MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
I QUARTER 2000

MSA AREA: FLORENCE

INDUSTRY

Jan. 2000

Feb. 2000

Mar. 2000

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

3,108

3,178

3,252

3,179

$19,947,528

GENERAL BUILDING

800

815

829

815

6,313,439

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

308

313

333

318

2,293,178

SPECIAL TRADES

2,000

2,050

2,090

2,047

11,340,911

MANUFACTURING

11,513

11,484

11,475

11,491

96,146,198

TEXTILES

486

489

480

485

2,623,859

APPAREL

953

951

913

939

3,820,967

LUMBER

582

584

588

585

3,683,391

FABRICATED METALS

918

918

920

919

9,360,149

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

1,281

1,273

1,290

1,281

12,197,154

TRANSPORTATION

2,125

2,154

2,151

2,143

17,948,889

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

732

758

753

748

5,652,771

WHOLESALE TRADE

2,974

2,999

3,004

2,992

23,273,506

DURABLE

1,717

1,719

1,729

1,722

13,445,451

NONDURABLE

1,257

1,280

1,275

1,271

9,828,055

RETAIL TRADE

11,984

11,982

12,140

12,035

45,881,940

BUILDING MATERIALS

902

903

932

912

5,681,067

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

2,070

2,013

2,039

2,041

7,481,828

FOOD STORES

1,859

1,846

1,846

1,850

6,183,765

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

1,661

1,670

1,683

1,671

9,731,711

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

459

451

454

455

1,162,538

FURNITURE

451

452

458

454

2,350,591

EATING & DRINKING

3,547

3,616

3,701

3,621

8,568,632

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

1,035

1,031

1,027

1,031

4,721,808

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

4,855

4,867

4,871

4,864

40,080,284

BANKING

582

569

567

573

4,655,416

CREDIT AGENCIES

1,281

1,269

1,262

1,271

11,802,085

INSURANCE

2,388

2,406

2,425

2,406

19,041,571

REAL ESTATE

269

280

280

276

1,632,129

SERVICES

13,544

13,709

14,062

13,772

87,970,209

HOTELS

1,001

988

1,030

1,006

2,832,041

PERSONAL SERVICES

834

850

825

836

2,851,447

BUSINESS SERVICES

1,877

1,919

2,193

1,996

11,055,347

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

653

658

661

657

3,447,158

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

180

184

196

187

949,910

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

636

660

657

651

2,420,642

HEALTH SERVICES

5,529

5,549

5,596

5,558

46,877,327

LEGAL

375

372

373

373

3,077,347

SOCIAL

842

836

826

835

2,908,620

MEMBERSHIP

117

121

123

120

483,407

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

171

168

175

171

403,177

MISCELLANEOUS

4

4

4

4

13,870

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

775

801

971

849

8,139,215

STATE GOVERNMENT

2,822

2,973

3,008

2,934

20,899,486

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

8,864

8,730

8,863

8,819

60,689,237

Total

62,987

63,291

64,236

63,505

422,549,215

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
I QUARTER 2000

MSA AREA: CHARLESTON

INDUSTRY

Jan. 2000

Feb. 2000

Mar. 2000

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

15,775

15,840

16,222

15,946

$111,415,201

GENERAL BUILDING

3,820

3,826

4,010

3,885

30,351,050

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

2,643

2,686

2,678

2,669

19,683,402

SPECIAL TRADES

9,312

9,328

9,534

9,391

61,380,749

MANUFACTURING

22,852

22,941

23,076

22,956

235,450,775

TEXTILES

1,399

1,418

1,412

1,410

11,846,148

APPAREL

258

275

290

274

1,069,332

LUMBER

1,409

1,407

1,383

1,400

10,465,363

FABRICATED METALS

552

566

580

566

3,954,354

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

1,564

1,578

1,614

1,585

14,185,020

TRANSPORTATION

14,551

14,748

14,991

14,763

106,909,100

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

4,388

4,443

4,503

4,445

29,269,448

WHOLESALE TRADE

7,901

7,964

8,019

7,961

69,377,289

DURABLE

4,676

4,682

4,699

4,686

44,101,681

NONDURABLE

3,225

3,282

3,320

3,276

25,275,608

RETAIL TRADE

48,425

49,075

50,000

49,167

190,845,534

BUILDING MATERIALS

2,346

2,464

2,629

2,480

15,055,044

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

