Workforce Characteristics & Composition

Workforce Characteristics

	Greenville County	Greenville MSA	Upstate Region
2010 Population, Age 16 to 64	335,608	421,431	882,737
2010 Labor Force, Annual Average	228,285	322,282	660,945
Labor Force Participation Rate (2010)	64.2%	63.8%	62.5%
Working Age Population Distribution (2010)
16 to 19	30,722	47,089	98,577
20 to 34	90,551	130,405	259,508
35 to 54	128,138	176,323	377,078
55 to 64	53,105	75,724	169,261
Educational Attainment – Age 25 and older (2009)
2009 Population, Age 25 and older	298,114	416,233	889,872
High School Graduate Only	27.1%	28.2%	31.0%
Some College, No Degree	18.9%	19.1%	19.2%
Associates Degree Only	7.9%	8.5%	8.9%
Bachelor Degree Only	20.1%	18.1%	15.2%
Graduate or Professional Degree Only	10.6%	9.8%	7.7%
High School Diploma or Higher	84.6%	83.6%	82.0%
Bachelor Degree or Higher	30.7%	27.9%	22.9%

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, SC DEW, U.S. Bureau of Labor Standards and Infomentum

Employment by Industry Sector

Sector	NAICS	Greenville County	Greenville MSA	Upstate Region
Total Private and Government	10	225,107	275,603	517,704
Total, Private	10	196,725	234,935	429,216
Goods Producing	101	37,549	49,123	112,280
Natural Resources & Mining	1011	515	710	1,568
Construction	23	8,984	10,661	20,517
Manufacturing	31-33	28,050	37,754	90,198
Durable Goods	DUR	13,883	18,986	47,814
Non Durable Goods	NONDUR	14,168	18,769	42,385
Service Providing	102	159,176	185,812	316,937
Trade, Transportation & Utilities	1021	45,636	53,531	102,183
Wholesale Trade	42	10,749	11,381	20,916
Retail Trade	44-45	26,805	32,523	63,019
Transportation / Warehousing	48-49	7,832	9,094	15,305
Information	51	5,443	6,053	7,890
Financial Activities	1023	11,790	13,054	31,377
Professional & Business Services	1024	43,454	46,557	65,965
Education & Health Services	1025	24,231	29,741	52,395
Leisure & Hospitality Services	1026	22,382	29,437	54,161
Other Services (except Public Administration)	81	6,239	7,438	12,966
Total Government(excl Educ. & Health Services)	10	9,027	12,960	26,410

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2010 Annual Averages, SC DEW

Greenville County Labor Shed

As the map and table below shows, Greenville County employers draw workers from a wide area. Over 80 percent of the county's workforce comes from Greenville or surrounding counties in Upstate South Carolina.

Source: US Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics

Job Counts in Counties Where Greenville’s Workers Live (2009)