Greenville Jobs
Home to internationally recognized industries, Greenville is the economic center of the Upstate. Greenville’s ability to attract both small local companies and major international corporations is the result of an uncommon cooperation between city government and the private sector. Recognized as a leader in developing public/private partnerships, Greenville’s entrepreneurial spirit and strong workforce creates an incredible magnet for business and the development of Greenville jobs. In addition, Greenville is located in the heart of a right-to-work state and a foreign trade zone.
With more than 235 international firms, the Upstate boasts the highest international investment per capita in the nation. Greenville is home to such international corporations as Hitachi, Fluor Daniel, and Bowater, with BMW and Michelin North America located nearby.
Having recently annexed more than 1139 acres of prime development property, Greenville is at the cutting edge of new economic development opportunities, which predictively will create potentially thousands of new Greenville jobs. Along with the creation of the the Millennium Campus, a private R&D development, and the International Center for Automotive Research, a public-private joint venture focused on automotive systems integration, developers are ready to bring many new industries to town.
Greenville also serves as the retail hub of the Upstate. Retail sales in 2002 totaled at more than $1 billion with restaurant sales at over $180 million. Haywood Mall and the surrounding shopping districts, draw shoppers from the entire Upstate region. In addition, Greenville is the financial hub with virtually every major bank in the Southeast maintaining a presence in downtown, with a number of banks maintaining their South Carolina headquarters - supporting many Greenville jobs.
Transportation
Strategically situated along the mega-growth I-85 corridor, between
Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC, Greenville is easily accessible through
a multi-modal network. Greenville is located 100 miles from the capitol
city of Columbia and only 200 miles from the Port City of Charleston.
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About Greenville
Location
Greenville is located in the northwestern corner of the state
of South Carolina. Greenville and the surrounding areas, situated at the
foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, are commonly referred to as the
Upstate.
- Easily accessible from Interstate highways 85, 185, and 385, and U.S. highways 25, 123, 29, 276.
- Centrally located between Atlanta, GA and Charlotte, NC, and between Miami, FL and New York, NY.
Economic profile
Business Climate
- In terms of domestic product, the Southeast is the fourth largest economic region in the nation.
- South Carolina is an “employment at will” state, with less than 1% of county residents members of a union.
- The Upstate is a designated foreign trade zone area, and boasts the highest level of foreign capital investment per capita in the nation, and is home to more than 240 international firms from 23 nations, including BMW, Hitachi and Michelin.
- Greenville maintains a low unemployment rate (4.4% as of December 2004). Click here to view wage data.
- Greenville maintains a Standard and Poor's AA+ bond rating, (AAA for the county), and has imposed no city millage increase since 1993 or no tax anticipation note since 1996 to meet short-term cash needs.
- Major Businesses: Perrigo Company of South Carolina, Greenville Hospital System, Fluor Corporation, Ernst and Young, IBM, Charter Communications, Bowater, Dunlop Slazenger Group, Liberty Corporation, Greenville News Piedmont, Bank of America and Central Carolina Bank.
2004 Figures
- Over $100 million in annual private construction investment for the sixth consecutive year. Click here to view building permit data.
- Over $5.0 billion in gross business sales.
- 86.3% office occupancy rate in the Central Business District, with a steady increase over the past seven years.
- Over $221 million in total assessed property value.
Demographics
(Source: 2000 Census)
- Population: 56,002 (26,506 males, 29,496 females). Click here to view population chart.
- Population over the age of 18: 20,828 males, 23,998 females.
- Median age: 34.6 years.
- Number of households: 24,000.
- Median household annual income: $33,144.
- Average household annual income: $52,039.
- Per Capita annual income: $23,242.
- Labor force: 35,000.
- The MSA area work force has doubled in the last ten years to more than 400,000.
Quality of life
Greenville offers a moderate climate with a full change of seasons.
Average annual
temperature: 59 F
Average rainfall: 50.45 in
Average snowfall: 1.20 in
Average January minimum 35.1 F
Average July maximum 96.8 F
Greenville’s public school system is the largest in the state, and includes eight magnet academies for special study at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Over nine colleges and universities are located in and within close proximity of Greenville.
The Greenville Hospital System is the state’s most comprehensive health care provider and one the Southeast’s leading medical facilities.
Greenville is the cultural and entertainment center for the Upstate, including an award winning downtown, a major performing arts center, a 17,000 seat arena, a 368,000 square foot exhibition center, nationally recognized museum collections, and 39 parks, playgrounds and recreation centers.
