Darlington County
S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
Business Intelligence Department
www.SCWorkforceInfo.com
803.737.2660
1550 Gadsden Street, PO Box 995
Columbia, SC 29202
Updated: 06/15/2018
Table Of Contents
Educational Attainment............................................................................................
Graduate Trends......................................................................................................
Educational Institutions............................................................................................
Projections by Occupation.......................................................................................
Growing Occupations.............................................................................................
Declining Occupations............................................................................................
Employment by Industry..........................................................................................
New Startup Firms..................................................................................................
Top Occupational Openings...................................................................................
New Hires by Industry............................................................................................
Turnover by Industry...........................................................................................
Average Annual Wage by Industry.......................................................................
Age of Workers by Industry....................................................................................
Projections by Industry...........................................................................................
Population.........................................................................................................
Age...............................................................................................................
Race.............................................................................................................
Gender..........................................................................................................
Change..........................................................................................................
Commuting Patterns...............................................................................................
Residents Commuting To..................................................................................
Workers Commuting From................................................................................
Employer Data......................................................................................................
Size of Establishments......................................................................................
Employment by Size of Establishment..............................................................
20 Largest Employers ......................................................................................
Annual Unemployment Rates...............................................................................
Monthly Unemployment Rates..............................................................................
Area Job Openings................................................................................................
Unemployment Insurance.....................................................................................
Demographic Data..........................................................................................
Industry Data...................................................................................................
Occupation Data.............................................................................................
Retail Sales...........................................................................................................
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Darlington CountyCommunity Profile
Annual Unemployment Rate (Unadjusted)
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Year Employment Unemp Rate Employment Unemp Rate Employment Unemp Rate
2017 28,247 1,583 5.3% 2,213,894 98,757 4.3% 153,337,000 6,982,000 4.4%
2016 28,060 1,855 6.2% 2,179,521 114,145 5.0% 151,436,000 7,751,000 4.9%
2015 27,851 2,215 7.4% 2,134,244 135,095 6.0% 148,834,000 8,296,000 5.3%
2014 27,376 2,374 8.0% 2,079,565 143,413 6.5% 146,305,000 9,617,000 6.2%
2013 27,276 2,809 9.3% 2,023,642 167,326 7.6% 143,929,000 11,460,000 7.4%
2012 27,048 3,364 11.1% 1,985,618 201,260 9.2% 142,469,000 12,506,000 8.1%
2011 26,517 3,933 12.9% 1,945,900 229,623 10.6% 139,869,000 13,747,000 8.9%
2010 26,555 4,035 13.2% 1,915,045 240,623 11.2% 139,064,000 14,825,000 9.6%
2009 27,033 4,035 13.0% 1,910,670 242,075 11.2% 139,877,000 14,265,000 9.3%
2008 28,493 2,650 8.5% 1,996,409 145,823 6.8% 145,362,000 8,924,000 5.8%
2007 28,762 2,008 6.5% 2,005,686 120,205 5.7% 146,047,000 7,078,000 4.6%
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Past 13 Months
Monthly Unemployment Rate (Unadjusted)
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May 2018 3.4% 2.8% 3.6%
Apr 2018 3.3% 2.8% 3.7%
Mar 2018 4.7% 4.1% 4.1%
Feb 2018 5.4% 4.6% 4.4%
Jan 2018 5.9% 5.0% 4.5%
Dec 2017 5.2% 4.2% 3.9%
Nov 2017 5.0% 4.0% 3.9%
Oct 2017 5.3% 4.2% 3.9%
Sep 2017 5.3% 4.2% 4.1%
Aug 2017 6.0% 4.8% 4.5%
Jul 2017 5.6% 4.5% 4.6%
Jun 2017 5.6% 4.4% 4.5%
May 2017 4.8% 3.8% 4.1%
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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South CarolinaDarlington County
Area Job Openings
Period Employed Unemployed Unemp.
Rate
Job
Openings
Employed Unemployed Unemp.
