Lexington County

Labor & Employment

Unemployment & Labor Force
Annual Average
Unemployment Rate
Labor Force
1998
1.70%
117,234
1999
1.80%
121,097
2000
2.60%
117,956
2001
3.70%
117,423
2002
4.00%
118,369
2003
4.50%
121,665
2004
4.90%
124,321
2005
4.90%
127,570
2006
3.40%
129,642
2007
4.30%
132,627
2008
5.90%
134,535
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment by Industry 2008
Industry Sector
Employment (%)
Employment (#)
Natural Resources and Mining
0.8%
808
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting
0.0%
13
Construction
8.3%
7,847
Manufacturing
12.5%
11,917
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
25.1%
23,858
Information
0.6%
566
Financial Activities
4.9%
4,705
Professional and Business Services
8.9%
8,489
Education and Health Services
8.9%
8,458
Leisure and Hospitality
10.8%
10,247
Total Government
19.2%
18,259
Total
100%
95,167
Source: SC Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Information Division

Unions 2007
Union Members
2180
 
% of Labor Force
1.9%
 
Source: SC Department of Commerce

Wages 2008

Industry Sector
Average Weekly Wage
 
Natural Resources and Mining
$605
 
Construction
$743
 
Manufacturing
$836
 
Service-Providing
$576
 
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities
$632
 
Information
$788
 
Financial Activities
$792
 
Professional and Business Services
$663
 
Education and Health Services
$627
 
Leisure and Hospitality
$240
 
Other Services
$511
 
Total Average Weekly Wage
$651
 
Source: SC Employment Security Commission, Labor Market Information Division

Major Manufacturing Employers 2008
Employer
# Employees
 
Michelin Tire Corp
1,750
 
Solectron
789
 
Cooper Tools
415
 
CMC Steel
400
 
Union Switch & Signal
300
 
Carolina Culinary Foods, L.P.
250
 
Source: Company Representatives