MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
IV QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: FLORENCE

INDUSTRY

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

3,393

3,463

3,431

3,429

$25,857,845

GENERAL BUILDING

846

923

859

876

7,137,216

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

294

306

316

305

2,617,442

SPECIAL TRADES

2,253

2,234

2,256

2,248

16,103,187

MANUFACTURING

11,806

11,839

11,869

11,838

103,266,766

TEXTILES

555

546

510

537

2,776,805

APPAREL

980

977

975

977

4,090,279

LUMBER

599

609

605

604

4,107,704

FABRICATED METALS

856

846

852

851

9,998,435

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

1,288

1,282

1,292

1,287

12,696,169

TRANSPORTATION

2,332

2,279

2,300

2,304

19,085,459

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

806

750

766

774

6,348,425

WHOLESALE TRADE

2,923

2,934

2,928

2,928

26,450,224

DURABLE

1,702

1,708

1,714

1,708

14,999,639

NONDURABLE

1,221

1,226

1,214

1,220

11,450,585

RETAIL TRADE

11,952

12,391

12,731

12,358

48,421,224

BUILDING MATERIALS

857

848

905

870

5,906,246

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

2,014

2,170

2,302

2,162

6,899,211

FOOD STORES

1,824

1,882

1,887

1,864

6,726,494

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

1,660

1,670

1,667

1,666

10,502,066

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

405

440

515

453

1,377,697

FURNITURE

432

452

472

452

2,399,238

EATING & DRINKING

3,735

3,851

3,841

3,809

9,045,959

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

1,025

1,078

1,142

1,082

5,564,313

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

4,833

4,886

4,994

4,904

38,178,759

BANKING

531

546

549

542

3,854,209

CREDIT AGENCIES

1,339

1,342

1,283

1,321

9,382,869

INSURANCE

2,348

2,382

2,538

2,423

19,924,632

REAL ESTATE

281

281

285

282

1,702,079

SERVICES

13,913

13,795

13,936

13,881

107,422,594

HOTELS

1,005

1,005

994

1,001

2,943,652

PERSONAL SERVICES

707

693

742

714

2,919,153

BUSINESS SERVICES

2,442

2,399

2,359

2,400

11,685,311

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

638

632

620

630

3,731,585

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

207

207

202

205

1,155,171

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

670

681

677

676

2,680,851

HEALTH SERVICES

5,340

5,342

5,376

5,353

59,190,504

LEGAL

380

380

380

380

5,750,651

SOCIAL

904

891

897

897

3,166,731

MEMBERSHIP

107

110

115

111

453,703

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

171

168

169

169

442,682

MISCELLANEOUS

5

5

5

5

13,236

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

764

778

812

785

7,924,910

STATE GOVERNMENT

2,909

2,950

2,945

2,935

20,650,461

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

8,659

8,743

8,926

8,776

38,904,779

Total

64,005

64,554

65,370

64,643

438,622,590

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
IV QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: CHARLESTON

