0% 2,034,404 163,472 7.4% 143,929,000 11,460,000 7.4%

2012 371,260 45,784 11.0% 1,992,957 197,246 9.0% 142,469,000 12,506,000 8.1%

2011 367,838 53,305 12.7% 1,957,493 227,678 10.4% 139,869,000 13,747,000 8.9%

2010 366,080 56,832 13.4% 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

2 Unemployment Rate (Percentage)

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) Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina United States

Period Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina United States

Aug 2021 5.1% 4.2% 5.3%

Jul 2021 5.1% 4.3% 5.7%

Jun 2021 5.3% 4.5% 6.1%

May 2021 4.3% 3.6% 5.5%

Apr 2021 5.3% 4.4% 5.7%

Mar 2021 5.8% 4.8% 6.2%

Feb 2021 6.3% 5.2% 6.6%

Jan 2021 6.5% 5.4% 6.8%

Dec 2020 7.1% 5.9% 6.5%

Nov 2020 6.4% 5.4% 6.4%

Oct 2020 5.8% 5.0% 6.6%

Sep 2020 5.9% 5.1% 7.7%

Aug 2020 6.2% 5.4% 8.5%

Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce

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Area Job Openings

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Period Employed Unemployed Unemp. Job Employed Unemployed Unemp. Job Rate Openings Rate Openings

Aug-21 418,881 22,408 5.1% 8,922 2,302,743 101,527 4.2% 89,041

Jul-21 423,368 22,698 5.1% 9,718 2,299,349 103,454 4.3% 92,241

Jun-21 420,891 23,339 5.3% 10,567 2,289,292 107,067 4.5% 88,293

May-21 416,320 18,643 4.3% 10,601 2,277,505 110,437 4.6% 86,966

Apr-21 409,475 22,708 5.3% 10,338 2,262,966 118,395 5.0% 78,103

Mar-21 407,938 25,111 5.8% 9,297 2,267,442 120,655 5.1% 70,670

Feb-21 402,270 27,221 6.3% 7,839 2,253,252 123,928 5.2% 64,799

Jan-21 396,244 27,721 6.5% 6,860 2,235,303 125,444 5.3% 68,687

Dec-20 394,232 30,031 7.1% 6,114 2,223,480 131,582 5.6% 63,043

Nov-20 396,173 26,902 6.4% 5,521 2,217,588 131,355 5.6% 61,171

Oct-20 415,733 25,639 5.8% 6,685 2,306,258 130,857 5.4% 56,273

Sep-20 413,234 25,983 5.9% 6,244 2,292,518 130,400 5.4% 48,900

Aug-20 414,763 27,588 6.2% 6,035 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

Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina

Gender South Carolina 3 Female Female 967 4,488 Male 705 3,303 O 9 57

Male

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Race Pee Dee WIOA South Carolina ASIAN Region BLACK ASIAN 7 50 BLACK 880 3,828 HAWAIIAN HAWAIIAN 3 13 MULTIPLE 153 771 MULTIPLE

NATIVE AMERICAN 13 46 NATIVE AMERICAN UNKNOWN 36 232 WHITE 589 2,911 UNKNOWN

WHITE

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Age Group Pee Dee WIOA South Carolina 18 - 24 Region 18 - 24 240 1,107 25 - 40 25 - 40 737 3,558 41 - 55 467 2,103 41 - 55 56 - 64 174 836 65+ 62 243 56 - 64 Less than 18 1 4 65+

Less than 18

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Education Pee Dee WIOA South Carolina College Grad Region College Grad 638 3,274 Some College 842 3,651 No High School Some High School 133 590 No High School 8 33 Unknown 60 303 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% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