Rate
Job
Openings
May-18 28,537 992 3.4% 366 2,225,431 92,498 4.0% 61,940
Apr-18 28,390 973 3.3% 353 2,225,655 97,929 4.2% 64,770
Mar-18 28,443 1,417 4.7% 368 2,225,252 102,079 4.4% 59,107
Feb-18 28,335 1,608 5.4% 325 2,223,397 101,415 4.4% 57,596
Jan-18 28,117 1,777 5.9% 284 2,221,051 100,182 4.3% 51,746
Dec-17 28,154 1,547 5.2% 303 2,220,845 97,879 4.2% 56,028
Nov-17 28,063 1,478 5.0% 331 2,221,189 97,944 4.2% 60,228
Oct-17 28,080 1,571 5.3% 347 2,221,475 97,934 4.2% 57,940
Sep-17 28,307 1,571 5.3% 290 2,220,466 97,769 4.2% 58,456
Aug-17 28,218 1,804 6.0% 320 2,218,539 97,377 4.2% 61,865
Jul-17 28,385 1,683 5.6% 312 2,216,343 96,879 4.2% 62,395
Jun-17 28,483 1,694 5.6% 320 2,213,831 96,674 4.2% 66,498
May-17 28,355 1,429 4.8% 284 2,211,586 97,141 4.2% 65,966
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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May 2018
Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claimants
Darlington County South CarolinaGender
Female 19 3,740Male 15 2,999O 75
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Female
Male
Darlington County South Carolina
Darlington CountyRace South Carolina
Asian 0 41BLACK 28 3,572WHITE 6 2,762
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Asian
BLACK
HAWAIIAN
MULTIPLE
NATIVE AMERICAN
UNKNOWN
WHITE
Darlington County South CarolinaAge Group
18 - 24 5 65625 - 40 14 2,98541 - 55 12 2,07956 - 64 2 85565+ 1 237Less than 18 0 2
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%
18 - 24
25 - 40
41 - 55
56 - 64
65+
Less than 18
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
Darlington CountyEducation South Carolina
College Grad 10 2,964Some College 18 2,972Some High School 1 530No High School 0 45Unknown 5 303
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
College Grad
No High School
Some College
Some High School
Unknown
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Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claims by IndustryIndustry Groups With Largest Number of Claims
May 2018
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%
Accommodation and Food Services
Administrative and Support and WasteManageme
Manufacturing
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Servi
Retail Trade
Darlington County South Carolina
Darlington CountyIndustry South Carolina
Construction 3 423
Manufacturing 6 818
Wholesale Trade 1 263
Retail Trade 3 738
Transportation and Warehousing 2 165
Finance and Insurance 1 186
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Servi 5 460
Administrative and Support and Waste Manageme 3 925
Health Care and Social Assistance 1 566
Accommodation and Food Services 3 880
Other Services (except Public Administration) 1 211
Public Administration 2 109
Unknown 3 663
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Characteristics of Unemployment Insurance Claims by OccupationOccupation Groups With Largest Number of Claims
May 2018
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Production Occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
South CarolinaDarlington County
Darlington CountyOccupation South Carolina
Architecture and Engineering Occupations 2 161Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occu 1 205Construction and Extraction Occupations 1 322Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 2 648Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 1 181Healthcare Support Occupations 1 193Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 1 225Management Occupations 1 594Office and Administrative Support Occupations 3 1,037Production Occupations 6 727Protective Service Occupations 1 102Sales and Related Occupations 3 538Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 4 424Unknown 7 641
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
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Retail Sales
Darlington County South Carolina
$0
$40,000,000
$80,000,000
$120,000,000
$160,000,000
$200,000,000
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$8,000,000,000
$12,000,000,000
$16,000,000,000
$20,000,000,000
$24,000,000,000
$28,000,000,000
Feb 2
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South CarolinaDarlington County
Source: S.C. Department of Revenue
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Population by Age
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0-4
10-14
20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
80-84
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10-14
20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
80-84
Darlington County South Carolina
Darlington CountyAge Range South Carolina United States
