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Local Contact:
Midlands
Workforce Development Board
SC Employment Security Commission
PO Box 995
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 737-0107
Fax: (803) 737-2132
Counties:
Fairfield,
Lexington, Richland
Data Topics:
Population
Statistics, 1990-2000
Educational Attainment, 1990
Industry Employment, 1989-1999
Industry Earnings, 1989-1999
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Population
Statistics, 1990-2000-WIA: Midlands-South
Carolina
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2000
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1990
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1990-2000
Change
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Population
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Percent
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Population
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Percent
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Population
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Percent
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Total
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560,145
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100.0
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475,626
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100.0
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84,519
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17.8
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White*
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352,402
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63.7
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316,698
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66.6
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35,704
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11.3
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African American*
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185,942
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33.6
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150,900
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31.7
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35,042
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23.2
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Other Races*
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15,227
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2.8
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8,028
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1.7
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7,199
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89.7
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Hispanic
(of any race)**
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13,109
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2.4
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6,054
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2.8
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7,055
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116.5
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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
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Educational
Attainment, 1990-WIA: Midlands-South
Carolina
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Percent of the Population
25 and up
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Less than a High School
Diploma
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High School Diploma
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Some College or Associate's
Degree
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Bachelor's Degree or
Higher
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Overall
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22.4
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26.6
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26.5
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20.6
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White
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17.5
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26.2
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27.1
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29.2
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African American
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34.8
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27.8
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25.1
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12.4
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Other Races
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19.6
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21.9
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23.0
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35.5
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Hispanic
(of any race)*
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22.3
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24.6
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31.1
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22.1
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
**Hispanic refers to ethnicity and is not a mutually exclusive category
with the race variables
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Industry Employment,
1989-1999-WIA:
Midlands-South Carolina
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Industry
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1989
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1999
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1989-1999
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Change in Number Employed
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Percent
Change
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Total Full and Part Time Employment
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305,908
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382,596
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76,688
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25.1
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Farm
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2,042
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1,917
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-125
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-6.1
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Nonfarm
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303,866
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380,679
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76,813
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25.3
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Agricultural Services
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1,430
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3,177
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1,747
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122.2
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Mining
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495
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462
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-33
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-6.7
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Construction
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18,111
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22,174
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4,063
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22.4
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Manufacturing
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33,538
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30,879
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-2,659
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-7.9
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Transportation and Public Utilities
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12,310
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15,643
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N/A
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N/A
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Wholesale Trade
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13,803
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17,671
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N/A
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N/A
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Retail Trade
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48,340
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61,314
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12,974
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26.8
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Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
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28,380
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34,991
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6,611
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23.3
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Services
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66,783
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104,839
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N/A
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N/A
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Government and Government Enterprises
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77,865
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87,993
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10,128
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13.0
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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.
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Industry
Earnings, 1989-1999-WIA:
Midlands-South Carolina
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Industry
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1989
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1999
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1989-1999
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Change in Earnings
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Percent
Change
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Farm
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$14,343
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$28,061
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$13,718
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95.6
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Nonfarm
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$6,501,799
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$11,344,789
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$4,842,990
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74.5
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Agricultural Services
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$17,251
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$52,530
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$35,279
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204.5
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Mining
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$11,219
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$15,476
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N/A
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N/A
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Construction
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$388,847
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$663,100
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$274,253
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70.5
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Manufacturing
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$908,497
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$1,268,005
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$359,508
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39.6
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Transportation and Public Utilities
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$402,535
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$603,344
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N/A
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N/A
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Wholesale Trade
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$382,061
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$730,005
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N/A
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N/A
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Retail Trade
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$590,597
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$1,061,514
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$470,917
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79.7
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Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
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$538,821
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$1,110,554
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$571,733
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106.1
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Services
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$1,254,403
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$2,676,987
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N/A
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N/A
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Government and Government Enterprises
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$1,933,826
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$3,086,104
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$1,152,278
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59.6
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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.
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