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Industry Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 11 41 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 1 3 Utilities 2 14 Construction 91 384 Manufacturing 235 1,344 Wholesale Trade 44 263 Retail Trade 142 644 Transportation and Warehousing 52 256 Information 9 94 Finance and Insurance 30 132 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 29 108 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Servi 75 304 Management of Companies and Enterprises 9 36 Administrative and Support and Waste Manageme 187 963 Educational Services 35 160 Health Care and Social Assistance 150 696 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 14 57 Accommodation and Food Services 167 651 Other Services (except Public Administration) 30 193 Public Administration 30 108 Unknown 338 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

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Production Occupations

Sales and Related Occupations

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%

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Occupation Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina Architecture and Engineering Occupations 35 204 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occ 17 79 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occu 58 242 Business and Financial Operations Occupations 26 205 Community and Social Service Occupations 11 57 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 15 87 Construction and Extraction Occupations 73 291 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations 27 166 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 8 26 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 143 520 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 51 191 Healthcare Support Occupations 68 299 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 63 285 Legal Occupations 7 23 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 10 96 Management Occupations 117 597 Military Specific Occupations 2 9 Office and Administrative Support Occupations 242 1,111 Personal Care and Service Occupations 33 178 Production Occupations 186 836 Protective Service Occupations 27 92 Sales and Related Occupations 149 615 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 145 639 Unknown 168 1,004 Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce

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Retail Sales

Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina

$6,000,000,000 $28,000,000,000

$24,000,000,000 $5,000,000,000

$20,000,000,000

$4,000,000,000

$16,000,000,000

$3,000,000,000

$12,000,000,000

$2,000,000,000

$8,000,000,000

$1,000,000,000 $4,000,000,000

$0 $0

Jul 2020 Jun 2020 Aug 2020Sep 2020Oct 2020Nov 2020Dec 2020Jan 2021Feb 2021Mar 2021Apr 2021May 2021Jun 2021

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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

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Age Range Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina United States 0-4 57,709 298,242 20,052,112 5-9 60,330 302,111 20,409,060 10-14 58,805 297,443 20,672,609 15-19 60,502 321,540 21,715,074 20-24 63,048 342,237 22,099,887 25-29 56,309 305,167 21,243,365 30-34 55,829 293,464 20,467,912 35-39 54,747 291,183 19,876,161 40-44 60,925 308,158 20,998,001 45-49 64,513 325,660 22,109,946 50-54 66,804 329,431 22,396,322 55-59 66,375 309,061 20,165,892 60-64 64,559 289,690 17,479,211 65-69 52,396 229,251 13,189,508 70-74 37,396 165,797 9,767,522 75-79 26,531 117,187 7,438,750 80-84 17,902 82,223 5,781,697 85 and older 14,426 71,757 5,673,565 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

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Population by Race

Race Pee Dee WIOA Region % South Carolina % United States % White 575,940 61.3% 3,144,146 66.0% 230,592,579 72.0% Black 322,142 34.3% 1,298,534 27.3% 39,167,010 12.2% American Indian/Alaskan Native 4,017 0.4% 14,732 0.3% 2,540,309 0.8% Asian 7,495 0.8% 61,097 1.3% 15,231,962 4.8% Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander 236 0.0% 2,128 0.0% 526,347 0.2% 2 or more races 30,540 3.3% 169,670 3.6% 17,464,666 5.5% Other 14,006 1.5% 74,130 1.6% 14,746,054 4.6% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

White 60.3% Black 33.7% American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.4% Asian 0.8% Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 2 or more races 3.2% Other 1.5% Total: 100.0%

Population by Gender

Gender Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina United States Female 485,735 2,403,297 158,289,182 Male 453,371 2,276,305 153,247,412 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey

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Population Change Historical and Projected Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina

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0K 0K 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Year

Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina

Year Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina 1970 558,818 2,590,713 1980 663,694 3,121,820 1990 726,431 3,486,310 2000 830,486 4,012,012 2010 922,700 4,549,150 2020 1,012,620 5,020,400 2030 1,100,750 5,488,460 Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Commuting Patterns

