Establishments, Employees and Annual Payroll in South Carolina by Industry (2003-2004)
| County | 2003 | 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Establishments | Number of Employees for Week Including March 12 | Annual Payroll (In Thousands of Dollars) | Number of Establishments | Number of Employees for Week Including March 12 | Annual Payroll (In Thousands of Dollars) | |
| Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support | 660 | 5,376 | $176,397 | 648 | 5,549 | $186,652 |
| Mining | 84 | 1,436 | $52,215 | 80 | 1,305 | $51,653 |
| Utilities | 305 | 11,088 | $615,268 | 288 | 11,527 | $669,988 |
| Construction | 11,387 | 108,422 | $3,106,873 | 11,725 | 104,648 | $3,116,482 |
| Manufacturing | 4,321 | 283,244 | $10,520,747 | 4,270 | 274,793 | $10,796,357 |
| Wholesale trade | 4,830 | 62,877 | $2,499,890 | 4,828 | 63,752 | $2,560,621 |
| Retail trade | 18,379 | 215,143 | $4,111,894 | 18,557 | 222,629 | $4,325,877 |
| Transportation & warehousing | 2,483 | 47,771 | $1,519,727 | 2,575 | 51,615 | $1,680,743 |
| Information | 1,253 | 30,184 | $1,141,237 | 1,265 | 30,001 | $1,218,768 |
| Finance & insurance | 6,690 | 70,662 | $2,687,788 | 6,854 | 66,961 | $2,699,628 |
| Real estate & rental & leasing | 4,279 | 24,515 | $684,639 | 4,518 | 25,364 | $766,142 |
| Professional, scientific & technical services | 8,567 | 68,072 | $2,947,233 | 8,862 | 70,666 | $3,267,182 |
| Management of companies & enterprises | 510 | 27,321 | $1,656,496 | 514 | 27,128 | $1,721,497 |
| Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services | 4,812 | 123,268 | $2,544,482 | 5,080 | 121,168 | $2,698,641 |
| Educational services | 868 | 24,377 | $464,096 | 875 | 25,344 | $490,612 |
| Health care and social assistance | 8,654 | 188,025 | $6,211,542 | 8,712 | 190,779 | $6,529,671 |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 1,429 | 21,551 | $345,970 | 1,501 | 22,078 | $350,776 |
| Accommodation & food services | 8,351 | 161,829 | $1,921,895 | 8,607 | 166,575 | $2,022,427 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 10,931 | 74,887 | $1,375,378 | 10,984 | 78,100 | $1,492,192 |
| Unclassified establishments | 335 | 556 | $9,815 | 422 | 591 | $10,875 |
| Total | 99,128 | 1,550,604 | $44,593,582 | 101,165 | 1,560,573 | $46,656,784 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 and 2004 County Business Patterns.