INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTY
III QUARTER 1999

MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

TOTAL

CONSTRUCTION

MANUFACTURING

TRANSPORTATION

Jul.1999

Aug.1999

Sep.1999

Jul.1999

Aug.1999

Sep.1999

Jul.1999

Aug.1999

Sep.1999

Jul.1999

Aug.1999

Sep.1999

Total

1,780,172

1,788,572

1,798,176

113,460

112,953

112,073

342,453

340,380

340,537

89,159

89,385

88,420

ABBEVILLE

7,213

7,331

7,387

211

209

218

3,352

3,416

3,361

122

122

127

AIKEN

56,886

56,616

56,540

4,413

4,466

4,601

9,416

9,470

9,326

12,915

12,932

12,837

ALLENDALE

4,014

3,986

4,067

101

91

96

1,204

1,200

1,175

55

55

57

ANDERSON

60,001

61,670

62,593

3,510

3,505

3,427

17,782

17,739

17,852

1,851

1,819

1,820

BAMBERG

4,510

4,602

4,653

136

131

124

1,131

1,135

1,144

199

187

189

BARNWELL

8,905

8,605

8,719

378

361

362

3,696

3,633

3,709

330

336

331

BEAUFORT

52,989

52,611

52,000

5,048

5,096

5,047

1,174

1,167

1,141

1,790

1,880

2,000

BERKELEY

31,516

31,211

31,271

3,467

3,416

3,226

7,749

7,680

7,693

1,124

1,125

1,126

CALHOUN

3,976

3,966

3,989

251

252

251

1,703

1,694

1,691

154

154

159

CHARLESTON

181,084

180,585

179,562

11,346

11,419

11,427

9,648

9,606

9,601

11,022

11,027

11,019

CHEROKEE

20,497

20,764

20,947

1,463

1,482

1,479

8,987

8,963

9,044

892

912

911

CHESTER

12,454

12,399

12,548

474

472

487

5,042

4,939

4,838

462

475

467

CHESTERFIELD

15,638

15,828

15,712

408

403

389

7,163

7,127

7,083

287

295

300

CLARENDON

7,426

7,854

7,697

361

353

345

1,665

1,669

1,635

128

129

129

COLLETON

10,852

10,899

10,702

927

815

804

1,977

1,981

1,965

387

387

370

DARLINGTON

21,894

21,778

22,747

1,674

1,670

1,649

7,105

7,005

7,079

879

879

880

DILLON

9,857

10,307

10,221

221

219

211

3,619

3,600

3,568

105

104

102

DORCHESTER

25,016

25,426

25,519

2,047

2,053

1,994

4,783

4,820

4,847

1,146

1,138

1,094

EDGEFIELD

6,346

6,107

6,409

221

215

212

2,332

2,265

2,242

103

103

98

FAIRFIELD

7,579

7,557

7,595

207

204

190

2,710

2,713

2,717

956

956

962

FLORENCE

60,180

60,652

62,530

3,343

3,301

3,255

11,328

11,436

11,526

2,150

2,207

2,107

GEORGETOWN