In-Commuters 4.7% Live and Work in Area 87.0% Out-Commuters 8.2% Total: 100.0%

Commuting Patterns Workers Live and Work in Area 344,948 In-Commuters 18,796 Out-Commuters 32,565

Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010

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Top 10 Places Residents Are Commuting To

Area Workers Richland County, SC 12,854 UNION COUNTY, NC 2,244 Lexington County, SC 1,761 Charleston County, SC 1,342 MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC 1,061 Lancaster County, SC 1,029 SCOTLAND COUNTY, NC 1,022 Orangeburg County, SC 941 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC 898 Berkeley County, SC 696

Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010

Top 10 Places Residents Are Commuting From

Area Workers Richland County, SC 3,282 COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC 2,423 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC 2,311 Lancaster County, SC 1,108 ROBESON COUNTY, NC 928 Charleston County, SC 654 Lexington County, SC 651 Berkeley County, SC 594 RICHMOND COUNTY, NC 456 SCOTLAND COUNTY, NC 444

Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010

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Employers by Size of Establishment

Employees Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina 0 to 4 13,823 94,065 5 to 9 4,236 21,936 10 to 19 2,899 15,859 20 to 49 2,039 11,791 50 to 99 760 4,339 100 to 249 338 2,675 250 to 499 95 825 500 to 999 39 390 1000 + 25 295

Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - 2021 Q1 - Indicates that the requested data is suppressed

Employment by Size of Establishment

Employees Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina 0 to 4 19,460 122,061 5 to 9 28,240 145,960 10 to 19 39,665 216,184 20 to 49 61,868 357,671 50 to 99 52,344 299,488 100 to 249 50,052 407,423 250 to 499 31,391 279,135 500 to 999 25,489 267,690 1000 + 44,721 772,522

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

CONWAY HOSPITAL INC

DARLINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

FLORENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #1

FOOD LION LLC

GEORGETOWN COUNTY DEPT OF EDUCATION

GEORGETOWN HOSPITAL SYSTEM

GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTE

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS TEXAS LP

Horry County Council

HORRY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIO

KERSHAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

LOWES HOME CENTERS INC

MCLEOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

MEDICAL UNIV OF SC HOSPITAL AUTHORI

NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION

SCHAEFFLER GROUP USA INC

SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT

TARGET CORPORATION

W LEE FLOWERS & COMPANY INC

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC

Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - 2021 Q1

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Employment by Industry

Accommodation and Food Services 44,902

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and 18,910 Remediation Services

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 2,492

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 5,748

Construction 16,283

Educational Services 19,530

Finance and Insurance 9,907

Health Care and Social Assistance 50,863

Information 3,003

Management of Companies and Enterprises 928

Manufacturing 36,681

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 218

Other Services (except Public Administration) 7,851

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 9,291

Public Administration 20,418

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 5,529

Retail Trade 51,282

Transportation and Warehousing 10,891

Utilities 1,474

Wholesale Trade 7,584

Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - 2021 Q1

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New Startup Firms

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Quarter Pee Dee WIOA Region South Carolina 2020 Q1 262 1,606 2019 Q4 244 1,350 2019 Q3 261 1,619 2019 Q2 267 1,613 2018 Q4 298 1,700 2018 Q3 254 1,389 2018 Q2 271 1,845 2018 Q1 313 1,849 2017 Q1 288 1,528 2016 Q4 145 888 2016 Q3 116 679 2016 Q2 154 831 2016 Q1 278 1,445 2015 Q4 141 889 2015 Q3 118 665 2015 Q2 181 905 2015 Q1 380 1,746 2014 Q4 150 775 2014 Q3 156 741 2014 Q2 169 760

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 Pee Dee WIOA Region August-2021

Occupation Name (Soccode) Job Openings

Retail Salespersons (41-2031) 513

Registered Nurses (29-1141) 475

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers (41-1011) 318

Customer Service Representatives (43-4051) 298

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 202 (41-4012) Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (53-3032) 182

