Underemployment
In 2009, Kershaw County retained the services of Pathfinders, Inc. of Dallas, Texas to conduct a study of the underemployed in the Kershaw County labor shed. The survey area included Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Lexington, Richland, and Sumter Counties.
For purposes of the report, the following are defined as underemployed: those workers who posses the skills, experience, and education to qualify them for the pay rates at which they would take a new job.
Underemployment in a 30-mile radius
| # of underemployed workeers |
85,200 |
|
# of employed persons who are seeking work
|
43,300 |
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# of persons who are not working but are contemplating reentering the workforce
|
14,800 |
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Total # of workers available for employers (within 40 minute commute)
|
143,300 |
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Employment Skills of Underemployed
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Skill
|
Persons
|
Percent
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| Office Operations |
50,300 |
59% |
| Information Technology |
22,200 |
38% |
| Manufacturing/Assembly/Fabrication |
49,400 |
58% |
| Warehouse/Materials Handling Manufacturing |
50,300 |
59% |
| Technician/Quality Assurance |
31,500 |
37% |
| Medical/Health Sciences |
22,200 |
26% |
| Maintenance/Installation Repair |
28,100 |
33% |
| Electronics/Engineering |
17,000 |
20% |
Education of Underemployed Workers
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|
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| Less than High School |
3% |
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| High School Graduate |
40% |
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| Some College |
15% |
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| Associate Degree |
13% |
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| College Degree |
14% |
|
| Graduate Degree |
7% |
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| Vocational Degree |
8% |
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| Source: The Pathfinders, Labor Force Report 2009 - Kershaw County |
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Related Documents
Labor Force Report -Kershaw County |
Labor Force Report - Central South Carolina