INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTY
IV QUARTER 1999

MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

TOTAL

CONSTRUCTION

MANUFACTURING

TRANSPORTATION

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

Total

1,808,980

1,817,142

1,828,075

112,540

113,439

113,327

341,838

342,982

344,285

90,082

90,383

90,740

ABBEVILLE

7,454

7,528

7,580

208

209

206

3,465

3,527

3,506

125

130

128

AIKEN

55,428

55,842

56,213

4,465

4,409

4,485

9,158

9,211

9,083

11,782

11,766

11,756

ALLENDALE

3,940

3,976

4,093

81

83

88

1,168

1,185

1,192

56

56

58

ANDERSON

63,198

63,757

64,423

3,369

3,420

3,358

18,173

18,284

18,417

1,908

1,912

1,953

BAMBERG

4,697

4,720

4,727

128

124

127

1,142

1,137

1,146

201

212

210

BARNWELL

8,826

8,721

8,708

354

361

343

3,743

3,650

3,598

328

319

327

BEAUFORT

52,204

51,961

51,894

5,170

5,230

5,288

1,124

1,031

1,020

2,043

2,049

2,006

BERKELEY

31,677

31,704

31,846

3,333

3,341

3,366

7,706

7,669

7,733

1,126

1,156

1,186

CALHOUN

4,104

4,134

4,134

259

256

274

1,726

1,726

1,727

158

158

165

CHARLESTON

180,020

180,880

182,305

11,577

11,727

11,848

9,685

9,751

9,831

11,445

11,525

11,478

CHEROKEE

20,846

20,916

20,964

1,491

1,511

1,497

8,929

8,919

8,958

921

928

936

CHESTER

12,506

12,576

12,587

500

503

493

4,825

4,899

4,936

462

457

460

CHESTERFIELD

15,673

15,616

15,603

376

399

387

7,099

7,000

7,016

331

328

330

CLARENDON

7,629

7,655

7,768

333

325

326

1,569

1,589

1,661

119

126

125

COLLETON

10,674

10,837

10,723

711

706

709

1,930

1,938

1,948

378

387

399

DARLINGTON

22,938

22,874

22,888

1,709

1,731

1,731

7,081

6,991

7,018

883

889

887

DILLON

9,956

9,926

9,943

175

177

155

3,508

3,515

3,500

104

108

110

DORCHESTER

25,843

25,817

25,954

1,974

1,950

1,920

4,882

4,870

4,923

1,204

1,195

1,191

EDGEFIELD

6,260

6,213

6,267

200

189

188

2,125

2,107

2,101

98

99

94

FAIRFIELD

7,606

7,693

7,681

209

235

197

2,739

2,776

2,762

963

994

1,015

FLORENCE

64,005

64,554

65,370

3,393

3,463

3,431

11,806

11,839

11,869

2,332

2,279

2,300

GEORGETOWN

20,676

20,624

20,539

1,228

1,223

1,213

3,488

3,538

3,517

631

636

592

GREENVILLE

229,533

231,358

233,521

14,083

14,331

14,071

46,270

46,310

46,606

13,929

13,915

14,032

GREENWOOD

32,693

32,776

33,032

1,506

1,558

1,524

11,141

11,096

11,086

761

779

802

HAMPTON

6,533

6,528

6,539

294

285

255

1,325

1,325

1,341

397

399

387

HORRY

98,128

96,746

96,271

7,556

7,631

7,743

7,117

7,070

7,100

2,817

2,769

2,743

JASPER

4,420

4,485

4,599

543

549

610

476

470

466

121

123

130

KERSHAW

17,846

17,956

18,140

1,317

1,387

1,359

4,981

4,960

4,958

981

1,008

1,024

LANCASTER

19,558

19,373

19,560

892

887

892

6,607

6,559

6,561

384

374

365

LAURENS

20,214

20,229

20,221

575

592

584

6,259

6,299

6,297

352

350

360

LEE

3,638

3,591

3,617

52

56

54

561

526

517

222

199

211

LEXINGTON

80,877

81,536

82,162

6,195

6,304

6,371

13,867

13,884

13,853

6,213

6,132

6,137

MCCORMICK

2,310

2,292

2,322

53

49

50

512

511

517

15

15

15

MARION

12,977

12,912

12,793

296

302

288

5,226

5,316

5,258

538

507

459

MARLBORO

7,958

7,969

8,044

212

207

211

2,924

2,970

3,015

162

170

158

NEWBERRY

13,527

13,479

13,591

754

745

733

5,322

5,263

5,277

298

304

306

OCONEE

26,053

26,264

26,135

1,650

1,688

1,649

9,947

9,857

9,736

1,887

2,096

2,058

ORANGEBURG

32,787

34,401

34,654

1,358

1,345

1,296

7,260

8,830

8,912

847

835

830

PICKENS

36,514

36,679

36,694

2,428

2,411

2,405

8,946

8,933

8,974

595

600

586

RICHLAND

209,267

209,864

212,733

8,564

8,442

8,474

12,952

12,999

13,082

7,517

7,614

7,791

SALUDA

4,601

4,596

4,645

178

178

175

2,007

2,015

2,030

103

106

111

SPARTANBURG

120,761

121,369

121,418

6,382

6,437

6,347

35,581

35,383

35,596

4,869

4,917

4,934

SUMTER

41,070

41,384

41,615

2,771

2,833

2,864

12,387

12,391

12,498

1,342

1,342

1,381

UNION

10,563

10,639

10,548

316

351

358

4,357

4,336

4,262

217

208

206

WILLIAMSBURG

10,026

10,160

10,154

363

372

401

3,585

3,618

3,643

536

526

547

YORK

61,394

60,327

61,078

3,012

2,957

3,018

12,348

12,135

12,452

3,158

3,166

3,197

INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTY (CONTINUED)
IV QUARTER 1999

MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS

WHOLESALE & RETAIL

FINANCE & INS

SERVICE

GOVERNMENT

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

Oct. 1999

Nov. 1999

Dec. 1999

Total

438,275

442,716

448,876

79,623

79,678

80,535

409,142

408,502

408,259

310,456

312,672

315,035

ABBEVILLE

1,286

1,301

1,315

98

99

102

767

755

784

1,440

1,447

1,481

AIKEN

10,146

10,492

10,705

1,397

1,400

1,410

10,642

10,651

10,785

7,097

7,158

7,201

ALLENDALE

771

735

741

53

52

51

300

320

324

1,462

1,497

1,585

ANDERSON

17,269

17,577

17,805

1,507

1,492

1,504

9,332

9,309

9,446

11,001

11,103

11,223

BAMBERG

1,080

1,084

1,083

147

147

153

644

656

637

1,299

1,305

1,315

BARNWELL

1,254

1,248

1,268

117

114

115

1,224

1,217

1,218

1,757

1,766

1,789

BEAUFORT

14,832

14,823

14,877

3,762

3,770

3,776

15,293

15,067

14,968

8,179

8,206

8,199

BERKELEY

7,289

7,309

7,456

484

515

498

4,036

4,009

3,865

7,018

7,066

7,109

CALHOUN

356

390

381

40

40

40

442

435

432

968

966

965

CHARLESTON

44,460

44,762

45,518

7,863

7,818

7,941

54,680

54,650

55,457

37,767

38,146

37,754

CHEROKEE

4,241

4,254

4,330

372

371

378

2,504

2,493

2,446

2,253

2,279

2,273

CHESTER

2,797

2,791

2,784

160

155

156

1,067

1,041

1,030

2,550

2,591

2,579

CHESTERFIELD

3,105

3,107

3,098

391

388

390

2,068

2,067

2,049

2,029

2,059

2,074

CLARENDON

1,828

1,848

1,878

165

167

165

1,241

1,211

1,240

2,093

2,109

2,104

COLLETON

2,928

2,933

2,974

321

322

328

1,792

1,805

1,829

2,307

2,360

2,338

DARLINGTON

4,314

4,345

4,332

587

570

566

4,891

4,840

4,825

3,130

3,183

3,211

DILLON

2,619

2,588

2,611

184

182

182

1,438

1,436

1,432

1,631

1,655

1,701

DORCHESTER

6,568

6,531

6,619

531

529

526

4,915

4,957

4,958

4,983

5,020

5,048

EDGEFIELD

901

879

894

103

99

97

813

840

857

1,685

1,683

1,702

FAIRFIELD

1,127

1,130

1,150

90

90

92

789

761

762

1,530

1,547

1,542

FLORENCE

14,875

15,325

15,659

4,833

4,886

4,994

13,913

13,795

13,936

12,332

12,471

12,683

GEORGETOWN

5,563

5,446

5,404