5,394

5,291

5,265

5,317

19,011,941

FOOD STORES

7,913

7,985

8,054

7,984

27,611,736

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

5,223

5,221

5,269

5,238

38,356,270

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

1,981

1,950

1,980

1,970

7,121,755

FURNITURE

2,403

2,373

2,421

2,399

14,289,524

EATING & DRINKING

18,736

19,360

19,954

19,350

50,477,418

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

4,429

4,431

4,428

4,429

18,921,846

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

8,446

8,535

8,525

8,502

79,889,444

BANKING

2,494

2,490

2,495

2,493

21,313,150

CREDIT AGENCIES

849

905

820

858

7,794,710

INSURANCE

1,018

999

989

1,002

10,916,525

REAL ESTATE

2,413

2,450

2,535

2,466

17,829,547

SERVICES

64,588

65,059

66,125

65,257

391,510,671

HOTELS

5,717

5,887

6,174

5,926

22,622,171

PERSONAL SERVICES

2,816

2,919

2,863

2,866

11,183,927

BUSINESS SERVICES

16,087

16,098

16,558

16,248

78,721,046

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

2,569

2,633

2,732

2,645

13,445,322

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,697

1,697

1,714

1,703

13,804,862

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

2,599

2,630

2,695

2,641

10,591,324

HEALTH SERVICES

16,229

16,134

16,173

16,179

129,128,145

LEGAL

1,972

1,957

1,958

1,962

17,983,531

SOCIAL

4,593

4,613

4,638

4,615

16,423,298

MEMBERSHIP

926

931

950

936

3,771,504

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

825

822

837

828

2,230,790

MISCELLANEOUS

20

20

20

20

483,675

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

8,209

8,214

8,335

8,253

86,549,028

STATE GOVERNMENT

18,722

19,024

19,064

18,937

148,583,070

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

22,336

22,491

22,647

22,491

151,848,873

Total

235,287

237,466

240,732

237,828

1,592,091,957

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
I QUARTER 2000

MSA AREA: COLUMBIA

INDUSTRY

Jan. 2000

Feb. 2000

Mar. 2000

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

14,906

14,848

15,062

14,939

$106,814,444

GENERAL BUILDING

3,097

3,109

3,134

3,113

24,595,756

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

1,817

1,798

1,866

1,827

13,735,086

SPECIAL TRADES

9,992

9,941

10,062

9,998

68,483,602

MANUFACTURING

26,816

26,823

26,787

26,809

249,869,788

TEXTILES

1,378

1,350

1,365

1,364

9,604,369

APPAREL

608

616

611

612

3,380,231

LUMBER

634

643

657

645

4,399,951

FABRICATED METALS

3,349

3,339

3,346

3,345

28,738,127

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

3,081

3,060

3,060

3,067

34,796,745

TRANSPORTATION

13,947

13,889

14,031

13,956

134,245,172

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

3,691

3,664

3,717

3,691

28,118,169

WHOLESALE TRADE

13,536

13,622

13,721

13,626

130,032,862

DURABLE

9,125

9,199

9,245

9,190

87,417,896

NONDURABLE

4,411

4,423

4,476

4,437

42,614,966

RETAIL TRADE

51,151

51,181

52,220

51,517

210,204,070

BUILDING MATERIALS

2,337

2,357

2,481

2,392

15,098,965

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

6,219

6,176

6,225

6,207

23,478,345

FOOD STORES

6,637

6,643

6,793

6,691

23,683,911

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

5,669

5,647

5,711

5,676

44,131,487

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

2,002

1,967

1,975

1,981

6,076,590

FURNITURE

3,187

3,177

3,190

3,185

23,694,318

EATING & DRINKING

19,657

19,933

20,494

20,028

50,600,814

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

5,443

5,281

5,351

5,358

23,439,640

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

21,285

21,380

21,461

21,375

206,708,446

BANKING

4,586

4,610

4,592

4,596

39,365,772

CREDIT AGENCIES

3,142

3,145

3,116

3,134

36,166,473

INSURANCE

6,782

6,819

6,868

6,823

58,687,395

REAL ESTATE

3,061

3,093

3,143

3,099

22,121,305

SERVICES

69,786

69,946

70,652

70,128

436,616,271

HOTELS

2,143

2,236

2,283

2,221

7,124,413

PERSONAL SERVICES

2,894

2,954

2,960

2,936

10,574,861

BUSINESS SERVICES

23,098

23,034

23,186

23,106

126,645,194