0-4 4,179 298,242 20,052,1125-9 4,336 302,111 20,409,06010-14 4,848 297,443 20,672,60915-19 4,817 321,540 21,715,07420-24 4,295 342,237 22,099,88725-29 3,524 305,167 21,243,36530-34 3,878 293,464 20,467,91235-39 4,491 291,183 19,876,16140-44 4,265 308,158 20,998,00145-49 4,805 325,660 22,109,94650-54 4,989 329,431 22,396,32255-59 4,953 309,061 20,165,89260-64 4,805 289,690 17,479,21165-69 3,573 229,251 13,189,50870-74 2,459 165,797 9,767,52275-79 1,928 117,187 7,438,75080-84 1,109 82,223 5,781,69785 and older 1,092 71,757 5,673,565
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
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Population by Race
Darlington CountyRace % South Carolina % United States %
White 38,607 56.5% 3,144,146 66.0% 230,592,579 72.0%Black 27,899 40.8% 1,298,534 27.3% 39,167,010 12.2%American Indian/Alaskan Native 123 0.2% 14,732 0.3% 2,540,309 0.8%Asian 318 0.5% 61,097 1.3% 15,231,962 4.8%Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% 2,128 0.0% 526,347 0.2%2 or more races 1,950 2.9% 169,670 3.6% 17,464,666 5.5%Other 424 0.6% 74,130 1.6% 14,746,054 4.6%Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
White 55.7%Black 40.2%American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.2%Asian 0.5%Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander 0.0%2 or more races 2.8%Other 0.6%
Total: 100.0%
Population by Gender
Darlington CountyGender South Carolina United States
Male 32,379 2,276,305 153,247,412Female 35,967 2,403,297 158,289,182
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
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Historical and Projected
Population Change
South CarolinaDarlington County
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10K
20K
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40K
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60K
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2000K
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1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Year
South CarolinaDarlington County
Darlington CountyYear South Carolina
1970 53,442 2,590,7131980 62,717 3,121,8201990 61,851 3,486,3102000 67,394 4,012,0122010 67,620 4,549,1502020 70,260 5,020,4002030 72,710 5,488,460
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Commuting Patterns
In-Commuters 34.9%Out-Commuters 40.6%Work and Live in County 24.6%
Total: 100.0%
WorkersCommuting Patterns
Work and Live in County 16,663
In-Commuters 23,639
Out-Commuters 27,513
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010
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Top 10 Places Residents Are Commuting To
Area Workers
Florence County, SC 8,050Chesterfield County, SC 881Lee County, SC 363Marlboro County, SC 278Sumter County, SC 160Richland County, SC 108Kershaw County, SC 104Lexington County, SC 103Horry County, SC 70WAKE COUNTY, NC 57
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010
Top 10 Places Residents Are Commuting From
Area Workers
Florence County, SC 3,212Chesterfield County, SC 1,827Lee County, SC 488Kershaw County, SC 194Marlboro County, SC 132Horry County, SC 124Richland County, SC 122Sumter County, SC 113LEE COUNTY, NC 80Dillon County, SC 74
Source: U.S. Census Bureau - 2010
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Employers by Size of Establishment
Darlington CountyEmployees South Carolina
0 to 4 498 75,6495 to 9 217 20,26310 to 19 159 14,97720 to 49 116 11,54750 to 99 39 4,562100 to 249 29 2,731250 to 499 7 866500 to 999 0 3871000 + 0 293
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - 2017 Q3
- Indicates that the requested data is suppressed
Employment by Size of Establishment
Darlington CountyEmployees South Carolina
0 to 4 898 110,0575 to 9 1,438 135,03810 to 19 2,175 203,46920 to 49 3,458 352,61350 to 99 2,638 311,959100 to 249 4,178 411,508250 to 499 2,515 294,535500 to 999 0 262,9921000 + 0 738,384
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - 2017 Q3
- Indicates that the requested data is suppressed
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20 Largest Employers
(Listed Alphabetically)
Corporation Name
ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC
CARESOUTH CAROLINA INC
CITI TRENDS INC
COKER COLLEGE
DARLINGTON CNTY DISABILITIES & SPEC
DARLINGTON COUNTY
DARLINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
DIXIE CONSUMER PRODUCTS LLC
DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS INC
GENESIS HEALTHCARE INC
HARTSVILLE LLC
MANHEIM REMARKETING INC
MOR PPM INC
MORRELL NURSING CENTER LLC
NSLC DARLINGTON INC
NUCOR CORPORATION
PFC INC
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES INC
WEST OIL COMPANY INC
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - 2017 Q3
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Employment by Industry
