Industry Employment As A Percent of Total Private Employment in Sc: 1980, 1994-1996

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8-31. Industry Employment As A Percent of Total Private Employment in Sc: 1980, 1994-1996

                                                  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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