CHARLOTTE- CHARLESTON- ANDERSON-
AUGUSTA- GASTONIA- NORTH GREENVILLE- MYRTLE
AIKEN, ROCK HILL CHARLESTON COLUMBIA FLORENCE SPARTANBURG BEACH SUMTER
YEAR / INDUSTRY GA-SC 1/ NC-SC 2/ MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA MSA
1994
TOTAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 66.2 52.0 206.8 257.9 58.5 429.3 74.7 36.8
MANUFACTURING 25.9 13.5 20.0 26.8 13.4 126.7 6.7 10.9
NONMANUFACTURING 40.3 38.4 187.0 231.2 45.1 302.6 68.1 25.9
Construction & Mining 5.6 2.1 11.9 12.6 2.9 27.0 3.8 2.0
Transportation & Public Utilities 1.9 3.4 10.9 11.9 2.2 17.8 2.1 1.2
Wholesale & Retail Trade 10.9 11.7 51.4 57.9 14.1 101.9 25.8 7.4
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.5 1.4 8.3 19.1 3.4 14.8 5.3 1.0
Services 3/ 12.0 12.1 52.3 59.0 11.9 87.2 22.5 7.9
Total Government 8.4 7.7 52.2 70.7 10.6 53.9 8.6 6.4
1995
TOTAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 63.5 53.2 209.0 264.3 59.1 440.2 81.4 38.1
MANUFACTURING 24.4 13.4 20.3 26.6 12.5 128.0 6.8 11.8
NONMANUFACTURING 39.0 39.8 188.8 237.7 46.7 312.1 74.5 26.3
Construction & Mining 4.8 2.3 12.8 13.1 2.9 26.9 4.3 2.1
Transportation & Public Utilities 1.8 3.5 11.0 12.0 2.2 18.0 2.1 1.2
Wholesale & Retail Trade 10.9 12.3 53.2 60.7 14.7 107.9 28.5 7.5
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.5 1.2 8.2 19.2 3.4 15.0 5.5 1.1
Services 3/ 11.6 12.6 53.8 62.0 12.5 90.7 24.9 8.0
Total Government 8.4 7.9 49.8 70.7 10.9 53.6 9.2 6.4
1996
TOTAL WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT 62.3 54.0 212.3 271.8 59.0 448.9 85.3 38.5
MANUFACTURING 23.1 12.8 20.5 25.5 11.9 125.1 6.9 12.0
NONMANUFACTURING 39.2 41.2 191.8 246.4 47.2 323.8 78.5 26.5
Construction & Mining 4.0 2.6 13.7 14.1 2.9 28.4 4.7 2.3
Transportation & Public Utilities 1.7 3.2 11.0 12.4 2.2 19.7 2.1 1.3
Wholesale & Retail Trade 11.4 12.8 54.2 63.0 14.6 112.6 30.2 7.5
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.5 1.2 8.5 19.7 3.9 15.3 6.4 1.1
Services 3/ 11.9 13.5 55.7 65.9 13.0 93.4 25.7 7.9
Total Government 8.5 7.9 48.7 71.3 10.5 54.4 9.3 6.4
NOTE: Employment is by place of work.1/: Data is for South Carolina portion only - includes Aiken and Edgefield counties.
2/: Data is for South Carolina portion only - includes York county.
3/: Includes Agricultural Services, as well as a wide range of services to individuals and business establishments.
Source: S.C. Employment Security Commission, "South Carolina's Labor Force & Industry, 1992-1996" February 1998.
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