Greenwood County Industry Support Services
  • E-Coating - Carolina Coating Systems
  • Electroplating - Greenwood Fabricating & Plating
  • Fabrication - Numerous Sources
  • Foundry - Greenwood Foundry & Gainey Foundry
  • Metal Stamping - Anderson Metal Products
  • Packaging/Crating - Numerous Sources
  • Powder Coating - Anderson Metal Products
  • Sheet Metal - Numerous Sources
  • Welding Supplies/Gas - National Welders & Numerous Sources
  • Computer - Computer disaster recovery

Labor Force

Annual Average 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Labor Force 34,430 34,550 33,390 32,440 32,940
Total Employment 32,720 32,780 31,100 30,800 30,530
Total Unemployment 1,710 1,770 2,290 1,640 2,410
Percent Unemployed 5.0% 5.1% 6.9% 5.1% 7.3%

Industry Employment Units & Payroll, 2000


Total Employment Units Total Annual Payroll
County Total 1681 $ 921,587,650
Manufacturing 106 $ 402,054,274

Agriculture, Forestry,
& Fishing

43 $ 2,577,890
Construction 204 $ 46,584,107

Transportation,
Communications,
& Public Utilities

63 $ 24,215,909
Wholesale Trade 72 $ 19,112,720
Retail Trade 409 $ 87,766,518

Finance, Insurance,
& Real Estate

146 $ 21,548,867
Services 562 $ 129,672,842
Government 48 $ 186,330,432
Other 27 $ 1,161,149

South Carolina Unemployment Insurance, 2000

Minimum Tax Rate Per Worker 0.54%
Maximum Tax Rate Per Worker 5.40%
Average Weekly Benefits $ 203
Maximum Weekly Benefits $ 268
Average Duration of Benefits 8.7 weeks
Maximum Duration of Benefits 26.0 weeks

Wage & Salary Employment by Industry


1998 1999 2000 %
Total 34,500 33,450 32,509 100.0
Manufacturing 12,430 11,430 10,904 33.5
Lumber & Wood Products 550 550 590
Stone, Clay, & Glass Products 140 140 137
Metal Industries 2 2 2
Fabricated Metal Products 570 740 829
Industrial Machinery & Equipment 170 170 143
Electronic & Other Electronic Equipment 1,330 1,230 1,082
Transportation Equipment * * 121
Instruments & Related Products 550 580 575
Food & Kindred Products * * *
Textile Mill Products 4,360 3,350 2,851
Apparel & Other Textile Products 390 320 2
Printing & Publishing * * :*
Chemicals & Allied Products 1,870 1,700 1,652
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products * * *
Nonmanufacturing 22.060 22.030 21.515 66.2
Construction & Mining 1.630 1.570 1.466 4.5
Transportation & Public Utilities 810 820 835 2.6
Wholesale & Retail Trade 6.880 6.430 6.349 19.5
Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate 740 750 746 2.3
Services (inc. Ag Services) 5,770 6,090 5,631 17.3
Government (Federal, State, Local) 6,220 6,350 6,448 20.0
Source: South Carolina Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Information
* Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual establishment data.

Employment by Group Occupation, 1998

 

 City of Greenwood
Town of Ninety Six
Town of Ware Shoals
  15 mile radius
 30 mile radius
 15 mile radius
 30 mile radius
 15 mile radius
 30 mile radius
Labor Force
 48,636
 117,887
 42,075
 119,231
 45,885
 254,501
Executive, Managerial,
& Professional
 7,682
 16,123
 6,807
16,204
7,164
 41,872
Technical, Sales,
& Administrative Support
 9,467
 20,557
 8,107
 20,356
 8,506
53,452
Private Household
& Service Occupations
 4,460
 10,429
 3,861
 10,725
 3,744
21,730
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry
 529
 1,940
 463
 2,130
 537
 2,585
Production, Craft,
& Repair Occupations
 5,651
 13,958
 5,062
 12,800
 5,236
29,223
Machine Operators,
Assemblers & Transportation
 10,997
 28,281
 9,113
 27,252
 10,264
53,717

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