Medical and Health Services Managers (11-9111) 151

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (37-2011) 148

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (53-7062) 135

Managers, All Other (11-9199) 129

Cashiers (41-2011) 126

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071) 122

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (43-6014) 119

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061) 112

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (37-2012) 107

Medical Assistants (31-9092) 105

Security Guards (33-9032) 101

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012) 100

Cooks, Restaurant (35-2014) 98

General and Operations Managers (11-1021) 85

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 16,550 Administrative and Support and Waste Management 10,740 and Remediation Services Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 361

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1,231

Construction 2,784

Educational Services 1,686

Finance and Insurance 960

Health Care and Social Assistance 5,714

Information 244

Management of Companies and Enterprises 285

Manufacturing 3,766

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 21

Other Services (except Public Administration) 1,450

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,215

Public Administration 988

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,201

Retail Trade 11,131

Total, All Industries 63,480

Transportation and Warehousing 2,151

Utilities 38

Wholesale Trade 913

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics - 2020 Q3

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Turnover by Industry

Accommodation and Food Services 14.4% Administrative and Support and Waste Management 16.7% and Remediation Services Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 7.9%

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 14.1%

Construction 9.1%

Educational Services 5.5%

Finance and Insurance 4.9%

Health Care and Social Assistance 9.4%

Information 4.8%

Management of Companies and Enterprises 8.1%

Manufacturing 5.5%

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 7.3%

Other Services (except Public Administration) 9.3%

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 7.9%

Public Administration 5.0%

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 8.9%

Retail Trade 11.3%

Total, All Industries 9.3%

Transportation and Warehousing 9.4%

Utilities 1.4%

Wholesale Trade 7.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics - 2020 Q1

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Average Annual Wage by Industry

Accommodation and Food Services $18,357

Administrative and Support and Waste $31,364 Management and Remediation Services

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting $39,275

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation $20,167

Construction $45,797

Educational Services $43,946

Finance and Insurance $71,174

Health Care and Social Assistance $47,181

Information $61,662

Management of Companies and Enterprises $75,711

Manufacturing $57,071

Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction $59,890

Other Services (except Public Administration) $30,092

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $57,045

Public Administration $41,685

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing $36,872

Retail Trade $28,302

Transportation and Warehousing $43,437

Utilities $76,215

Wholesale Trade $52,841

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+ Utilities 3 16 51 428 580 564 438 106 Educational Services 29 112 440 3,442 5,356 6,658 5,770 1,840 Construction 214 761 989 3,531 4,017 3,859 3,174 1,289 Transportation and Warehousing 83 387 519 2,122 2,284 2,695 2,268 733 Public Administration 146 346 663 3,633 3,704 4,112 3,422 1,541 Professional and Technical Services 93 236 397 1,720 2,236 2,124 1,957 957 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 804 662 467 1,052 926 1,048 1,104 1,149 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 85 85 104 423 495 590 525 348 Finance and Insurance 13 130 352 2,141 2,488 2,150 1,823 667 Total, All Industries 11,193 16,340 17,766 65,537 68,494 70,371 61,026 25,403 Information 11 71 152 632 840 798 488 175 Management of Companies and Enterprises 23 52 69 338 469 518 478 168 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 0 3 11 39 36 34 30 5 Administrative and Waste Services 295 1,207 1,456 4,901 4,114 3,741 2,995 1,386 Manufacturing 151 825 1,465 7,078 8,013 9,639 8,580 2,003 Wholesale Trade 56 208 323 1,485 1,921 2,036 1,930 778 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 172 257 268 1,077 1,175 1,386 1,430 728 Health Care and Social Assistance 128 986 1,990 10,247 11,496 11,535 9,697 3,839 Accommodation and Food Services 6,245 5,431 4,096 10,406 8,390 6,782 5,031 2,321 Retail Trade 2,372 4,123 3,486 9,416 8,447 8,346 8,200 4,420 Other Services, Except Public Administration 184 383 417 1,378 1,418 1,608 1,572 915

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.