20,050

20,149

20,823

1,285

1,235

1,252

3,598

3,521

3,535

490

489

480

GREENVILLE

226,814

229,003

228,456

14,652

14,512

14,353

46,234

46,113

46,163

13,455

13,547

13,394

GREENWOOD

31,464

32,409

32,680

1,493

1,507

1,486

11,196

11,269

11,190

786

777

755

HAMPTON

6,153

6,352

6,389

251

237

231

1,325

1,347

1,349

376

384

391

HORRY

103,215

102,136

100,366

7,434

7,536

7,466

7,022

7,077

6,928

2,747

2,722

2,665

JASPER

4,224

4,345

4,459

530

527

529

573

591

505

122

122

127

KERSHAW

17,976

17,980

18,127

1,354

1,331

1,309

5,014

5,038

5,083

1,012

1,034

1,027

LANCASTER

19,623

19,419

19,348

963

947

883

6,885

6,787

6,877

364

362

337

LAURENS

19,839

19,921

20,116

586

572

589

6,233

6,230

6,196

374

367

360

LEE

3,481

3,507

3,550

50

48

49

574

570

568

221

221

207

LEXINGTON

79,394

79,907

80,320

6,289

6,347

6,288

14,012

14,031

14,117

5,847

5,812

5,523

MCCORMICK

2,187

2,205

2,188

54

49

33

498

495

492

11

12

12

MARION

12,479

12,951

12,921

328

305

346

5,028

5,158

5,146

440

502

510

MARLBORO

7,572

7,818

7,944

241

215

227

2,872

2,886

2,906

151

153

153

NEWBERRY

13,230

13,340

13,504

735

718

717

5,274

5,325

5,334

285

283

296

OCONEE

24,945

25,042

26,197

1,744

1,703

1,669

10,055

10,055

10,056

1,947

1,898

1,897

ORANGEBURG

33,398

31,376

31,939

1,457

1,420

1,399

8,949

7,144

7,215

863

841

830

PICKENS

35,890

35,861

37,061

2,501

2,424

2,480

9,052

8,954

8,952

566

570

564

RICHLAND

204,230

204,469

205,108

8,819

8,757

8,543

13,064

12,992

12,974

7,436

7,385

7,358

SALUDA

4,455

4,485

4,597

196

181

182

2,036

2,042

2,069

92

94

97

SPARTANBURG

115,278

117,086

119,321

6,296

6,149

6,328

35,290

35,008

35,190

4,617

4,669

4,664

SUMTER

39,082

39,674

40,815

2,653

2,667

2,811

12,172

12,204

12,192

1,387

1,377

1,349

UNION

10,539

10,606

10,627

294

295

303

4,570

4,579

4,583

206

212

172

WILLIAMSBURG

9,951

9,771

9,706

412

424

386

3,209

3,222

3,172

544

554

539

YORK

60,155

60,948

60,667

3,039

3,083

2,998

12,052

12,394

12,396

3,415

3,369

3,315

INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTY (CONTINUED)
III QUARTER 1999

MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

WHOLESALE & RETAIL

FINANCE & INS

SERVICE

GOVERNMENT

Jul.1999

Aug.1999

Sep.1999

Jul.1999

Aug.1999

Sep.1999

Jul.1999

Aug.1999

Sep.1999

Jul.1999

Aug.1999

Sep.1999

Total

440,233

441,027

436,966

81,421

81,327

79,766

409,906

409,273

406,258

273,161

285,380

305,619

ABBEVILLE

1,268

1,299

1,223

100

101

96

717

706

808

1,295

1,327

1,394

AIKEN

10,556

10,176

10,201

1,397

1,398

1,284

10,547

10,554

10,525

6,799

6,835

6,970

ALLENDALE

766

737

756

57

56

53

321

318

309

1,466

1,484

1,577

ANDERSON

16,884

16,985

17,214

1,521

1,520

1,506

9,006

9,297

9,377

8,801

10,177

10,767

BAMBERG

1,110

1,106

1,114

154

152

147

611

618

604

1,130

1,230

1,294

BARNWELL

1,299

1,243

1,250

117

117

114

1,200

1,198

1,185

1,671

1,661

1,716

BEAUFORT

15,451

15,454

15,047

4,050

4,039

3,885

15,936

15,879

15,126

7,029

7,398

8,076

BERKELEY

7,329

7,301

7,164

470

472

456

3,953

3,918

3,914

6,681

6,568

6,940

CALHOUN

332

325

328

44

43

45

437

439

451

935

943

942

CHARLESTON

45,197

45,196

44,372

7,948

8,000

7,824

56,643

56,329

55,464

36,314

36,305

37,358

CHEROKEE

4,249

4,307

4,251

381

388

388

2,345

2,352

2,438

1,980

2,180

2,264

CHESTER

2,734

2,742

2,710

155

160

154

990

980

1,197

2,448

2,474

2,534

CHESTERFIELD

2,967

3,048

3,063

411

408

414

2,177

2,147

2,179

1,789

1,974

2,015

CLARENDON

1,954

1,975

1,848

162

166

162

1,171

1,192

1,181

1,609

2,032

2,086

COLLETON

2,856

3,055

2,933

315

311

314

1,866

1,825

1,763

2,136

2,245

2,298

DARLINGTON

4,445

4,229

4,205

598

601

599

4,843

4,669

4,806

2,011

2,367

3,156

DILLON

2,759

2,731

2,611

186

185

185

1,546

1,479

1,450

928

1,469

1,563

DORCHESTER

6,519

6,577

6,505

511

511

500

4,861

4,892

4,860

4,346

4,598

4,870

EDGEFIELD

933

907

922

108

104

105

873

842

799

1,118

1,149

1,616

FAIRFIELD

1,110

1,119

1,128

91

90

89

819

800

812

1,512

1,515

1,536

FLORENCE

14,841

14,892

14,793

4,812

4,826

4,816

13,637

13,721

13,600

9,531

9,728

11,898

GEORGETOWN

6,043

5,975

5,747

733

745

723

4,564

4,654

4,603

2,836

3,002

3,984

GREENVILLE

58,524

59,015

58,843

9,664

9,652

9,519

60,096

60,362

60,047

22,070

23,626

23,974

GREENWOOD

6,370

6,270

6,346

736

737

736

5,462

5,463

5,420

5,211

6,173

6,538

HAMPTON

1,447

1,517

1,431

168

171

169

1,086

1,116

1,119

1,321

1,456

1,578

HORRY

37,453

36,815

33,977

7,871

7,781

7,347

32,557

31,822

30,242

6,798

7,014

10,302

JASPER

1,019

1,003

984

75

94

127

939

937

930

814

915

1,082

KERSHAW

3,675

3,618

3,579

636

636

632

2,402

2,400

2,519

3,347

3,399

3,472

LANCASTER

3,952

4,001

4,072

990

975

968

3,623

3,506

3,362

2,716

2,708

2,733

LAURENS

4,699

4,758

4,772

484

495

492

3,123

3,129

3,047

4,229

4,262

4,344

LEE

944

953

944

63

62

62

592

597

641

887

912

936

LEXINGTON

22,048

22,077

22,127

2,948

3,010

2,987

15,320

15,380

15,267

11,539

11,887

12,635

MCCORMICK

203

198

194

64

64

65

386

392

386

943

941

975

MARION

2,132

2,113

2,122

311

301

297

1,483

1,534

1,435

2,293

2,557

2,647

MARLBORO

1,466

1,446

1,410

119

118

118

1,114

1,094

1,100

1,431

1,744

1,866

NEWBERRY

2,500

2,523

2,501

208

207

204

1,820

1,818

1,810

1,985

2,016

2,165

OCONEE

4,571

4,627

4,610

546

535

543

3,435

3,388

3,382

2,475

2,647

3,827

ORANGEBURG

8,360

8,283

8,412

795

790

785

5,840

5,749

5,817

6,514

6,546

6,876

PICKENS

8,985

9,158

9,736

1,254

1,256

1,293

6,218

5,903

6,009

6,811

7,076

7,502

RICHLAND

42,507

42,618

42,386

18,878

18,911

18,599

56,017

55,710

55,746

55,740

56,291

57,719

SALUDA

547

552

555

141

148

144

357

371

390

828

833

899

SPARTANBURG

28,751

29,093

29,643

3,032

3,043

3,010

23,282

23,082

22,897

12,293

14,318

15,933

SUMTER

7,856

7,851

7,880

1,150

1,131

1,132

7,682

8,060

8,102

5,583

5,776

6,726

UNION

1,657

1,697

1,668

284

281

276

1,281

1,247

1,250

2,202

2,248

2,331

WILLIAMSBURG

1,744

1,729

1,732

308

305

292

1,062

1,026

1,101

2,328

2,175

2,236

YORK

15,624

15,422

15,344

1,474

1,474

1,467

15,365

15,249

14,884

8,238

8,997

9,266