| 2010 |
Labor Force |
Employment |
Unemployment |
Unemployment Rate |
| Chesterfield |
18,852 |
15,981 |
2,871 |
15.23% |
| Darlington |
31,550 |
27,596 |
3,954 |
12.57% |
| Dillon |
14,150 |
12,007 |
2,143 |
15.33% |
| Florence |
63,922 |
56,698 |
7,224 |
11.46% |
| Georgetown |
31,332 |
27,599 |
3,733 |
12.11% |
| Horry |
132,813 |
117,171 |
15,642 |
11.93% |
| Marion |
13,221 |
10,605 |
2,617 |
19.93% |
| Marlboro |
12,003 |
9,787 |
2,216 |
18.63% |
| Williamsburg |
16,096 |
13,773 |
2,323 |
14.67% |
| NESA Region |
333,938 |
291,217 |
42,722 |
12.80% |
| South Carolina |
2,159,367 |
1,919,058 |
240,308 |
11.28% |
| US |
|
|
|
9.64% |
2010 Employment by Industry
Since 2005, companies such as Honda, Heinz, Monster, Roche, General Electric, QVC, Johnson Controls and others have created more than 4,800 jobs in Florence County via the construction of new facilities or the expansion of existing operations. South Carolina’s readySC has provided recruitment and pre-employment training services for approximately half of these new positions. The average ratio of applicants to openings for these new jobs has been 11.5 to 1 (i.e., for every potential new job, more than 11 applicants have applied for each training slot).
Florence County Gross Retail Sales & Net Taxable Sales Data:
| Fiscal Year (July to June) |
Gross Sales |
Net Taxable Sales |
| 2008-2009 |
$4,449,052,825 |
$1,666,504,834 |
| 2007-2008 |
$4,842,976,040 |
$1,869,603,278 |
| 2006-2007 |
$4,744,971,142 |
$1,970,636,892 |
| 2005-2006 |
$4,510,476,736 |
$1,877,320,205 |
| 2004-2005 |
$4,234,201,299 |
$1,802,712,035 |
| 2003-2004 |
$3,779,812,020 |
$1,629,404,970 |
| 2002-2003 |
$3,558,746,845 |
$1,625,924,620 |
| 2001-2002 |
$3,205,691,023 |
$1,532,245,767 |
| 2000-2001 |
$3,094,418,263 |
$1,400,708,934 |
Florence County is ranked number 8 out of the 46 counties in South Carolina in Net Taxable Sales
| Rank |
County |
Net Taxable Sales |
| 1 |
Greenville |
$5,887,262,131 |
| 2 |
Charleston |
$5,669,005,949 |
| 3 |
Richland |
$5,181,384,760 |
| 4 |
Horry |
$5,175,237,039 |
| 5 |
Lexington |
$3,010,737,056 |
| 6 |
Spartanburg |
$2,686,534,455 |
| 7 |
York |
$1,720,310,870 |
| 8 |
Florence |
$1,666,504,834 |
| 9 |
Anderson |
$1,486,499,863 |
| 10 |
Berkeley |
$1,425,803,060 |
| 11 |
Aiken |
$1,107,117,862 |
Source: South Carolina Department of Revenue - Annual Reports
Miscellaneous Labor Data for Florence County:
| Males in Labor Force |
47% |
| Females in Labor Force |
53% |
| Population Working Outside the County |
12.3% |
| Average Commute Time to Work |
18.9 minutes |
Source: South Carolina Department of Commerce, Census Data
Additional Reading:
Florence County Commute to Work Patterns
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