Pee Dee WIOA Region 2016 2026

Industry Estimated Projected Change Percent Annual Employment Employment Change Percent

Total All Industries 388,985 432,516 43,531 11.19 1.07

Accommodation and Food Services 51,714 62,341 10,627 20.55 1.89

Health Care and Social Assistance 46,495 56,089 9,594 20.63 1.89

Retail Trade 51,244 55,478 4,234 8.26 0.80

Administrative and Support and Waste Management 19,621 23,252 3,631 18.51 1.71 and Remediat Transportation and Warehousing 9,363 12,150 2,787 29.77 2.64

Educational Services 28,261 30,811 2,550 9.02 0.87

Construction 16,130 18,194 2,064 12.80 1.21

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 10,882 12,327 1,445 13.28 1.25

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6,586 7,812 1,226 18.62 1.72

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 7,436 8,284 848 11.40 1.09

Other Services (except Government) 18,190 19,023 833 4.58 0.45

Manufacturing 37,542 38,273 731 1.95 0.19

Finance and Insurance 9,089 9,712 623 6.85 0.67

Wholesale Trade 3,985 4,604 619 15.53 1.45

Management of Companies and Enterprises 2,364 2,709 345 14.59 1.37

Information 3,600 3,745 145 4.03 0.40

Utilities 682 686 4 0.59 0.06

Mining 179 175 -4 -2.23 -0.23

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 6,471 5,707 -764 -11.81 -1.25

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.

Occupation Estimated Projected Openings Openings Annual Employmen Employmen (Replace) (Growth) Openings

Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Occupational Projections *For WIOA Regions: Openings (Replace), Openings (Growth), and Annual Openings are calculated as an aggregate of the multiple WIA regions that comprise the region.

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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. Pee Dee WIOA Region 2016 2026

Occupation Estimated Projected Percent Replace Growth Total Average Employmen Employmen Change Salary Physician Assistants 498 709 42 $ 106,804 Nurse Practitioners 806 1,143 42 $ 122,397 Machine Feeders and Offbearers 3,744 5,087 36 $ 29,446 Medical Assistants 5,780 7,629 32 $ 32,903 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing 40 52 30 $ 35,009 Clerks Physical Therapist Aides 328 423 29 $ 20,973 Massage Therapists 311 401 29 $ 34,373 Clergy 28 36 29 $ 47,323 Physical Therapists 1,379 1,766 28 $ 86,679 Occupational Therapy Assistants 129 165 28 $ 59,338 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal 542 692 28 $ 28,732 Caretakers Occupational Therapists 384 490 28 Cooks, Restaurant 19,013 24,251 28 $ 26,100 Bakers 688 877 27 $ 25,770 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution 695 885 27 $ 88,591 Managers Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 175 220 26 $ 48,430 Medical and Health Services Managers 3,850 4,836 26 $ 94,252 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 260 326 25 $ 38,247 Physical Therapist Assistants 724 907 25 $ 57,395 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 619 775 25 $ 31,180

Occupations are sorted by highest estimated percentage growth from estimate year to projection year.

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Labor Market Projections Declining Occupations (County/Metropolitan Statistical Area Data Unavailable)

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Pee Dee WIOA Region 2016 2026

Occupation Estimated Projected Percent Replace Growth Total Average Employment Employmen Change Salary

