York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties in South Carolina combine to form the Catawba labor market region. The City of Catawba is located in York County at the northern borderlands of the state and is the center of commerce and government for this region.

The Catawba Indian tribe or Native American Nation lived in the northern parts of South Carolina for approxaimately 8,000 years before European settlers arrived. Their name is that of the Catawba River (the official State Scenic River) that flows from North to South Carolina and is enjoyed for whitewater rafting. The river is also used to produce alternative energy in hydroelectricity. Catawba is also a species of grape. Dozens of fish, reptiles, birds, and amphibian species, as well as other animals and many plants live along the Catawba River Corridor, 30 miles wide.

The Catawba Nation lives today on 600-700 acres in a reservation at Rock Hill, South Carolina (see famous photo above). In 1840 the State of South Carolina assured Catawba Nation that it would pay them cash and provide a US Reservation if they gave up their lands. The state then sold some of the land and gave the Catawba nothing.

Catawba Nation split and either migrated to North Carolina or moved westward with Cherokee Nation. However, Catawba people did return to South Carolina to purchase 640 acres with their own money from the state in 1850. The state therefore profited from selling Catawba lands twice. In 1973, Catawba Nation became an officia non-profit corporation amd received US Federal recognition twenty years later in 1993, along with $50 Million for 144,000 acres in York County thast the had previously owned.

Jobs are available in and around Rock Hill at the embedded link. The town of Rock Hill is known for its Carowinds Amusement Park that hires seasonally and its alternative energy comapnies that hire year round. Money Magazine named Rock Hill one of the one hundred Best Places to Live in America for 2006.

1. Retail Salespersons
2. Cashiers
3. Customer Service Representatives
4. Team Assemblers
5. Home Health Aides (HHAs) - reflects high number of retirees in the area.
6. Food Prep and Service - all kinds of eating and drinking places.
7. Mainstream Elementary School Teachers and Teacher's Assistants K-12 -reflects an increasing population.
8. Registered Nurses (RNs) - primarily in Rock Hill.
9. First-Line Supervisors/Mgrs in Retail Sales
10. General/Operations Managers

Many of these jobs reflect Travel and Tourism trade in South Carolina as vacationers and convention attendees pass through Catawba Region to points south and north. Bold entries above match actual job listings below.

Many Catawba residents drive across the border to nearby Charlotte, NC to work; job listings reflect this. About half these listings are in Charlotte and half in Rock Hill SC, where the Native American Reservation and Tourism thrive. The Catawba Region Top 10 List includes (bold entries match the forecasts above):

1. Senior Internal Auditor - accounting
2. Assistant Manager
3. Cashier
4. Guest Service Specialist (Customer Service Rep)
5. Independent Beauty Consultant
6. Crew Member - Food service
7. Retail Sales Consultant
8. Internal Auditor
9. Kitchen Staff
10. Physical Therapist and Retail Sales Manager (tie)

The Catawba Region enjoys the highest percentage match between official government job forecasts and actual jobs listing at the time of this compilation: 6 out of 10 listings match forecasts above. Many of the above jobs are located in Charolotte NC.

Jobs in Rock Hill Area

1. Registered Nurses (RNs) - all levels, including supervisors and managers.
2. Surgical RNs
3. Nurse Managers (RNs)
4. Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurses
5. Medical Technologists - Plebotimists, etc.
6. Paramedics
7. Medical Sales Managers
8. Medical Billers & Coders
9. Staff Accountants
10. Customer Service Representatives

The match between forecasted and actual jobs is high in Rock Hill alone as well. More Healthcare Industry jobs are located in Rock Hill than in Charlotte.

1. Greenville Hospital System - Healthcare
2. Medical University Hospital Authority - Healthcare
3. Roper Hospital Inc - Healthcare
4. Exxon Mobil - gas and oil.
5. ConocoPhillips - gas and oil.
6. General Electric - energy.
7. Citigroup - financial prioducts and services.
8. Bank of America - financial prioducts and services.
9. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. - financial prioducts and services.
10. Berkshire Hathaway - construction materials manufacturing.

Three companies (bold) in this group require the services of internal and external auditors listed in the actual job listings above, in the financial industry. The energy companies listed above also require auditors.

• Clinton Junior College
• University of South Carolina at Lancaster
• Winthrop University
• York Technical College

This military park of the US government is a National Protected Area that is a tribute to a revolutionary War battle of 1780. This battle was fought by Americans against Americans, except for one British Major (who became a Colonel). Some of the soldiers were loyal to the British Crown and others gathered together as the Colonial Patriots under the Declaration of Independence. For lesser-known facts about the history of Independence Day, see the embedded link.

This park is so important and unique, because the soldiers that fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain were very young - ages 10 to 50. This park is the end point of the nation's Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail along the path of the Colonial Patriot Army as they marched and fought on their own land from the mountains father north to the Battle of Kings Mountain. Kings Mountain State Park adjoins this monument to the Revolution and its heroes.

See information about special programs at Kings Mountain Military Park.

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