PERCENT OF PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
INDUSTRY 1980 1994 1995 1996
Construction 7.9 6.5 6.5 6.9
Manufacturing 41.9 29.2 28.2 26.7
Textile Mill Products 14.7 7.1 6.7 6.0
Apparel and Other Textile Products 5.0 2.7 2.4 2.1
Chemical and Allied Products 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.8
Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics Products 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7
Machinery, Except Electrical 3.4 3.0 3.1 2.8
Transportation and Public Utilities 5.2 5.2 4.2 5.2
Trucking/Wharehouse N/A 1.8 1.9 1.9
Communication 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.1
Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.1
Wholesale and Retail Trade 24.1 28.4 28.9 29.2
Wholesale Trade 5.3 4.6 4.8 4.9
Retail Trade 18.7 23.8 24.0 24.3
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.1
Services 14.7 24.1 24.7 25.2
Source: S.C. Employment Security Commission, "Covered Employment and Wages in South Carolina," 1996, August 1997.
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