INDUSTRY

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

16,884

17,018

17,134

17,012

$133,725,505

GENERAL BUILDING

4,129

4,168

4,134

4,144

36,293,880

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

2,652

2,669

2,769

2,697

24,412,762

SPECIAL TRADES

10,103

10,181

10,231

10,172

73,018,863

MANUFACTURING

22,273

22,290

22,487

22,350

229,737,436

TEXTILES

1,386

1,353

1,355

1,365

11,680,881

APPAREL

247

253

274

258

1,115,432

LUMBER

1,436

1,416

1,414

1,422

12,043,477

FABRICATED METALS

586

595

609

597

4,678,451

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

1,498

1,548

1,560

1,535

14,513,898

TRANSPORTATION

13,775

13,876

13,855

13,835

108,108,808

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

3,615

3,620

3,624

3,620

26,314,793

WHOLESALE TRADE

8,375

8,401

8,432

8,403

80,684,581

DURABLE

4,710

4,722

4,770

4,734

49,883,329

NONDURABLE

3,665

3,679

3,662

3,669

30,801,252

RETAIL TRADE

49,942

50,201

51,161

50,435

208,101,100

BUILDING MATERIALS

2,554

2,521

2,535

2,537

17,244,747

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

5,226

5,715

6,017

5,653

18,604,694

FOOD STORES

8,199

8,206

8,271

8,225

29,802,769

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

5,052

5,024

5,135

5,070

41,737,382

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

1,954

2,074

2,229

2,086

8,200,497

FURNITURE

2,438

2,491

2,518

2,482

15,538,937

EATING & DRINKING

19,788

19,335

19,475

19,533

53,209,904

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

4,731

4,835

4,981

4,849

23,762,170

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

8,878

8,862

8,965

8,902

82,430,134

BANKING

2,477

2,464

2,463

2,468

19,881,297

CREDIT AGENCIES

855

867

856

859

7,913,749

INSURANCE

1,029

1,032

1,033

1,031

10,632,385

REAL ESTATE

2,548

2,518

2,576

2,547

20,413,841

SERVICES

63,631

63,616

64,280

63,842

453,642,852

HOTELS

6,133

6,031

5,840

6,001

25,205,149

PERSONAL SERVICES

2,398

2,389

2,567

2,451

11,375,032

BUSINESS SERVICES

15,874

16,129

16,387

16,130

98,644,337

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

2,498

2,489

2,500

2,496

14,141,422

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,154

1,149

1,177

1,160

9,235,204

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

2,698

2,718

2,779

2,732

10,742,514

HEALTH SERVICES

15,713

15,533

15,696

15,647

151,896,880

LEGAL

1,959

1,934

1,981

1,958

26,956,174

SOCIAL

4,416

4,436

4,496

4,449

16,620,334

MEMBERSHIP

994

1,012

1,020

1,009

4,419,034

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

838

827

818

828

2,508,890

MISCELLANEOUS

17

17

21

18

422,155

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

8,302

8,334

8,407

8,348

93,924,468

STATE GOVERNMENT

19,182

19,363

18,884

19,143

156,950,812

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

22,284

22,535

22,620

22,480

153,809,067

Total

237,540

238,401

240,105

238,682

1,724,695,274

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
IV QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: COLUMBIA

