MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES BY INDUSTRY
SOUTH CAROLINA

IV QUARTER 1999

INDUSTRY

Oct. 1999

Nov. 99

Dec. 99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

112,540

113,439

113,327

113,102

$879,452,366

GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS(15)

30,335

31,022

30,294

30,550

279,233,948

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS(16)

14,569

14,706

14,883

14,719

122,380,525

SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS(17)

67,636

67,711

68,150

67,832

477,837,893

MANUFACTURING

341,838

342,982

344,285

343,035

3,100,375,453

FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS(20)

18,680

18,935

18,958

18,858

125,071,372

TOBACC0(21)

3

3

3

3

27,396

TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS(22)

70,399

69,974

69,861

70,078

523,724,679

APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS(23)

18,040

17,768

17,762

17,857

93,041,822

LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS(24)

14,615

14,640

14,690

14,648

107,400,594

FURNITURE AND FIXTURES(25)

4,694

4,688

4,705

4,696

37,436,650

PAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS(26)

17,520

17,529

17,636

17,562

212,363,637

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING(27)

14,329

14,248

14,385

14,321

118,312,211

CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS(28)

25,773

25,730

25,649

25,717

302,427,650

PETRO - COAL(29)

304

296

301

300

3,856,942

RUBBER AND MISC PLASTIC PRODUCTS(30)

24,847

24,885

24,828

24,853

257,334,684

LEATHER(31)

115

118

115

116

586,544

STONE CLAY AND GLASS PRODUCTS(32)

10,128

10,104

10,332

10,188

94,796,928

PRIMARY METAL PRODUCTS(33)

8,615

8,618

8,707

8,647

105,716,663

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS(34)

20,297

20,292

20,386

20,325

184,204,916

MACHINERY EXCEPT ELECTRICAL(35)

37,307

38,891

39,061

38,420

377,849,514

ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT(36)

23,171

23,456

23,582

23,403

228,367,618

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT(37)

23,562

23,837

24,150

23,850

247,475,587

INSTRUMENTS(38)

4,562

4,544

4,525

4,544

45,590,250

MISC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES(39)

4,877

4,426

4,649

4,651

34,789,796

TRANSPORTATION

90,082

90,383

90,740

90,402

886,504,622

LOCAL AND INTERURBAN PASSENGER TRANSIT(41)

2,971

2,978

2,953

2,967

13,037,961

TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING(42)

27,167

27,036

27,229

27,144

217,770,051

WATER TRANSPORTATION(44)

3,751

3,897

3,869

3,839

25,768,755

TRANSPORTATION BY AIR(45)

9,710

9,613

9,618

9,647

84,978,581

TRANSPORTATION SERVICE(47)

6,908

6,942

6,966

6,939

50,673,023

COMMUNICATION(48)

15,397

15,430

15,463

15,430

152,729,016

ELECTRIC GAS AND SANITARY SERVICE(49)

24,147

24,456

24,611

24,405

341,038,661

WHOLESALE TRADE

80,190

80,356

80,868

80,471

797,302,719

DURABLE GOODS(50)

47,096

47,125

47,473

47,231

488,201,168

NONDURABLE GOODS(51)

33,094

33,231

33,395

33,240

309,101,551

RETAIL TRADE

358,085

362,360

368,008

362,818

1,523,815,643

BUILDING MATERIALS AND GARDEN SUPPLIES(52)

18,134

18,256

18,494

18,295

122,531,268

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES(53)

42,985

45,939

47,647

45,524

166,357,935

FOOD STORES(54)

60,656

60,998

61,363

61,006

235,344,283

AUTO DEALERS AND SERVICE STATIONS(55)

34,151

34,211

34,489

34,284

259,940,728

APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES STORES(56)

16,710

17,804

19,267

17,927

$64,145,475

FURNITURE AND HOME FURNISHING STORES(57)

17,387

17,659

17,854

17,633

119,994,758

EATING AND DRINKING PLACES(58)

129,728

128,419

128,328

128,825

357,270,754

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL(59)

38,334

39,074

40,566

39,325

198,230,442

FINANCE,INSURANCE,REAL ESTATE.

79,623

79,678

80,535

79,945

724,968,614

BANKING(60)

20,140

20,159

20,245

20,181

159,850,430

CREDIT AGENCIES OTHER THAN BANKS(61)

10,999

10,994

10,882

10,958

100,396,700

SECURITY COMMODITY BROKERS AND SERVICES(62)

2,591

2,605

2,618

2,605

52,720,800

INSURANCE CARRIERS(63)

15,859

15,993

16,563

16,138

151,145,414

INSURANCE AGENTS BROKERS AND SERVICES(64)

9,677

9,700

9,698

9,692

92,828,046

REAL ESTATE(65)

19,212

19,086

19,344

19,214

156,445,279

HOLDING AND INVESTMENT(67)

1,145

1,141

1,185

1,157

11,581,945

SERVICES

409,142

408,502

408,259

408,634

2,886,015,417

HOTELS AND OTHER LODGING PLACES(70)

28,823

27,841

26,966

27,877

110,708,882

PERSONAL SERVICES(72)

15,490

15,512

16,231

15,744

69,184,100

BUSINESS SERVICES(73)

119,829

120,724

120,232

120,262

645,330,416

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SERVICES AND GARAGES(75)

15,129

15,002

15,022

15,051

86,476,888

MISC REPAIR SERVICES(76)

7,946

7,832

7,801

7,860

59,718,659

MOTION PICTURES(78)

4,489

4,702

4,754

4,648

15,056,538

AMUSEMENT AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES(79)

26,741

25,484

25,215

25,813

105,427,449

HEALTH SERVICES(80)

89,667

89,653

90,256

89,859

902,335,841

LEGAL SERVICES(81)

12,058

11,984

12,145

12,062

236,273,748

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES(82)

13,914

13,991

13,730

13,878

84,848,431

SOCIAL SERVICES(83)

29,958

29,989

30,116

30,021

111,666,444

MUSEUMS, ZOOS, ETC.(84)

742

711

712

722

3,234,321

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS(86)

7,333

7,241

7,273

7,282

37,254,809

ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, RESEARCH(87)

32,751

33,584

33,528

33,288

405,017,511

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS(88)

4,191

4,176

4,192

4,186

12,495,766

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES(89)

81

76

86

81

985,614

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

28,887

29,332

29,633

29,284

305,627,210

STATE GOVERNMENT

91,548

91,991

91,889

91,809

710,761,624

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

190,021

191,349

193,513

191,628

1,294,689,284

Total

1,808,980

1,817,142

1,828,075

1,818,066

13,277,339,334

NOTE: SEE TECHNICAL NOTES

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