MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
II QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: FLORENCE

INDUSTRY

Apr. 1999

May-99

Jun-99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

3,350

3,384

3,426

3,387

$21,536,668

GENERAL BUILDING

803

790

808

800

6,406,246

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

311

306

312

310

2,251,025

SPECIAL TRADES

2,236

2,288

2,306

2,277

12,879,397

MANUFACTURING

11,526

11,473

11,538

11,512

91,347,092

TEXTILES

550

547

544

547

2,339,220

APPAREL

913

917

875

902

3,884,221

LUMBER

622

615

594

610

3,984,999

FABRICATED METALS

869

847

843

853

7,900,667

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

1,491

1,411

1,402

1,435

12,046,338

TRANSPORTATION

2,151

2,144

2,139

2,145

16,330,314

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

689

687

688

688

5,209,721

WHOLESALE TRADE

2,851

2,854

2,862

2,856

21,632,971

DURABLE

1,635

1,637

1,648

1,640

12,636,378

NONDURABLE

1,216

1,217

1,214

1,216

8,996,593

RETAIL TRADE

12,115

12,256

12,241

12,204

44,313,564

BUILDING MATERIALS

856

851

852

853

5,301,883

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

2,005

2,018

1,996

2,006

6,831,653

FOOD STORES

1,910

1,867

1,810

1,862

5,793,590

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

1,704

1,755

1,802

1,754

9,688,745

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

422

411

416

416

1,179,671

FURNITURE

414

418

418

417

2,112,164

EATING & DRINKING

3,740

3,884

3,913

3,846

8,636,997

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

1,064

1,052

1,034

1,050

4,768,861

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

4,741

4,798

4,795

4,778

33,655,100

BANKING

534

534

534

534

3,976,414

CREDIT AGENCIES

1,366

1,388

1,370

1,375

9,114,950

INSURANCE

2,241

2,263

2,304

2,269

16,210,340

REAL ESTATE

275

277

260

271

1,485,674

SERVICES

13,729

13,618

13,687

13,678

87,970,218

HOTELS

1,024

1,048

1,045

1,039

3,037,990

PERSONAL SERVICES

951

898

882

910

3,670,826

BUSINESS SERVICES

2,378

2,287

2,342

2,336

10,741,109

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

652

648

666

655

3,356,822

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

202

207

204

204

1,008,461

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

678

662

629

656

2,427,352

HEALTH SERVICES

5,238

5,277

5,281

5,265

48,749,558

LEGAL

384

386

392

387

2,995,720

SOCIAL

822

812

856

830

2,637,816

MEMBERSHIP

109

106

152

122

458,096

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

163

165

159

162

329,432

MISCELLANEOUS

4

4

4

4

13,162

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

657

667

678

667

7,181,156

STATE GOVERNMENT

2,953

2,935

2,775

2,888

20,522,467

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

8,236

8,232

8,201

8,223

65,151,040

Total

62,822

62,857

62,885

62,855

411,692,430

SEE TECHNICAL NOTES

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
II QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: CHARLESTON

