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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | LOCATION HIGHLIGHTS | FINANCIAL ANALYSIS | MARKET SURVEY 21

SOUTH CAROLINA

GROWTH INDICATORS

EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Myrtle Beach, 4 percent

2. North Augusta-Aiken, 3.5 percent

3. Florence, 2.4 percent

RETAIL TRADE GROWTH

1. Myrtle Beach, 3.2 percent

2. Charleston, 2.7 percent

3. Spartanburg, 2 percent

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINE

1. Myrtle Beach, -0.9 percent

2. Spartanburg, -0.8 percent

3. Rock Hill, -0.8 percent

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT GROWTH

1. Greenville, 57.7 percent

2. Myrtle Beach, 43.8 percent

3. Charleston, 43.4 percent

Source: USC Darla Moore School of Business

Comparing October 2013 with October 2014