INDUSTRY

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

14,759

14,746

14,845

14,783

$116,972,836

GENERAL BUILDING

3,037

3,091

3,077

3,068

27,835,635

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

1,914

1,895

1,914

1,908

16,420,237

SPECIAL TRADES

9,808

9,760

9,854

9,807

72,716,964

MANUFACTURING

26,819

26,883

26,935

26,879

263,221,727

TEXTILES

1,400

1,395

1,380

1,392

9,886,368

APPAREL

791

766

766

774

3,826,973

LUMBER

666

682

695

681

5,517,813

FABRICATED METALS

3,228

3,293

3,323

3,281

29,218,231

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

3,088

3,069

3,030

3,062

36,334,436

TRANSPORTATION

13,730

13,746

13,928

13,801

133,312,173

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

3,681

3,680

3,783

3,715

30,674,483

WHOLESALE TRADE

14,059

14,058

14,040

14,052

139,271,955

DURABLE

9,441

9,400

9,405

9,415

94,508,899

NONDURABLE

4,618

4,658

4,635

4,637

44,763,056

RETAIL TRADE

52,090

53,415

54,787

53,431

234,089,609

BUILDING MATERIALS

2,442

2,459

2,471

2,457

16,262,914

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

6,384

6,740

6,876

6,667

22,977,173

FOOD STORES

6,714

6,853

6,993

6,853

24,941,445

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

5,717

5,853

5,929

5,833

50,750,919

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

1,924

2,011

2,372

2,102

6,814,480

FURNITURE

3,532

3,563

3,531

3,542

27,228,828

EATING & DRINKING

19,551

19,763

19,985

19,766

53,215,417

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

5,826

6,173

6,630

6,210

31,898,433

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

21,823

21,884

22,272

21,993

202,869,541

BANKING

4,680

4,655

4,681

4,672

36,340,446

CREDIT AGENCIES

3,395

3,372

3,265

3,344

35,285,919

INSURANCE

6,759

6,832

7,166

6,919

61,069,889

REAL ESTATE

3,096

3,103

3,195

3,131

24,237,707

SERVICES

72,095

71,437

71,485

71,672

531,183,314

HOTELS

2,306

2,235

2,208

2,250

7,363,876

PERSONAL SERVICES

2,539

2,562

2,697

2,599

11,020,712

BUSINESS SERVICES

25,266

24,792

24,389

24,816

144,555,017

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

3,474

3,353

3,385

3,404

18,301,780

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,269

1,258

1,254

1,260

9,198,068

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

3,074

2,992

2,932

2,999

13,687,920

HEALTH SERVICES

15,267

15,265

15,359

15,297

167,379,282

LEGAL

3,434

3,402

3,429

3,422

46,829,370

SOCIAL

5,640

5,701

5,815

5,719

23,140,542

MEMBERSHIP

1,390

1,307

1,328

1,342

8,967,194

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

638

640

644

641

1,769,655

MISCELLANEOUS

16

16

20

17

104,202

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

8,249

8,393

8,453

8,365

86,772,479

STATE GOVERNMENT

33,740

33,820

34,002

33,854

257,189,774

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

29,865

30,110

31,224

30,400

214,661,648

Total

290,144

291,400

294,895

292,146

2,199,020,836

SEE TECHNICAL NOTES

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
IV QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: GREENVILLE - SPARTANBURG

INDUSTRY

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

27,753

28,110

27,678

27,847

$226,202,968

GENERAL BUILDING

7,826

7,987

7,670

7,828

73,054,850

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

2,143

2,242

2,148

2,178

18,862,969

SPECIAL TRADES

17,784

17,881

17,860

17,842

134,285,149

MANUFACTURING

117,899

117,829

118,551

118,093

1,135,963,590

TEXTILES

29,678

29,450

29,509

29,546

232,879,728

APPAREL

4,151

3,996

4,030

4,059

23,594,801

LUMBER

1,394

1,419

1,430

1,414

8,283,128

FABRICATED METALS

5,923

5,907

5,906

5,912

54,910,453

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

16,020

16,061

16,084

16,055

174,318,132

TRANSPORTATION

22,222

22,272

22,441

22,312

202,017,280

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

9,559

9,568

9,557

9,561

84,215,357

WHOLESALE TRADE

24,297

24,321

24,646

24,421

240,400,354

DURABLE

16,537

16,528

16,735

16,600

166,777,590

NONDURABLE

7,760

7,793

7,911

7,821

73,622,764

RETAIL TRADE

95,623

96,914

98,581

97,039

434,628,225

BUILDING MATERIALS

4,431

4,447

4,491

4,456

31,118,674

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

10,720

11,372

11,715

11,269

42,257,341

FOOD STORES

16,852

16,946

17,008

16,935

78,195,797

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

8,372

8,293

8,356

8,340

65,560,851

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

4,971

5,343

5,784

5,366

21,084,501

FURNITURE

4,724

4,790

4,903

4,806

37,281,341

EATING & DRINKING

33,993

34,022

34,230

34,082

97,719,818

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

11,560

11,701

12,094

11,785

61,409,902

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

15,514

15,505

15,596

15,538

151,211,483

BANKING

4,669

4,704

4,750

4,708

38,037,366

CREDIT AGENCIES

2,073

2,097

2,117

2,096

18,613,932

INSURANCE

2,605

2,593

2,583

2,594

30,564,880

REAL ESTATE

3,135

3,094

3,152

3,127

24,616,598

SERVICES

101,861

102,890

102,729

102,493

716,301,260

HOTELS

3,005

3,062

3,063

3,043

11,745,916

PERSONAL SERVICES

3,798

3,812

3,909

3,840

17,071,921

BUSINESS SERVICES

39,379

40,502

40,144

40,008

197,155,449

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

3,998

4,009

3,951

3,986

26,292,166

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

2,005

1,997

1,984

1,995

17,118,097

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

5,125

4,797

4,779

4,900

20,436,091

HEALTH SERVICES

19,282

19,288

19,375

19,315

215,012,940

LEGAL

2,638

2,640

2,686

2,655

42,828,892

SOCIAL

6,398

6,367

6,392

6,386

23,903,845

MEMBERSHIP

1,122

1,113

1,088

1,108

4,925,684

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

835

846

846

842

3,054,562

MISCELLANEOUS

12

12

13

12

178,374

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

3,007

3,057

3,138

3,067

34,161,448

STATE GOVERNMENT

12,783

12,860

12,834

12,826

107,753,958

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

45,046

45,226

45,597

45,290

341,288,728

Total

470,852

474,079

477,020

473,984

3,621,979,571