Establishments, Employees and Annual Payroll in South Carolina by Industry (2004-2005)
| County | 2004 Number of Employees for Week Including March 12 |
2004 Annual Payroll (In Thousands of Dollars) |
2004 Number of Establishments |
2005 Number of Employees for Week Including March 12 |
2005 Annual Payroll (In Thousands of Dollars) |
2005 Number of Establishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support | 5,549 | $186,652 | 648 | 4,971 | $174,973 | 608 |
| Mining | 1,305 | $51,653 | 80 | 1,266 | $55,707 | 79 |
| Utilities | 11,527 | $669,988 | 288 | 11,279 | $664,361 | 302 |
| Construction | 104,648 | $3,116,482 | 11,725 | 108,276 | $3,594,290 | 12,285 |
| Manufacturing | 274,793 | $10,796,357 | 4,270 | 271,326 | $10,958,564 | 4,289 |
| Wholesale trade | 63,752 | $2,560,621 | 4,828 | 63,718 | $2,822,820 | 4,795 |
| Retail trade | 222,629 | $4,325,877 | 18,557 | 220,737 | $4,511,411 | 18,590 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 51,615 | $1,680,743 | 2,575 | 51,146 | $1,693,198 | 2,688 |
| Information | 30,001 | $1,218,768 | 1,265 | 29,044 | $1,276,632 | 1,354 |
| Finance and insurance | 66,961 | $2,699,628 | 6,854 | 65,591 | $2,784,533 | 6,827 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 25,364 | $766,142 | 4,518 | 27,204 | $874,069 | 4,918 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 70,666 | $3,267,182 | 8,862 | 76,896 | $3,778,332 | 9,140 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 27,128 | $1,721,497 | 514 | 29,032 | $1,867,304 | 537 |
| Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services | 121,168 | $2,698,641 | 5,080 | 129,611 | $2,913,796 | 5,322 |
| Educational services | 25,344 | $490,612 | 875 | 24,797 | $505,894 | 917 |
| Health care and social assistance | 190,779 | $6,529,671 | 8,712 | 196,457 | $6,935,358 | 8,908 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 22,078 | $350,776 | 1,501 | 22,115 | $356,010 | 1,512 |
| Accommodation and food services | 166,575 | $2,022,427 | 8,607 | 173,653 | $2,150,063 | 8,913 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 78,100 | $1,492,192 | 10,984 | 77,373 | $1,526,250 | 11,174 |
| Unclassified establishments | 591 | $10,875 | 422 | 422 | $6,702 | 258 |
| Total | 1,560,573 | $46,656,784 | 101,165 | 1,584,914 | $49,450,267 | 103,416 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 and 2005 County Business Patterns.