684

694

686

4,539

4,466

4,543

4,029

4,102

4,074

GREENVILLE

59,127

59,862

61,268

9,379

9,347

9,409

60,576

61,280

61,454

24,187

24,141

24,445

GREENWOOD

6,366

6,399

6,570

738

739

741

5,462

5,460

5,518

6,518

6,536

6,582

HAMPTON

1,487

1,472

1,511

166

166

167

1,097

1,089

1,063

1,619

1,652

1,675

HORRY

32,620

32,221

32,095

6,919

6,859

6,934

29,147

28,268

27,655

10,734

10,738

10,772

JASPER

990

988

1,035

80

90

88

949

964

950

1,108

1,143

1,159

KERSHAW

3,528

3,576

3,597

655

660

687

2,431

2,437

2,448

3,444

3,439

3,563

LANCASTER

4,154

4,040

4,104

984

983

989

3,620

3,654

3,732

2,783

2,749

2,777

LAURENS

4,926

5,041

5,003

455

441

450

3,029

3,057

3,050

4,278

4,297

4,327

LEE

934

938

967

60

59

58

665

665

661

963

976

995

LEXINGTON

22,368

23,056

23,554

2,699

2,671

2,689

15,406

15,232

15,314

12,823

12,969

12,948

MCCORMICK

192

188

189

65

64

60

389

379

384

1,042

1,039

1,059

MARION

2,128

2,054

2,089

294

307

312

1,474

1,459

1,428

2,796

2,773

2,771

MARLBORO

1,426

1,399

1,473

109

112

113

1,077

1,068

1,083

1,862

1,869

1,844

NEWBERRY

2,447

2,480

2,538

201

204

205

1,863

1,875

1,906

2,192

2,191

2,193

OCONEE

4,641

4,712

4,799

536

544

539

3,300

3,244

3,204

3,851

3,882

3,906

ORANGEBURG

8,375

8,518

8,662

833

804

799

6,137

6,044

6,074

7,355

7,423

7,489

PICKENS

9,664

9,725

9,720

1,241

1,277

1,257

5,817

5,864

5,884

7,314

7,352

7,363

RICHLAND

43,781

44,417

45,273

19,124

19,213

19,583

56,689

56,205

56,171

59,031

59,354

60,731

SALUDA

536

531

519

158

157

156

408

409

392

915

922

919

SPARTANBURG

29,619

29,817

30,104

3,015

3,018

3,048

23,632

23,944

23,499

16,081

16,268

16,265

SUMTER

7,986

8,071

8,171

1,155

1,178

1,193

8,072

8,059

7,944

6,792

6,944

7,005

UNION

1,754

1,768

1,739

282

291

296

1,223

1,245

1,256

2,361

2,384

2,378

WILLIAMSBURG

1,780

1,722

1,793

302

306

311

1,119

1,097

1,137

2,173

2,359

2,135

YORK

16,000

15,978

16,087

1,538

1,538

1,534

14,888

14,287

14,280

9,489

9,351

9,582