TATT CHAT – JULY 30, 2020Welcome – Terence Roberts, TATT Chairman
Guest Presentation – Status of Manufacturing in South CarolinaSara Hazzard, CEO of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
TATT Updates Dean Hybl, TATT Executive DirectorMichael Hildebrand, Upstate Mobility Alliance
County Updates • Anderson: Faith Line, Anderson County Library System• Greenville: Whitney Hanna, Greenville County School System• Laurens: Alesia Carter, United Way of Laurens County• Oconee: JoAnn Johnson, Oconee Chamber of Commerce• Pickens: Susan Cohen, Clemson Chamber of Commerce
Adjourn – Terence Roberts
NEXT TATT CHAT – AUGUST 13, 2020
Sara H. HazzardPresident & CEO
Legislative &
Regulatory Advocacy
Education & Training Connections
Special Initiatives
Manufacturing Facts• 12% of South Carolina’s workforce is employed in manufacturing
More than 245,000 South Carolinians are manufacturers
• More than 5,000 manufacturing facilities in South Carolina.Approximately 87% are small businesses of 50 or less associates
• Average annual wage exceeds $60,000 24% higher than the average South Carolina salary
• South Carolina manufactured goods exports - $33.89 billion (2018)
• Multiplier Effect – 1:3
COVID-19 Impact & Challenges• Unemployment in SC
• 2.3% - December 2019• 12.8% - April 2020• 8.7% - June 2020
• 685,425 Unemployment Claims Since Mid-March
• Safety Efforts
• PPE Manufacturing
200,000
210,000
220,000
230,000
240,000
250,000
260,000
270,000
280,000
Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20
Manufacturing Employment Trend – December 2019 – June 2020
Manufacturing
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205,000
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285,000
305,000
Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20
Leisure & Hospitality Employment Trend – December 2019 - June 2020
Leisure and Hospitality
Top Priorities Moving Forward• Limited Liability Protections
• Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
• Business License Fee Standardization
• Workforce & Education
TATT CHAT – JULY 30, 2020Welcome – Terence Roberts, TATT Chairman
Guest Presentation – Status of Manufacturing in South CarolinaSara Hazzard, CEO of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
TATT Updates Dean Hybl, TATT Executive DirectorMichael Hildebrand, Upstate Mobility Alliance
County Updates • Anderson: Faith Line, Anderson County Library System• Greenville: Whitney Hanna, Greenville County School System• Laurens: Alesia Carter, United Way of Laurens County• Oconee: JoAnn Johnson, Oconee Chamber of Commerce• Pickens: Susan Cohen, Clemson Chamber of Commerce
Adjourn – Terence Roberts
NEXT TATT CHAT – AUGUST 13, 2020
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