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Industry Clusters
The Metrics High-Impact Density: Share of regional employment in traded clusters
A region’s ability to sustain and grow high-impact industries that are competitive on an international scale
9th/10
100 U.S. Avg.
111
82
77
Concentration of employment in top five occupations
High-Wage Employment:
88
83
Employment Diversity:
2nd/10
100
96 77
114
Concentration of jobs in high-wage occupations (annual pay greater than median household income)
5th/10 Traded Cluster Employment Growth:
59
Growth of employment in traded clusters, 2000-2016
10th/10 Household Income: Median Household Income, 2018
9th/10 Tallahassee FL
Columbia SC
Lexington KY
Knoxville TN
OVERALL RANKING
OVER TIME 12
Greenville SC
Greensboro NC
WinstonSalem, NC
Charleston SC
Augusta GA
Raleigh NC
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019-20
9 th
7 th
7 th
8 th
9 th
9 th
2019-20 Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report