Labor Force Characteristics
The following statistics summarize the size and characteristics of our county’s labor force.
| Labor Force Change |
| |
30-min drive |
45-min drive |
60-min drive |
60-mile radius |
South Carolina |
Charlotte Region |
| Labor Force 2008 |
95,694 |
441,141 |
803,540 |
1,568,645 |
2,174,914 |
1,282,056 |
| Change since 2000 |
21.08% |
16.05% |
19.19% |
14.26% |
12.21% |
14.42% |
| Population Change |
| Population 2008 |
189,952 |
869,712 |
1,577,508 |
3,124,145 |
4,479,461 |
2,555,168 |
| Change since 2000 |
29.87% |
23.43% |
26.67% |
18.35% |
11.65% |
20.81% |
| Projected 2013 |
222,835 |
993,671 |
1,821,654 |
3,480,392 |
4,800,392 |
2,885,234 |
| Age Distribution |
| Ages 20-34 |
21.2% |
21.0% |
20.8% |
20.5% |
20.2% |
20.0% |
| Ages 35-54 |
30.2% |
30.8% |
31.1% |
30.3% |
28.7% |
30.7% |
| Ages 55-64 |
10.9% |
10.7% |
10.5% |
11.1% |
11.9% |
11.0% |
| Ages 20-54 |
51.4% |
51.8% |
51.9% |
50.8% |
49.8% |
50.7% |
| Highest Level Educational Attainment (age 25+) |
| High School |
27.7% |
23.7% |
25.1% |
28.3% |
31.5% |
29.1% |
| Some College |
21.6% |
20.3% |
20.6% |
19.6% |
18.9% |
19.8% |
| Associate Degree |
8.4% |
7.6% |
8.0% |
8.0% |
7.8% |
8.0% |
| Bachelors Degree |
17.5% |
23.5% |
22.2% |
18.7% |
15.4% |
17.9% |
| Post-Graduate Work |
8.3% |
10.0% |
8.9% |
8.2% |
7.8% |
7.1% |
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