The South Carolina andSantee-Lynches Economies: Recession, Recovery, Then What?
Dr. Don SchunkResearch EconomistCenter for Economic & Community DevelopmentCoastal Carolina University
April 15, 2010
The Big Picture:Key Trends That Will Shape the
Next 5-10 Years
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South Carolina Labor Market Trends
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Feb 2008:1,950,700 jobs
Jan 2010:1,813,000 jobs
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June 2000:1,876,600 jobs
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Jan 2010:1,813,000 jobs
Jan 2002:1,795,400 jobs
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Understanding the “Lost” Decade:Trends in Manufacturing Employment
Dr. Don SchunkCoastal Carolina University
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What happens as we lose 130,000 manufacturing jobs?
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Tracking The Recovery
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Santee-Lynches Economic Forecast 2010-2011
Presented by:Santee-Lynches Regional COG
& The BB&T Center for Economic and Community Developmentat Coastal Carolina University
Gross Retail Sales($ billions)
$2.00
$2.20
$2.40
$2.60
$2.80
$3.00
$3.20
$3.40
$3.60
$3.80
$4.00
History $2.81 $3.22 $3.34 $3.59 $3.93 $3.67 $3.13
Forecast $3.20 $3.35
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Employment(thousands)
81.0
82.0
83.0
84.0
85.0
86.0
87.0
88.0
89.0
90.0
91.0
History 86.8 87.9 89.1 89.7 88.2 86.6 84.6
Forecast 84.3 84.8
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Labor Force(thousands)
92.0
93.0
94.0
95.0
96.0
97.0
98.0
History 93.8 95.2 97.0 97.0 94.6 94.3 97.0
Forecast 97.0 97.0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Unemployment Rate(percent)
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
History 7.5 7.7 8.1 7.6 6.8 8.2 12.9
Forecast 13.1 12.6
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2000-’09 data
-9,240manufacturingjob losses from2000-3rdQ ‘09
for region.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages
-795 non-manufacturing job
losses from 2000-3rdQ ’09 for
region.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages
-10,035total job losses
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“If real estate is location, location, location, then economic development in the new economy
is education, education, education.”
Dr. JOHN S. BUTLERProfessor, University of Texas
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Single-Family Building Permits(# of permits)
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History 985 1218 1528 1457 1369 732 745
Forecast 780 850
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Single-Family Permits Value($millions)
$0.0
$20.0
$40.0
$60.0
$80.0
$100.0
$120.0
$140.0
$160.0
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History $97.9 $123.2 $156.3 $161.3 $159.1 $85.8 $83.7
Forecast $88.0 $92.1
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Manufactured/Mobile Home Permits(# of permits)
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Forecast 483 355
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Nonresidential Building Permits(# of permits)
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Forecast 68 72
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Nonresidential Permit Value($millions)
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History $50.3 $36.9 $37.1 $65.4 $28.1 $71.1 $21.1
Forecast $22.7 $23.9
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
GDP Growth Rate(percent)
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Forecast 2.4 2.5
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CPI Inflation Rate(percent)
-1.0
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History 2.3 2.7 3.4 3.2 2.9 3.8 -0.3
Forecast 2.0 2.8
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Prime Rate(percent)
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History 4.1 4.3 6.2 8.0 8.1 5.1 3.3
Forecast 3.3 3.6
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
30-Year Conventional Mortgage Rate(percent)
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History 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.0
Forecast 5.4 6.0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
3-Month Treasury Rate(percent)
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History 1.0 1.4 3.1 4.7 4.4 1.4 0.2
Forecast 0.4 1.0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
10-Year Treasury Rate(percent)
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History 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.6 3.7 3.3
Forecast 3.9 4.3
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
South Carolina Total Employment(millions)
1.7
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History 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8
Forecast 1.8 1.8
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
South Carolina Unemployment Rate(percent)
0.0
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6.0
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10.0
12.0
14.0
History 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.4 5.6 6.9 11.7
Forecast 12.5 12.2
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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