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By Job Gal | March 6, 2009
South Carolina
South Carolina is located in the southern region of the United States. It is bordered by North Carolina to the north, Georgia to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Columbia serves as the state capital and largest city.
The state was named in honor of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. The original colony was settled by English settlers and French Huguenots. The Carolinas split into two in 1712. The Yamasee War from 1715-1717 was one of the country’s bloodiest Indian wars. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union in 1860 and founded the Confederate States of America. The state played a large part in the American Revolution and American Civil War.
During the early 20th Century, South Carolina was known for its textile industry. The state moved its agricultural base from cotton to more profitable crops, attracted large military bases and created tourism industries.
South Carolina’s Job Market
South Carolina’s agricultural outputs include: tobacco, poultry, cattle, dairy products, soybeans and hogs. The state’s industrial outputs include: textile goods, chemical products, paper products, machinery, automobiles, automotive products and tourism.
The state’s fastest-growing industries include: education and health services, information, leisure and hospitality and professional and business services.
Work Trends
South Carolina unemployment rate: 8.8 percent
National unemployment rate: 7.6 percent
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
South Carolina’s Largest Employers
Scana
1426 Main St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Sonoco Products
1 N. Second St.
Hartsville, SC 29550
AbitibiBowater
55 E. Camperdown Way
Greenville, SC 29602
ScanSource (More)
6 Logue Court
Greenville, SC 29615
Popular Local Job Search Sites
Cheezhead
JobCentral
Craigslist
South Carolina Information Highway
South Carolina Office of Human Resources
SCJobMarket
CareerBuilder
Surrounding Area Job Search
Lexington, SC
Columbia, SC
Florence, SC
Conway, SC
Charleston, SC
Hilton Head Island, SC
Rock Hill, SC
Greenville, SC
Spartanburg, SC
Continuing Education
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Coastal Carolina University
Winthrop University
Discovering South Carolina
Darlington Raceway
Museum of Confederate History
Riverbanks Zoo & Botanical Garden
South Carolina State Fair
Ware Shoals Catfish Festival
South Carolina Statistics
Population
Total population: 4,407,709
Persons under five-years old: 6.7 percent
Persons under 18-years old: 24 percent
Persons 65-years and older: 13 percent
Female: 51.3 percent
White: 68.6 percent
Black: 28.7 percent
American Indian and Alaska Native: .4 percent
Asian: 1.2 percent
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: .1 percent
Multi-racial: 1 percent
Hispanic or Latino: 3.8 percent
Non-Hispanic White: 65.3 percent
Education
High school graduates: 76.3 percent
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.4 percent
Housing
Housing units: 2,021,947
Homeownership rate: 72.2 percent
Housing units in multi-unit structures: 15.8 percent
Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $94,900
Households: 1,533,854
Persons per household: 2.53
Income
Median household income: $43,508
Per capita income: $18,795
Persons below poverty: 15.1 percent
Transportation
Airports: Charleston International, Charlotte/Douglas International, Columbia Metropolitan, Greenville-Spartanburg International, Florence Regional, Myrtle Beach International, Hilton Head
Railroads: Amtrak (Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star)
Public mass transit: South Carolina Department of Transportation
Weather (Columbia)
Average annual precipitation: 45 inches
Average low temp. in January: 34 degrees
Average high temp. in July: 92 degrees
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