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==Economy== {| class="wikitable" style="float:right" |+Top 10 Largest Employers<ref>[http://www.bestplacelive.com/USA/SC/Rock-Hill/Profile/Top-Companies-Jobs.aspx Rock Hill, SC Top Companies | Live Data]. Bestplacelive.com. Retrieved on 2012-10-15.</ref> |- |[[3D Systems]] |- |Amida Industries, INC. |- |Carolina Energy |- |City of Rock Hill |- |[[Comporium Communications]] |- |Cytec Carbon Filters, LLC. |- |[[Hyosung|Hyosung Corporation]] |- |Langer Transport Corporation |- |[[York County School District 3|Rock Hill Schools]] |- |[[Winthrop University]] |} Rock Hill's economy was once dominated by the textile industry, and the restructuring of that industry in moving jobs overseas caused a decline in the local economy at one time. Over the past decade, Rock Hill has transitioned to a relatively strong manufacturing workforce. Other major companies in Rock Hill with headquarters or North American headquarters include [[Hyosung]], [[Comporium Communications]], [[3D Systems]], and [[Atlas Copco]]. The median income for a household in the city was $37,336, and the median income for a family was $45,697. Males had a median income of $32,156 versus $24,181 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,929. About 9.7% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over. The unemployment rate of the city was 8.7 percent and 11,874 of the 71,459 residents lived and worked in the city with a daytime population change of +5,208 as of March 2011.<ref>[http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/08/21/2396558/area-sees-little-change-in-jobs.html "Area sees little change in jobs"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824112814/http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/08/21/2396558/area-sees-little-change-in-jobs.html |date=2010-08-24 }}, ''Herald Online''</ref> The city is transitioning to a retail and manufacturing economy, and has been working to attract national and global companies. [[Rock Hill Galleria]] is a regional shopping mall founded in 1991. [[Rock Hill Mall]] (1968β{{circa|1993}}, demolished 2006), and [[Town Center Mall (Rock Hill)|Town Center Mall]] (1975β1993) are former major shopping centers inside the city.
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