(Local Paper) From making fighter jets to food rations, war is big business in South Carolina

War is big business in South Carolina.

A Post and Courier analysis of five years’ worth of the most recent spending data from the Pentagon’s Office of Economic Adjustment shows $13.1 billion worth of Department of Defense contracts were performed or awarded in the Palmetto State.

Also: One out of every 12 jobs in the state can be traced back to the military.

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1 out of every 12 jobs in South Carolina can be traced back to the military.

These are the defense contractors making war big business in the Palmetto State. https://t.co/i5jkP5N956

— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) July 15, 2019