1. Greater Greenville Regional Economic Scorecard, 2009 EDA University Center for Economic Development Clemson University www.clemson.edu/uced

2. South Carolina Upstate Greenville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Greenville Combined Statistical Area (CSA) Oconee Anderson Abbeville Greenwood Laurens Pickens Greenville Spartanburg Cherokee Union

3. Peer Cities Selected for the Greenville MSA and CSA Regions Metro AreaPopulation (2000)Population (2007)Percent Change Greenville MSA599,940 613,828 2.3% Jackson, MS CSA525,246 559,366 6.5% Lexington, KY CSA602,733 658,071 9.2% Charleston, SC MSA603,178 630,100 4.5% Little Rock, AR MSA610,518 672,623 10.2% Columbia, SC MSA647,158 712,760 10.1% Greenville CSA1,128,1041,221,8818.3% Knoxville, TN CSA935,659 1,029,155 10.0% Richmond, VA MSA1,096,9561,211,60810.5% Jacksonville, FL MSA1,122,7501,296,67615.5% Birmingham, AL CSA1,129,7211,187,3195.1% Louisville, KY MSA1,161,9751,228,7645.7% Greensboro/Winston-Salem CSA1,414,6561,535,9268.6% Target Cities Austin, TX MSA1,249,7631,593,40027.5% Nashville, TN MSA1,311,7891,521,75116.0% Raleigh/Durham CSA1,314,5891,638,01924.6% Charlotte, NC MSA1,330,4481,650,66724.1%

4. U.S. and MSAs (Source: REIS, U.S. Dept. of Commerce) Figure 1. REAL PER CAPITA INCOMES 1987 AND 2007 (2007 PRICES) REAL PER CAPITA INCOME United States Charlotte-Gastonia- Concord, NC-SC (MSA) Charleston-North Charleston, SC (MSA)Columbia, SC (MSA)Greenville, SC (MSA) 1987$29,641$29,937$24,456$26,558$25,719 2007$38,632$39,004$34,133$33,943$32,317 % Change30.3% 39.6%27.8%25.7%

5. PCY IN AREA / PCY IN THE U.S. FIGURE 2. PER CAPITA INCOME TRENDS RELATIVE TO THE U.S. U.S. AVERAGE = 100 Greenville County Greenville MSA Greenville CSA SOUTH CAROLINA

6. PCY IN AREA / PCY IN THE U.S. FIGURE 3. PER CAPITA INCOMES IN CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, and GREENVILLE MSA Charlotte MSA Columbia MSA Greenville MSA Charleston MSA

7. Indices of Competitiveness Labor Force Education Knowledge Workforce Innovative Activity and Capacity Entrepreneurial Environment Industrial Structure and Composition Industrial Diversity and Breadth

8. Number of patents issued per 1,000 population Academic R&D expenditures per capita Doctorates awarded in science and engineering per 1,000 population Graduate science and engineering students per 1,000 population Percentage of employment in technical professions - computer science; engineering except civil; natural, physical, and social sciences Innovative Activity

9. Greenville 86.9 Greensboro/ Winston-Salem 91.2 Lexington 102.7 Jacksonville 98.9 Benchmarking the Index of Labor Force Education +0.6 Columbia 107.3 +2.4 Clemson University Center for Economic Development

10. Benchmarking the Index of Knowledge Workers Greenville 90.4 Greensboro/ Winston-Salem 92.3 Charleston 101.1 Jacksonville 97.8 +2.1 Richmond 109.2 -1.1 Clemson University Center for Economic Development

11. Benchmarking the Index of Innovative Activity Louisville 54.4 Charleston 62.1 Lexington 139.8 Greenville 71.7 Richmond 76.2 +1.6 Jacksonville 37.9 Clemson University Center for Economic Development

12. Benchmarking the Index of Entrepreneurial Environment Knoxville 98.8 Jacksonville 96.3 Greenville 80.4 +0.1 Lexington 82.2 Louisville 86.8 +5.1 Clemson University Center for Economic Development

13. Benchmarking the Index of Diversity and Density Greenville 76.4 Greensboro/ Winston-Salem 98.0 Lexington 87.7 Columbia 82.1 +0.8 Jacksonville 119.2 -1.6 Clemson University Center for Economic Development

14. Benchmarking the Index of Industrial Structure and Composition Jacksonville 95.4 Jackson 92.9 Charleston 99.7 +5.6 Knoxville 85.2 Greenville 90.3 +0.7 Clemson University Center for Economic Development

15. Peer Cities’ Average 160 100 ECONOMIC SCORECARD, PART 2: Benchmarking Greenville CSA Versus Small and Large Peer Cities Industrial Composition and Structure Industrial Diversity and Breadth Labor Force Education Knowledge Workers Innovative Activity and Capacity Entrepreneurial Environment Industrial LegacyCompetitiveness Environment 87 88 +1.0 40 89 91 +2.5 104 103 -0.8 90 89 80 82 +2.1 80 60 120 140 97 -0.4 97

16. Target Cities’ Average 160 100 ECONOMIC SCORECARD, PART 4: Benchmarking Greenville CSA Versus Four Target Cities (Austin, Charlotte, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham) Industrial Composition and Structure Industrial Diversity and Breadth Labor Force Education Knowledge Workers Innovative Activity and Capacity Entrepreneurial Environment Industrial LegacyCompetitiveness Environment 40 76 +0.2 77 79 +1.6 45 +0.2 75 74 -0.5 59 +0.3 80 60 120 140 89 90 +1.0