1,502
1,245
158
377
946
1,345
424
2,670
88
369
436
259
1,166
60
847
Accommodation and Food Services
Administrative and Support and Waste Management andRemediation Services
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Construction
Educational Services
Finance and Insurance
Health Care and Social Assistance
Information
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Public Administration
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Wholesale Trade
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - 2017 Q3
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New Startup Firms
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2,400
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Q1
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Q3
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2008
Q3
2009
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2010
Q3
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2015
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South CarolinaDarlington County
Darlington CountyQuarter South Carolina
2016 Q4 6 8882016 Q3 2 6792016 Q2 2 8312016 Q1 16 1,4452015 Q4 7 8892015 Q3 4 6652015 Q2 7 9052015 Q1 9 1,7462014 Q4 10 7752014 Q3 7 7412014 Q2 2 7602014 Q1 13 1,3842013 Q4 3 8482013 Q3 6 7412013 Q2 7 9822013 Q1 13 1,2402012 Q4 10 7882012 Q3 6 6722012 Q2 6 7402012 Q1 16 1,680
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
Darlington County
April-2016
Occupation Name (Soccode) Job Openings
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (49-3023) 35
Speech-Language Pathologists (29-1127) 34
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers (53-3032) 28
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011) 21
Automotive Body and Related Repairers (49-3021) 16
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (43-1011) 16
Registered Nurses (29-1141) 12
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers (35-1012) 8
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071) 8
Physical Therapists (29-1123) 8
General and Operations Managers (11-1021) 7
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) 7
Light Truck Drivers (53-3033) 7
Highway Maintenance Workers (47-4051) 6
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (51-9061) 6
Cashiers (41-2011) 4
Driver/Sales Workers (53-3031) 4
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors (21-1012) 4
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (13-1023) 4
Purchasing Managers (11-3061) 4
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce & The Conference Board's Help Wanted OnLine® data series
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New Hires by Industry
514
430
26
102
420
48
24
268
4
59
187
63
26
117
5
446
176
30
69
Accommodation and Food Services
Administrative and Support and Waste Managementand Remediation Services
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Construction
Educational Services
Finance and Insurance
Health Care and Social Assistance
Information
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Manufacturing
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Public Administration
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Retail Trade
Transportation and Warehousing
Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics - 2016 Q2
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Turnover by Industry
13.0%
15.1%
8.4%
13.7%
10.4%
3.1%
4.3%
8.7%
8.7%
3.3%
13.7%
9.2%
3.9%
7.8%
10.4%
17.5%
5.9%
6.5%
Accommodation and Food Services
Administrative and Support and Waste Managementand Remediation Services
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Construction
Educational Services
Finance and Insurance
Health Care and Social Assistance
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Manufacturing
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Public Administration
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Retail Trade
Transportation and Warehousing
Utilities
Wholesale Trade
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics - 2013 Q3
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Average Annual Wage by Industry
$13,676
$31,668
$29,744
$15,236
$43,888
$32,240
$48,308
$40,404
$40,248
$27,508
$23,556
$39,936
$33,956
$35,724
$50,076
Accommodation and Food Services
Administrative and Support and WasteManagement and Remediation Services
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
Construction
Educational Services
Finance and Insurance
Health Care and Social Assistance
Information
Management of Companies and Enterprises
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Public Administration
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
Wholesale Trade
