South Carolina Jobs

South Carolina is the 24th largest state in the United States with a total population of 4,479,800, according to US Census data estimates for July 2008. Columbia is the state’s most populous city and also its capital. Charleston has the largest airport in the area, Charleston International Airport. >South Carolina lies in the >south of the country along the Atlantic Ocean.

South Carolina has both an agricultural component and a manufacturing economy based on old industry as well as new technology. State jobs are in manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, retail and administration. Scana, an energy concern, is the only Fortune 500 company in the state. The largest employers in the state are the U.S. Energy Department, Computer Sciences, and the University of >South Carolina Medical Center.