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8-27. Annual Average Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment in SC's Metropolitan Statistical Areas By Major Industry (in Thousands): 1994 - 1996

                                                        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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