Jobs Inside The County Borders
by Alex Saitta
May 4, 2022
For example, there are 36,554 jobs within the borders of Pickens County. The peak was 38,215 in Sep 2007. The county economy has yet to recover from the job losses of the Great Recession.
The number of people living in Pickens County with jobs (that's something different) is 56,750.
That means about 20,000 leave the county daily/ weekly to go to work.
Look at picture 3 – the pie – to see where they commute to.
Look at picture 4 – the map -- to see how far residents have to go to find work.
That is a bad statistic. 56,750 Pickens County residents want jobs, but the county economy is only providing 36,554 jobs so 20,000 have to look outside the county.
Of the jobs inside the county, education services are 24.7% of the jobs, manufacturing 15.9% and retail trade of 14%. That is not surprising because Clemson University and the School District of Pickens County are the top two employers. Again, not a strong private economy when the government sector is the #1 and #2 employer in your county.
Private sector jobs inside Pickens County is 26,292. Government jobs is 10,262.
There are 130 manufacturing establishments. That is down from the cycle peak of 146 in late 2006.
