Greenville Area Tops in State for Industrial Employment

South Carolina's industrial employment rose 2.3 percent over the past year, according to a report by GSA Business.

Among S.C. cities, Greenville and the surrounding area was the top area for manufacturing employment, with 23,885 jobs — up 4.8 percent from the previous year. Greenville was followed by: Spartanburg, 14,656 jobs; North Charleston, 9,900 jobs; and Columbia, 9,604 jobs, the report noted.

The state gained 5,934 manufacturing jobs over the past year and is now home to 4,870 manufacturers employing 262,431 workers, according to GSA Business, which cited figures published in the 2013 South Carolina Manufacturers Register.

More findings: Industrial machinery is the state's largest manufacturing sector by employment with 34,766 jobs, while "transportation equipment manufacturing has overtaken textiles/apparel as the state's second-largest sector following a 19 percent increase from continued hiring at Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner assembly plant in North Charleston and BMW Manufacturing's facility near Greer.

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