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I would venture to say Columbia's numbers may be a representation of state government's and usc's home offices being located in that area. I don't think the numbers actually show who actually works in that location. If you look at most state capitals the numbers are larger.
I would venture to say Columbia's numbers may be a representation of state government's and usc's home offices being located in that area. I don't think the numbers actually show who actually works in that location. If you look at most state capitals the numbers are larger.
Just think what downtown Columbia's employment numbers might be if state government jobs hadn't been spread out all over the metro and into other metros, in many cases not by necessity by because of sweetheart, scratch-my-back-and-I'll-scratch-yours deals. That said, state government, banking, attorneys, USC, hotels, restaurants and retail make up a lot of downtown Columbia's employment numbers.
Just think what downtown Columbia's employment numbers might be if state government jobs hadn't been spread out all over the metro and into other metros, in many cases not by necessity by because of sweetheart, scratch-my-back-and-I'll-scratch-yours deals. That said, state government, banking, attorneys, USC, hotels, restaurants and retail make up a lot of downtown Columbia's employment numbers.
I agree, if the DMV and Public Safety numbers were included then that could go up a lot. I was just mentioning, like DOT could add greatly to that number, however they may have employees within every part of the state. Just an observation on the numbers. I could be wrong though.
State capitals have higher concentrations of employment than most non-capitals. As mentioned here already, Raleigh has 30,000 more downtown than the larger city of Charlotte. Austin, TX has more downtown than the larger Houston and Dallas. Even Lansing, MI has more than Detroit. That is surprising even recognizing Detroit's recent troubles. The Detroit metro is almost 10 times larger than the Lansing metro.
As another example - the state of Oklahoma has a population about 800,000 less than South Carolina. Oklahoma City has a secondary employment node listed as State Government Offices with over 40,000 employed. And Oklahoma City doesn't have a major downtown state university to add to their totals.
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