MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES BY INDUSTRY
SOUTH CAROLINA

I QUARTER 1999

INDUSTRY

Jan. 1999

Feb. 1999

Mar. 1999

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

109,364

110,024

111,023

110,137

$720,919,843

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS(15)

30,056

29,948

30,000

30,001

243,693,805

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS(16)

13,816

13,724

13,909

13,816

89,554,621

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS(17)

65,492

66,352

67,114

66,319

387,671,417

MANUFACTURING

346,895

345,577

344,949

345,807

2,817,250,394

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS(20)

19,033

18,274

18,023

18,443

102,812,322

TOBACC0(21)

3

3

3

3

20,439

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS(22)

74,230

73,546

73,149

73,642

516,452,827

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS(23)

19,457

19,329

19,210

19,332

91,709,606

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS(24)

14,278

14,412

14,546

14,412

89,564,836

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES(25)

4,946

4,971

4,998

4,972

28,288,360

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS(26)

17,358

17,357

17,392

17,369

219,501,340

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING(27)

13,750

13,819

13,874

13,814

105,502,913

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS(28)

26,489

26,432

26,465

26,462

298,490,801

PETRO - COAL(29)

286

274

288

283

2,676,300

RUBBER AND MISC PLASTIC PRODUCTS(30)

24,103

24,114

24,163

24,127

220,614,510

LEATHER(31)

91

96

97

95

422,965

STONE CLAY AND GLASS PRODUCTS(32)

9,845

9,889

9,899

9,878

87,824,273

PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS(33)

8,682

8,670

8,621

8,658

94,148,841

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS(34)

20,452

20,190

20,174

20,272

156,372,737

MACHINERY EXCEPT ELECTRICAL(35)

40,229

40,102

40,113

40,148

349,994,358

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT(36)

22,774

22,849

22,921

22,848

181,059,070

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT(37)

21,781

22,034

22,215

22,010

203,248,400

INSTRUMENTS(38)

4,470

4,507

4,514

4,497

38,198,277

MISC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES(39)

4,638

4,709

4,284

4,544

30,347,219

TRANSPORTATION

82,770

83,431

84,257

83,486

782,610,345

LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT(41)

2,863

2,856

2,936

2,885

10,870,325

TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING(42)

24,324

24,428

24,725

24,492

172,579,524

WATER TRANSPORTATION(44)

2,900

3,060

3,023

2,994

17,292,741

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR(45)

8,102

8,169

8,284

8,185

61,788,228

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE(47)

6,101

6,240

6,370

6,237

38,099,209

COMMUNICATION(48)

14,284

14,560

14,847

14,564

152,212,069

ELECTRIC GAS AND SANITARY SERVICE(49)

24,162

24,084

24,037

24,094

329,220,921

WHOLESALE TRADE

76,894

77,501

78,056

77,484

661,908,019

DURABLE GOODS(50)

45,087

45,510

45,728

45,442

406,681,932

NONDURABLE GOODS(51)

31,807

31,991

32,328

32,042

255,226,087

RETAIL TRADE

339,312

343,250

349,611

344,058

1,297,451,819

BUILDING MATERIALS AND GARDEN SUPPLIES(52)

17,199

17,774

17,824

17,599

99,981,590

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES(53)

41,580

40,705

41,749

41,345

144,811,174

FOOD STORES(54)

59,928

59,940

59,824

59,897

210,590,818

AUTO DEALERS AND SERVICE STATIONS(55)

33,684

33,839

34,108

33,877

213,117,375

APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES STORES(56)

16,663

16,337

16,710

16,570

$54,807,885

FURNITURE AND HOME FURNISHING STORES(57)

16,695

16,781

16,837

16,771

105,030,874

EATING AND DRINKING PLACES(58)

116,709

121,010

125,378

121,032

311,495,578

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL(59)

36,854

36,864

37,181

36,966

157,616,525

FINANCE,INSURANCE,REAL ESTATE.

77,069

77,525

78,103

77,566

669,900,697

BANKING(60)

20,005

20,034

20,127

20,055

155,820,464

CREDIT AGENCIES OTHER THAN BANKS(61)

11,426

11,348

11,302

11,359

108,805,585

SECURITY COMMODITY BROKERS AND SERVICES(62)

2,315

2,358

2,366

2,346

51,725,023

INSURANCE CARRIERS(63)

15,774

15,707

15,874

15,785

147,818,339

INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS AND SERVICES(64)

8,854

9,105

9,203

9,054

72,399,747

REAL ESTATE(65)

17,633

17,884

18,149

17,889

123,255,105

HOLDING AND INVESTMENT(67)

1,062

1,089

1,082

1,078

10,076,434

SERVICES

379,849

386,011

394,753

386,871

2,160,098,839

HOTELS AND OTHER LODGING PLACES(70)

24,734

25,577

27,102

25,804

89,602,602

PERSONAL SERVICES(72)

17,403

17,813

17,387

17,534

62,089,850

BUSINESS SERVICES(73)

107,080

108,535

111,736

109,117

511,297,830

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SERVICES AND GARAGES(75)

14,600

14,791

15,230

14,874

72,534,404

MISC REPAIR SERVICES(76)

7,592

7,696

7,777

7,688

48,038,644

MOTION PICTURES(78)

4,378

4,318

4,753

4,483

11,025,356

AMUSEMENT AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES -79

22,869

24,046

25,966

24,294

86,883,128

HEALTH SERVICES(80)

86,233

86,785

87,503

86,840

656,013,709

LEGAL SERVICES(81)

11,848

11,847

11,950

11,882

113,118,188

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES(82)

13,285

13,941

13,798

13,675

73,128,498

SOCIAL SERVICES(83)

27,744

27,974

28,184

27,967

93,991,710

MUSEUMS, ZOOS, ETC.(84)

670

674

740

695

2,534,093

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS(86)

6,540

6,652

6,819

6,670

31,521,482

ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH(87)

30,389

30,914

31,364

30,889

296,332,038

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS(88)

4,424

4,381

4,373

4,393

11,548,014

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES(89)

60

67

71

66

439,293

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

28,872

28,763

28,684

28,773

271,014,170

STATE GOVERNMENT

89,045

91,185

91,513

90,581

655,134,230

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

184,959

186,331

187,086

186,125

1,141,614,744

Total

1,737,626

1,752,808

1,772,291

1,754,242

11,299,873,724

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