Transportation equipment manufacturing is growing rapidly across South Carolina while textile manufacturing has fallen: Change in textile and transportation equipment manufacturing in South Carolina, 2001 through 2023
| Year | Textile mills | Textile product mills | Apparel manufacturing | Transportation equipment manufacturing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52,226 | 12,334 | 7,999 | 30,847 |
| 2002 | 45,066 | 10,910 | 6,257 | 30,578 |
| 2003 | 40,216 | 9,728 | 5,335 | 31,054 |
| 2004 | 36,106 | 8,764 | 4,565 | 31,963 |
| 2005 | 32,491 | 7,266 | 3,474 | 31,587 |
| 2006 | 27,936 | 6,254 | 3,180 | 31,552 |
| 2007 | 23,127 | 5,497 | 2,942 | 32,537 |
| 2008 | 20,264 | 4,716 | 2,756 | 31,098 |
| 2009 | 15,996 | 3,757 | 1,860 | 25,990 |
| 2010 | 15,069 | 3,855 | 1,451 | 25,387 |
| 2011 | 15,303 | 3,792 | 1,429 | 28,637 |
| 2012 | 14,882 | 3,818 | 1,385 | 32,266 |
| 2013 | 14,525 | 3,815 | 1,347 | 34,529 |
| 2014 | 14,605 | 3,808 | 1,399 | 36,897 |
| 2015 | 14,866 | 3,929 | 1,366 | 39,037 |
| 2016 | 14,926 | 3,988 | 1,007 | 41,259 |
| 2017 | 14,862 | 3,802 | 984 | 43,864 |
| 2018 | 14,881 | 3,418 | 859 | 47,990 |
| 2019 | 14,755 | 3,211 | 854 | 51,452 |
| 2020 | 12,677 | 2,861 | 793 | 47,958 |
| 2021 | 12,715 | 2,939 | 712 | 48,364 |
| 2022 | 12,524 | 2,994 | 740 | 49,462 |
| 2023 | 11,569 | 2,973 | 747 | 51,650 |
Source: EPI tabulation of Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (BLS-QCEW).