MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES BY INDUSTRY
SOUTH CAROLINA

III QUARTER 1999

INDUSTRY

Jul. 1999

Aug. 99

Sept. 99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

113,460

112,953

112,073

112,829

$799,477,722

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS(15)

30,360

30,189

30,121

30,223

254,487,400

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS(16)

14,456

14,441

14,450

14,449

107,856,270

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS(17)

68,644

68,323

67,502

68,156

437,134,052

MANUFACTURING

342,453

340,380

340,537

341,123

2,878,383,892

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS(20)

18,317

18,422

18,344

18,361

115,334,262

TOBACC0(21)

3

3

3

3

24,420

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS(22)

70,044

69,999

70,045

70,029

500,330,167

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS(23)

18,540

18,574

18,659

18,591

90,955,642

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS(24)

14,712

14,646

14,577

14,645

101,458,292

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES(25)

4,848

4,858

4,839

4,848

29,139,015

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS(26)

17,425

17,118

17,297

17,280

207,659,580

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING(27)

14,051

14,031

14,089

14,057

107,705,066

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS(28)

26,021

25,742

25,473

25,745

291,135,435

PETRO - COAL(29)

291

296

304

297

3,043,292

RUBBER AND MISC PLASTIC PRODUCTS(30)

24,609

24,607

24,442

24,553

237,993,122

LEATHER(31)

110

116

115

114

545,636

STONE CLAY AND GLASS PRODUCTS(32)

10,173

10,129

10,130

10,144

88,791,428

PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS(33)

8,672

8,730

8,729

8,710

94,372,588

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS(34)

20,191

20,033

19,986

20,070

164,064,093

MACHINERY EXCEPT ELECTRICAL(35)

39,160

37,119

37,261

37,847

353,161,161

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT(36)

23,311

23,312

23,345

23,323

194,080,015

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT(37)

23,002

23,253

23,537

23,264

222,276,714

INSTRUMENTS(38)

4,541

4,554

4,491

4,529

42,975,331

MISC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES(39)

4,432

4,838

4,871

4,714

33,338,633

TRANSPORTATION

89,159

89,385

88,420

88,988

864,218,281

LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT(41)

2,614

2,695

2,924

2,744

10,691,551

TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING(42)

26,547

26,748

26,594

26,630

199,026,417

WATER TRANSPORTATION(44)

3,639

3,626

3,604

3,623

20,701,264

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR(45)

8,897

8,779

8,067

8,581

72,924,622

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE(47)

6,872

6,949

6,984

6,935

44,197,189

COMMUNICATION(48)

15,062

15,008

14,863

14,978

151,483,576

ELECTRIC GAS AND SANITARY SERVICE(49)

25,495

25,547

25,351

25,464

364,662,336

WHOLESALE TRADE

79,851

79,952

79,911

79,905

703,788,696

DURABLE GOODS(50)

46,805

46,775

46,624

46,735

428,215,322

NONDURABLE GOODS(51)

33,046

33,177

33,287

33,170

275,573,374

RETAIL TRADE

360,382

361,075

357,055

359,504

1,447,765,978

BUILDING MATERIALS AND GARDEN SUPPLIES(52)

18,785

18,531

18,252

18,523

111,764,871

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES(53)

41,567

42,114

42,935

42,205

161,407,568

FOOD STORES(54)

61,097

60,817

60,648

60,854

226,677,459

AUTO DEALERS AND SERVICE STATIONS(55)

34,743

34,552

34,243

34,513

241,585,692

APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES STORES(56)

17,547

17,497

16,627

17,224

$59,217,157

FURNITURE AND HOME FURNISHING STORES(57)

16,952

17,044

16,876

16,957

109,113,072

EATING AND DRINKING PLACES(58)

132,405

132,929

129,932

131,755

365,346,115

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL(59)

37,286

37,591

37,542

37,473

172,654,044

FINANCE,INSURANCE,REAL ESTATE.

81,421

81,327

79,766

80,838

667,071,273

BANKING(60)

20,003

20,118

19,968

20,030

149,037,824

CREDIT AGENCIES OTHER THAN BANKS(61)

11,314

11,209

11,149

11,224

93,862,150

SECURITY COMMODITY BROKERS AND SERVICES(62)

2,521

2,537

2,402

2,487

48,985,090

INSURANCE CARRIERS(63)

15,776

15,829

15,824

15,810

151,660,686

INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS AND SERVICES(64)

9,743

9,814

9,530

9,696

84,326,450

REAL ESTATE(65)

20,785

20,586

19,757

20,376

128,550,743

HOLDING AND INVESTMENT(67)

1,279

1,234

1,136

1,216

10,648,330

SERVICES

409,906

409,273

406,258

408,479

2,470,817,539

HOTELS AND OTHER LODGING PLACES(70)

32,073

31,627

29,712

31,137

117,355,599

PERSONAL SERVICES(72)

15,627

15,718

15,681

15,675

63,921,509

BUSINESS SERVICES(73)

115,611

116,860

116,703

116,391

577,347,896

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SERVICES AND GARAGES(75)

15,194

15,343

15,264

15,267

80,921,288

MISC REPAIR SERVICES(76)

7,863

7,833

7,865

7,854

53,846,181

MOTION PICTURES(78)

4,667

4,720

4,532

4,640

13,198,984

AMUSEMENT AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES(79)

30,762

29,305

27,003

29,023

105,112,236

HEALTH SERVICES(80)

88,504

88,957

88,871

88,777

769,404,138

LEGAL SERVICES(81)

12,134

12,059

12,075

12,089

132,790,686

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES(82)

13,873

13,867

15,311

14,350

78,728,894

SOCIAL SERVICES(83)

28,829

28,515

29,058

28,801

102,991,377

MUSEUMS, ZOOS, ETC.(84)

794

785

773

784

2,836,739

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS(86)

7,868

7,442

7,434

7,581

36,277,365

ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH(87)

31,885

32,036

31,812

31,911

323,516,635

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS(88)

4,152

4,124

4,097

4,124

11,759,398

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES(89)

70

82

67

73

808,614

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

29,101

28,962

28,707

28,923

285,726,891

STATE GOVERNMENT

88,415

88,719

91,034

89,389

668,766,591

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

155,645

167,699

185,878

169,741

1,194,847,967

Total

1,780,172

1,788,572

1,798,176

1,788,973

12,135,062,461

NOTE: SEE TECHNICAL NOTES

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