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Unemployment Rates – Regional Comparison
10.1 10.6 10.1 11.0 12.1 10.8 7.2 9.4*
5.0 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.4 4.0 5.8
3.5 4.0 4.4 4.7 5.9 4.7 3.0 4.6
3.5 3.4 4.6 4.7 6.4 5.1 3.0 4.6
3.9 3.9 5.2 5.3 6.7 5.6 3.5 5.1
5.1 4.7 4.7 5.5 6.8 5.4 3.7 5.5
5.4 5.3 4.8 6.5 6.7 5.7 4.1 6.0
5.4 5.7 4.8 6.6 5.9 5.3 4.2 5.8
4.7 4.7 4.0 5.6 5.2 4.7 3.2 4.7
4.1 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 4.0 2.3 4.0
Carolina Acoustical & Drywall, Inc People you know... people you trust
Acoustical Ceilings Drywall Metal Studs
*Represents the unemployment rate as of July 2009. Source: U.S. Department of Labor Statistics and S.C. Employment Security Commission
Labor Force – Charleston Region Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Labor Force 260,516 269,293 266,123 260,719 268,344 278,825 288,507 296,690 304,527 313,324 320,000
Employed 253,238 260,886 257,713 249,809 256,189 264,212 273,061 280,730 289,018 298,998 302,080
Unemployed 7,278 8,407 8,410 10,910 12,155 14,613 15,446 15,960 15,509 14,326 17,920
Unemployment Rate 2.8% 3.1% 3.2% 4.2% 4.5% 5.2% 5.4% 5.4% 5.1% 4.6% 6.9%
Kevin Phipps, President and Owner
Aloft Hotel at Tanger Outlet Trident / Palmer Culinary Center Colcock Hall at MUSC Concord and Cumberland Luxury Condos College of Charleston School of Education
EMPLOYMENT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Recent Projects include:
2561 Oscar Johnson Road, Suite C N. Charleston, SC 29405 843.746.8888
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Largest International Employers – Charleston Region Company Robert Bosch LLC Global Aeronautica LLC Charleston Place Cummins Turbo Technologies Getrag Precision Gear Behr Heat Transfer Systems Inc. DAK Americas VT Milcom Giant Cement Co. BP Mediterranean Shipping Co. USA Inc. Showa Denko Carbon Inc. Cummins Mercruiser Diesel Hagemeyer North America Rotorion North America LLC Linde Material Handling N.A.
Nationality Germany Italy/U.S. (joint venture) England England Germany Germany Mexico United Kingdom Spain England Switzerland Japan England Netherlands Germany Germany
Employees 1,625 650 550 550 275 250 250 250 250 225 225 225 200 200 200 200
Source: Center for Business Research, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, 2009
Proudly Serving the Lowcountry for more than 20 years. We specialize in turn-key tenant improvement work. “We say what we will do, we do what we say we will do, and we deliver our services when we say we will…Period!”
- Ed Tarr
Some of our services include: Metal Framing • Painting and Wall Coverings • Dry Wall Installation • Acoustical Ceilings • Millwork and Casework • Insulation • Doors, Trim and Hardware • Floor Coverings
1384 Remount Road | N. Charleston, S.C. 29406 | 843.566.0656 www.charlestonbusiness.com | 2009 Market Facts
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