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - 2017 Q3
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Age of Workers by Industry
65+55-6445-5435-4425-3422-2419-2114-18Industry
Total, All Industries 310 751 1,057 3,860 4,311 4,791 3,664 1,370
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 0 0 5 24 34 42 36 14
Utilities 0 0 25 196 196 222 174 19
Construction 3 35 47 201 254 301 281 98
Manufacturing 5 32 102 539 792 1,110 743 149
Wholesale Trade 3 9 13 136 204 229 193 135
Retail Trade 92 190 173 425 384 370 289 137
Transportation and Warehousing 0 38 57 148 181 197 141 42
Information 4 2 4 12 11 18 12 4
Finance and Insurance 3 6 16 86 91 94 85 38
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 0 0 0 12 9 20 11 5
Professional and Technical Services 0 13 10 61 59 64 46 28
Management of Companies and Enterprises 0 19 29 94 81 64 36 16
Administrative and Waste Services 5 34 70 296 305 284 210 101
Educational Services 6 65 77 323 435 490 440 140
Health Care and Social Assistance 5 78 155 616 684 649 473 138
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 21 22 17 47 47 59 41 13
Accommodation and Food Services 149 178 194 374 226 191 135 70
Other Services, Except Public Administration 4 11 22 89 101 119 90 75
Public Administration 3 15 37 179 219 269 226 148
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics - 2016 Q2
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Labor Market ProjectionsTotal 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 2014 2024
Industry Estimated
Employment
Projected
Employment
Change Percent
Change
Annual
Percent
Total Employment, All Jobs 124,996 139,263 14,267 11.41 1.09
Health care and social assistance 19,070 23,028 3,958 20.76 1.90
Educational services; state, local, and private 10,264 11,848 1,584 15.43 1.45
Administrative and support and waste management
and remediat
4,335 5,444 1,109 25.58 2.30
Accommodation and food services 10,348 11,433 1,085 10.49 1.00
Retail Trade 15,211 16,145 934 6.14 0.60
Transportation and Warehousing 4,962 5,767 805 16.22 1.51
Professional, scientific, and technical services 3,084 3,875 791 25.65 2.31
Construction 3,158 3,821 663 20.99 1.92
Manufacturing 18,838 19,286 448 2.38 0.24
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 2,965 3,389 424 14.30 1.35
Finance and insurance 3,931 4,294 363 9.23 0.89
Other services (except public administration) 3,586 3,866 280 7.81 0.75
Management of companies and enterprises 1,222 1,324 102 8.35 0.80
Real estate and rental and leasing 955 1,049 94 9.84 0.94
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 950 1,027 77 8.11 0.78
Information 1,016 1,067 51 5.02 0.49
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 122 126 4 3.28 0.32
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Industry Projections
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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.
Labor Market Projections
Pee Dee 2014 2024
Occupation Estimated
Employment
Projected
Employment
Annual
Openings
Openings
(Replace)
Openings
(Growth)
Total, all occupations 4,484 1,498 2,986 139,263 124,996
Management occupations 242 97 145 7,611 6,648
Business and financial operations occupations 138 52 86 4,342 3,823
Computer and mathematical occupations 43 25 18 1,500 1,248
Architecture and engineering occupations 48 11 37 1,456 1,352
Life, physical, and social science occupations 20 4 16 542 512
Community and social service occupations 78 28 50 2,596 2,313
Legal occupations 23 11 12 760 650
Education, training, and library occupations 303 132 171 8,999 7,677
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations
25 6 19 808 755
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations 341 139 202 10,675 9,285
Healthcare support occupations 244 134 110 6,282 4,955
Protective service occupations 90 20 70 2,876 2,682
Food preparation and serving related occupations 469 117 352 11,127 10,081
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations
138 56 82 4,584 4,027
Personal care and service occupations 109 54 55 3,281 2,740
Sales and related occupations 553 115 438 14,985 13,838
Office and administrative support occupations 485 144 341 18,131 16,892
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 80 25 55 2,389 2,143
Construction and extraction occupations 113 57 56 4,260 3,693
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 198 66 132 6,294 5,652
Production occupations 381 82 299 14,414 13,832
Transportation and material moving occupations 364 122 242 11,351 10,198
Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Occupational Projections
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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.
