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8-14. Labor Force Status by Occupation in South Carolina: 1996

                                                                               UNEMPLOYMENT
 OCCUPATION                                            EMPLOYED   UNEMPLOYED       RATE

 TOTAL EMPLOYED                                      1,737,000      100,000        5.4

   Executive, Administrative, and Managerial           205,000        4,000        2.0
   Professional Specialty                              226,000        4,000        1.5
   Technicians and Related Support                      54,000        1,000        2.2
   Sales                                               216,000       12,000        5.5
   Administrative Support, Including Clerical          205,000       12,000        5.5
   Services                                            211,000       21,000        8.9
   Precision Production, Craft, and Repair             247,000       11,000        4.3
   Machine Operators, Assemblers, and Inspectors       188,000       14,000        7.1
   Transportation and Material Moving                   65,000        4,000        6.3
   Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers                83,000       14,000       14.4
   Farming, Forestry, and Fishing                       39,000        2,000        4.8

Source: S.C. Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Information Division, citing U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 1998.

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