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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,031,997	-	143,435,233
Male¹	1,042,817	51.32%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	294,991	28.29%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	166,881	16.00%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	179,023	17.17%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9,237	0.89%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	99,346	9.53%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	220,593	21.15%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	989,180	48.68%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	367,543	37.16%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	209,976	21.23%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	328,704	33.23%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,927	0.19%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,224	0.33%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	74,628	7.54%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,031,997	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21,414	1.05%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	132,328	6.51%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	278,072	13.68%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	54,912	2.70%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	247,507	12.18%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	93,748	4.61%, see rank	4.93%
Information	36,506	1.80%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	117,234	5.77%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	193,439	9.52%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	441,601	21.73%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	212,421	10.45%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	102,240	5.03%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	100,575	4.95%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,995,222	-	141,996,548
Male¹	1,022,532	51.25%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	289,151	28.28%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	155,914	15.25%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	174,089	17.03%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8,919	0.87%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	104,165	10.19%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	213,550	20.88%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	972,690	48.75%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	355,399	36.54%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	203,837	20.96%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	329,241	33.85%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,604	0.16%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,401	0.35%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	75,806	7.79%, see rank	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,995,222	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20,730	1.04%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	141,930	7.11%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	272,400	13.65%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	54,341	2.72%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	241,153	12.09%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	93,612	4.69%, see rank	5.00%
Information	35,607	1.78%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	119,240	5.98%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	185,894	9.32%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	430,438	21.57%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	199,865	10.02%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	100,706	5.05%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	99,306	4.98%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,002,289	-	141,833,331
Male¹	1,033,969	51.64%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	287,162	27.77%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	146,162	14.14%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	175,003	16.93%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8,788	0.85%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	118,398	11.45%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	218,461	21.13%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	968,320	48.36%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	349,454	36.09%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	197,908	20.44%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	331,893	34.28%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,862	0.19%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,070	0.42%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	79,653	8.23%, see rank	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,002,289	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20,615	1.03%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	161,576	8.07%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	280,960	14.03%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	57,999	2.90%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	241,018	12.04%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	97,304	4.86%, see rank	5.07%
Information	35,860	1.79%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	122,650	6.13%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	180,775	9.03%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	417,392	20.85%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	191,768	9.58%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	97,219	4.86%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	97,153	4.85%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,971,789	-	141,303,145
Male¹	1,024,364	51.95%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	280,950	27.43%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	140,377	13.70%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	172,343	16.82%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8,080	0.79%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	201,177	19.64%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	221,437	21.62%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	947,425	48.05%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	337,146	35.59%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	188,739	19.92%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	328,176	34.64%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,487	0.16%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,481	0.90%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	83,396	8.80%, see rank	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,971,789	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	19,573	0.99%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	164,715	8.35%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	287,666	14.59%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	59,329	3.01%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	235,475	11.94%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	96,541	4.90%, see rank	5.08%
Information	36,177	1.83%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	120,361	6.10%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	173,037	8.78%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	402,035	20.39%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	186,713	9.47%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	94,031	4.77%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	96,136	4.88%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,824,700	-	129,721,512
Male¹	955,764	52.38%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	245,970	25.74%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	110,748	11.59%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	155,086	16.23%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8,604	0.90%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	199,793	20.90%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	235,563	24.65%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	868,936	47.62%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	284,147	32.70%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	157,913	18.17%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	304,638	35.06%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,075	0.24%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,255	1.07%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	110,908	12.76%, see rank	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	South Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,824,700	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20,785	1.14%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	150,608	8.25%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	354,386	19.42%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	60,503	3.32%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	217,604	11.93%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	91,698	5.03%, see rank	5.20%
Information	38,554	2.11%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	102,764	5.63%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	125,514	6.88%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	339,708	18.62%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	151,099	8.28%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	85,683	4.70%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	85,794	4.70%, see rank	4.87%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.