Labor Market Projections
Pee Dee 2014 2024
Occupation Estimated
Employment
Projected
Employment
Percent
Change
Replace Growth Total Average
Salary
Home health aides $ 19,151 99 68 31 50 2,035 1,357
Occupational therapy assistants $ 60,683 3 2 1 42 68 48
Veterinary technologists and technicians $ 23,960 4 3 1 39 97 70
Statisticians $ 58,877 0 0 0 38 18 13
Assemblers and fabricators, all other $ 20,046 3 2 1 36 57 42
Personal care aides $ 18,837 33 27 6 35 1,063 789
Web developers $ 39,969 1 1 0 33 40 30
Computer numerically controlled machine tool
programmers, me
$ 43,794 0 0 0 33 20 15
Nurse practitioners $ 98,850 7 4 3 32 166 126
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks $ 32,830 2 1 1 31 47 36
Speech-language pathologists $ 76,776 7 4 3 30 163 125
Self-enrichment education teachers $ 45,184 7 4 3 30 186 143
Physical therapist assistants $ 57,587 5 3 2 30 113 87
Physical therapists $ 88,156 8 4 4 29 189 146
Software developers, applications $ 64,574 6 4 2 29 169 131
Diagnostic medical sonographers $ 50,431 3 2 1 29 85 66
Veterinarians $ 85,903 2 1 1 28 46 36
Health technologists and technicians, all other $ 37,462 3 2 1 27 79 62
Preschool teachers, except special education $ 20,809 25 12 13 27 579 456
Occupational therapists $ 75,260 5 3 2 26 156 124
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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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.
Labor Market Projections
Pee Dee 2014 2024
Occupation Estimated
Employment
Projected
Employment
Percent
Change
Replace Growth Total Average
Salary
Respiratory therapy
technicians
17 13 -24 0 0 0 $ 57,069
Postal service mail sorters,
processors, and processing
mach
82 63 -23 1 0 1 $ 47,118
Fallers 18 14 -22 0 0 0 $ 32,585
Postmasters and mail
superintendents
29 24 -17 1 0 1 $ 67,287
Medical transcriptionists 56 47 -16 1 0 1 $ 35,635
Advertising and promotions
managers
19 16 -16 1 0 1 $ 70,744
Postal service mail carriers 298 256 -14 6 0 6 $ 50,053
Postal service clerks 69 60 -13 1 0 1 $ 48,433
Mail clerks and mail
machine operators, except
postal servic
62 54 -13 1 0 1 $ 24,248
Cutting, punching, and press
machine setters, operators,
and
169 148 -12 2 0 2 $ 35,896
Biological technicians 17 15 -12 0 0 0 $ 31,764
Editors 17 15 -12 1 0 1 $ 49,301
Word processors and typists 128 114 -11 0 0 0 $ 29,279
Cooks, fast food 1,055 940 -11 28 0 28 $ 17,418
Extruding and drawing
machine setters, operators,
and tender
240 214 -11 6 0 6 $ 42,763
Lathe and turning machine
tool setters, operators, and
tende
190 170 -11 5 0 5 $ 33,196
Computer operators 29 26 -10 0 0 0 $ 39,515
Tool and die makers 111 103 -7 0 0 0 $ 45,853
Furnace, kiln, oven, drier,
and kettle operators and
tenders
29 27 -7 1 0 1 $ 32,035
Electrical and electronics
engineering technicians
29 27 -7 1 0 1 $ 58,354
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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Darlington CountyCommunity Profile
(Population 25 Years and Older)
Educational Attainment
14.00%7.29%
12.06%4.95%
36.89%
6.83%17.98%
9th to 12th No Diploma Associate's Degree Bachelor's DegreeGraduate Degree High School Graduate Less Than 9th GradeSome College
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey - 2013 5-Year Estimates
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(Based On Graduates From Area Schools)
Graduate Trends
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree
Source: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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Educational Institutions
Coker College
300 E College Ave
Hartsville, SC 29550
843.383.8000
http://www.coker.edu
2014 Degrees Awarded: 245
Source: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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