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

3,211

3,289

3,401

3,300

17,759,147

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,155

1,173

1,184

1,171

8,320,490

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

2,598

2,643

2,654

2,632

8,518,189

HEALTH SERVICES

15,753

15,602

15,643

15,666

130,989,601

LEGAL

3,337

3,353

3,394

3,361

29,444,180

SOCIAL

5,648

5,728

5,814

5,730

22,338,489

MEMBERSHIP

1,398

1,440

1,466

1,435

9,415,459

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

657

611

651

640

1,640,503

MISCELLANEOUS

27

26

24

26

114,861

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

8,136

8,169

8,239

8,181

83,316,879

STATE GOVERNMENT

32,824

33,301

33,578

33,234

252,640,143

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

29,895

30,136

30,371

30,134

194,566,417

Total

284,829

285,857

288,765

286,484

2,019,421,148

SEE TECHNICAL NOTES

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
I QUARTER 2000

MSA AREA: GREENVILLE - SPARTANBURG

INDUSTRY

Jan. 2000

Feb. 2000

Mar. 2000

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

26,916

27,155

27,819

27,297

$195,949,178

GENERAL BUILDING

7,211

7,152

7,232

7,198

62,996,942

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

2,021

1,983

2,100

2,035

13,834,151

SPECIAL TRADES

17,684

18,020

18,487

18,064

119,118,085

MANUFACTURING

118,969

119,667

119,734

119,457

1,128,213,967

TEXTILES

29,176

29,627

29,211

29,338

244,293,248

APPAREL

4,163

4,221

4,340

4,241

23,434,641

LUMBER

1,420

1,491

1,429

1,447

7,579,102

FABRICATED METALS

5,935

5,975

5,946

5,952

51,873,739

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

15,633

15,588

15,763

15,661

158,489,230

TRANSPORTATION

23,149

23,326

23,473

23,316

208,150,521

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

9,574

9,659

9,734

9,656

76,452,149

WHOLESALE TRADE

23,704

23,659

24,236

23,866

217,317,133

DURABLE

16,204

16,165

16,690

16,353

152,911,265

NONDURABLE

7,500

7,494

7,546

7,513

64,405,868

RETAIL TRADE

92,114

91,959

93,067

92,380

409,581,711

BUILDING MATERIALS

4,315

4,385

4,648

4,449

27,554,985

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

10,514

10,286

10,327

10,376

41,454,415

FOOD STORES

16,076

16,035

16,217

16,109

78,984,754

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

8,371

8,419

8,521

8,437

60,746,980

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

4,674

4,640

4,613

4,642

18,333,930

FURNITURE

4,656

4,680

4,681

4,672

38,397,779

EATING & DRINKING

32,920

33,169

33,751

33,280

95,238,592

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

10,588

10,345

10,309

10,414

48,870,276

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

14,994

15,105

15,232

15,110

154,634,295

BANKING

4,769

4,745

4,792

4,769

40,563,863

CREDIT AGENCIES

2,008

1,995

1,973

1,992

16,561,362

INSURANCE

2,527

2,528

2,546

2,534

33,722,626

REAL ESTATE

2,890

3,027

3,024

2,980

21,618,746

SERVICES

99,702

100,789

102,083

100,858

607,637,650

HOTELS

3,129

3,291

3,342

3,254

11,148,456

PERSONAL SERVICES

4,149

4,270

4,211

4,210

16,895,218

BUSINESS SERVICES

36,168

36,363

37,444

36,658

180,602,413

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

4,006

4,031

4,041

4,026

22,874,648

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,902

1,912

1,951

1,922

14,594,894

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

4,744

5,017

4,955

4,905

17,516,856

HEALTH SERVICES

19,633

19,646

19,743

19,674

166,179,019

LEGAL

2,725

2,741

2,728

2,731

27,939,564

SOCIAL

6,752

6,806

6,903

6,820

23,562,510

MEMBERSHIP

1,004

1,039

1,030

1,024

4,585,624

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

878

873

878

876

3,012,182

MISCELLANEOUS

17

17

18

17

132,566

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

3,060

3,107

3,305

3,157

33,986,533

STATE GOVERNMENT

12,188

12,773

12,838

12,600

107,165,272

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

44,892

44,912

45,266

45,023

334,309,465

Total

464,146

467,014

471,825

467,662

3,420,673,679