Local Contact:
Greenville County Workforce Development Board
301 University Ridge, Suite 500
Greenville, SC 29601-3665
Phone: (864) 467-7220
Fax: (864) 467-7051

Counties:
Greenville

Data Topics:
Population Statistics, 1990-2000
Educational Attainment, 1990
Industry Employment, 1989-1999
Industry Earnings, 1989-1999

Population Statistics, 1990-2000-WIA: Greenville-South Carolina

	2000		1990		1990-2000 Change
	Population	Percent	Population	Percent	Population	Percent
Total	379,616	100.0	320,167	100.0	59,449	18.6
White*	294,324	78.4	259,160	81.0	35,164	13.6
African American*	69,455	18.5	57,646	18.0	11,809	20.5
Other Races*	11,526	3.1	3,361	1.1	8,165	242.9
Hispanic (of any race)**	14,283	3.8	3,028	4.5	11,255	371.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
*Some individuals do not report their race; race category totals do not equal the total population
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Educational Attainment, 1990-WIA: Greenville-South Carolina

	Percent of the Population 25 and up
	Less than a High School Diploma	High School Diploma	Some College or Associate's Degree	Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Overall	28.4	27.4	23.2	19.3
White	25.3	27.2	24.3	23.1
African American	44.9	28.8	17.4	8.9
Other Races	23.9	17.8	20.4	38.0
Hispanic (of any race)*	31.1	20.8	20.4	27.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category with the race variables

Industry Employment, 1989-1999-WIA: Greenville-South Carolina

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Number Employed	Percent Change
Total Full and Part Time Employment	224,869	285,954	61,085	27.2
Farm	1,018	1,059	41	4.0
Nonfarm	223,851	284,895	61,044	27.3
Agricultural Services	1,353	2,359	1,006	74.4
Mining	212	138	-74	-34.9
Construction	18,412	20,266	1,854	10.1
Manufacturing	53,050	47,797	-5,253	-9.9
Transportation and Public Utilities	9,682	15,260	5,578	57.6
Wholesale Trade	12,497	17,151	4,654	37.2
Retail Trade	39,499	52,176	12,677	32.1
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	14,366	19,289	4,923	34.3
Services	52,950	83,976	31,026	58.6
Government and Government Enterprises	21,830	26,483	4,653	21.3

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A = Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.

Industry Earnings, 1989-1999-WIA: Greenville-South Carolina

Industry	1989	1999	1989-1999
			Change in Earnings	Percent Change
Farm	$3,873	$12,077	$8,204	211.8
Nonfarm	$4,949,654	$9,019,498	$4,069,844	82.2
Agricultural Services	$22,620	$43,632	$21,012	92.9
Mining	$3,679	$4,135	$456	12.4
Construction	$450,873	$657,290	$206,417	45.8
Manufacturing	$1,464,426	$2,212,376	$747,950	51.1
Transportation and Public Utilities	$298,727	$608,506	$309,779	103.7
Wholesale Trade	$368,273	$755,013	$386,740	105.0
Retail Trade	$522,540	$1,013,729	$491,189	94.0
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	$277,785	$524,933	$247,148	89.0
Services	$1,036,933	$2,275,520	$1,238,587	119.5
Government and Government Enterprises	$503,798	$924,364	$420,566	83.5

Source: Regional Economic Information System

N/A = Not applicable. Due to missing or suppressed data at the county level, some smaller industries had significant amounts of missing data. WIA's with more than 15% of missing or suppressed data have been excluded. Yearly totals for these industries are underestimated as well.