Pharmacy Aides 31 26 -16 Data Entry Keyers 295 249 -16 $ 34,668 Executive Secretaries and 645 548 -15 $ 51,544 Executive Administrative Assistant Legal Secretaries 426 362 -15 Advertising and Promotions 20 17 -15 $ 77,814 Managers Structural Metal Fabricators 139 119 -14 $ 39,284 and Fitters Photographers 524 454 -13 $ 33,687 Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, 441 384 -13 $ 27,781 and Aquacultural Animals Logging Equipment 435 379 -13 $ 30,997 Operators Molding, Coremaking, and 118 104 -12 Casting Machine Setters, Operators, Home Appliance Repairers 18 16 -11 $ 28,228 Medical Transcriptionists 201 179 -11 $ 37,551 Editors 19 17 -11 $ 43,216 First-Line Supervisors of 310 280 -10 $ 51,336 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Wor Agricultural Equipment 461 418 -9 $ 32,429 Operators Radio and Television 11 10 -9 $ 56,894 Announcers Postmasters and Mail 46 42 -9 $ 85,074 Superintendents Sewing Machine Operators 592 541 -9 $ 23,816 File Clerks 132 121 -8 $ 26,194 Chemical Plant and System 13 12 -8 $ 48,214 Operators Occupations are sorted by highest estimated percentage decline from estimate year to projection year.

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Educational Attainment (Population 25 Years and Older)

11.49% 20.82% 8.35% 6.10%

12.19% 6.60% 34.45%

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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Source: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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Educational Institutions

Northeastern Technical College Coker College 1201 Chesterfield Hwy. 300 E College Ave Cheraw, SC 29520 Hartsville, SC 29550 843.921.6900 843.383.8000 http://www.netc.edu http://coker.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 482 2018 Degrees Awarded: 540

Florence-Darlington Technical College Francis Marion University 2715 W. Lucas Street 4822 East Palmetto Street Florence, SC 29501 Florence, SC 29506 843.661.8324 843.661.1362 http://WWW.FDTC.EDU http://www.fmarion.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 1,626 2018 Degrees Awarded: 1,354

Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology-Florence Virginia College-Florence 2443 West Lucas Street 2400 David H. McLeod Blvd Florence, SC 29501 Florence, SC 29501 843.679.3778 843.407.2200 http://www.kennethshuler.com http://www.vc.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 192 2018 Degrees Awarded: 442

Coastal Carolina University Golf Academy of America-Myrtle Beach 103 Tom Trout Drive 3268 Waccamaw Blvd. Conway, SC 29526 Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 843.347.3161 800.342.7342 http://www.coastal.edu http://www.golfacademy.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 4,330 2018 Degrees Awarded: 182

Horry-Georgetown Technical College Miller-Motte Technical College-Conway 2050 Highway 501 East 2541 Highway 501 East Conway, SC 29526 Conway, SC 29526 843.347.3186 843.591.1100 http://www.hgtc.edu http://www.miller-motte.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 2,884 2018 Degrees Awarded: 686

Strand College of Hair Design LeGrand Institute of Cosmetology Inc 423 79th Ave N 2418 Broad St Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 Camden, SC 29020 843.467.2397 803.425.8449 http://www.strandcollege.com http://www.legrandinstitute.com 2018 Degrees Awarded: 52 2018 Degrees Awarded: 24

Academy for Careers and Technology Central Carolina Technical College 2697 E Hwy 76 506 N Guignard Dr Mullins, SC 29574 Sumter, SC 29150 843.423.1941 803.778.1961 http://www.mcact.org http://www.cctech.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 30 2018 Degrees Awarded: 1,322

Morris College Sumter Beauty College 100 West College Street 921 Carolina Ave Sumter, SC 29150 Sumter, SC 29150 803.934.3200 803.773.7311 http://www.morris.edu http://www.sumterbeautycollege.com 2018 Degrees Awarded: 234 2018 Degrees Awarded: 16

University of South Carolina-Sumter 2018 Degrees Awarded: 290 200 Miller Rd Sumter, SC 29150 803.775.8727 http://www.uscsumter.edu/ Williamsburg Technical College 601 Martin Luther King Jr Ave

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Kingstree, SC 29556 843.355.4110 http://www.wiltech.edu 2018 Degrees Awarded: 266

Source: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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