INDUSTRY

Apr. 1999

May-99

Jun-99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

16,945

16,692

16,806

16,814

$116,199,116

GENERAL BUILDING

3,768

3,785

3,831

3,795

29,182,642

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

2,819

2,746

2,745

2,770

21,600,058

SPECIAL TRADES

10,358

10,161

10,230

10,250

65,416,416

MANUFACTURING

22,103

22,226

22,277

22,202

212,409,415

TEXTILES

1,482

1,514

1,480

1,492

11,468,890

APPAREL

263

248

242

251

1,100,926

LUMBER

1,389

1,405

1,434

1,409

10,347,263

FABRICATED METALS

580

570

597

582

4,025,976

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

1,394

1,408

1,397

1,400

12,362,241

TRANSPORTATION

12,630

12,697

12,897

12,741

93,056,071

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

3,316

3,301

3,374

3,330

22,727,976

WHOLESALE TRADE

8,210

8,162

8,327

8,233

68,086,424

DURABLE

4,654

4,645

4,748

4,682

40,788,272

NONDURABLE

3,556

3,517

3,579

3,551

27,298,152

RETAIL TRADE

50,423

51,312

51,726

51,154

191,243,465

BUILDING MATERIALS

2,734

2,767

2,787

2,763

15,980,678

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

4,977

5,149

5,099

5,075

17,308,413

FOOD STORES

8,358

8,322

8,329

8,336

26,590,967

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

5,064

5,117

5,155

5,112

36,848,687

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

2,173

2,140

2,169

2,161

7,956,805

FURNITURE

2,368

2,328

2,353

2,350

13,179,667

EATING & DRINKING

20,087

20,716

21,055

20,619

52,625,723

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

4,662

4,773

4,779

4,738

20,752,525

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

8,497

8,557

8,765

8,606

72,313,370

BANKING

2,435

2,407

2,434

2,425

18,572,370

CREDIT AGENCIES

920

911

941

924

8,770,249

INSURANCE

932

935

956

941

8,978,178

REAL ESTATE

2,318

2,436

2,535

2,430

16,798,548

SERVICES

65,210

65,856

66,046

65,704

375,314,873

HOTELS

5,967

6,125

6,450

6,181

24,427,870

PERSONAL SERVICES

2,654

2,380

2,387

2,474

10,259,077

BUSINESS SERVICES

17,143

17,265

17,029

17,146

71,432,757

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

2,736

2,723

2,683

2,714

14,291,901

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,223

1,201

1,202

1,209

8,462,423

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

3,081

3,473

3,754

3,436

11,893,550

HEALTH SERVICES

15,572

15,766

15,682

15,673

126,703,903

LEGAL

1,922

1,962

2,002

1,962

18,690,809

SOCIAL

4,346

4,358

4,261

4,322

14,816,104

MEMBERSHIP

902

939

981

941

3,925,949

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

847

838

845

843

2,292,228

MISCELLANEOUS

8

8

7

8

257,156

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

8,686

8,617

8,611

8,638

96,129,045

STATE GOVERNMENT

19,203

19,083

18,249

18,845

150,479,231

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

22,157

22,403

22,749

22,436

146,889,749

Total

238,001

239,963

241,349

239,771

1,544,278,010

SEE TECHNICAL NOTES

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
II QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: COLUMBIA

INDUSTRY

Apr. 1999

May-99

Jun-99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

14,627

14,630

15,058

14,772

$105,742,506

GENERAL BUILDING

3,050

3,087

3,065

3,067

23,257,863

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

1,784

1,781

1,798

1,788

13,360,555

SPECIAL TRADES

9,793

9,762

10,195

9,917

69,124,088

MANUFACTURING

26,812

26,859

26,937

26,869

241,666,059

TEXTILES

1,402

1,407

1,423

1,411

9,547,477

APPAREL

829

834

845

836

4,030,452

LUMBER

673

672

678

674

4,463,918

FABRICATED METALS

3,294

3,295

3,342

3,310

25,890,217

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

3,220

3,260

3,269

3,250

33,000,314

TRANSPORTATION

13,119

13,226

13,408

13,251

120,531,550

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

3,361

3,475

3,622

3,486

26,708,360

WHOLESALE TRADE

13,794

13,921

14,066

13,927

120,994,215

DURABLE

9,213

9,255

9,355

9,274

81,731,282

NONDURABLE

4,581

4,666

4,711

4,653

39,262,933

RETAIL TRADE

50,158

50,843

51,021

50,674

206,606,009

BUILDING MATERIALS

2,520

2,524

2,512

2,519

14,701,859

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

5,939

6,157

6,148

6,081

22,028,946

FOOD STORES

6,287

6,278

6,300

6,288

21,058,825

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

5,846

5,880

5,923

5,883

45,865,884

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

1,971

1,975

1,936

1,961

6,587,867

FURNITURE

3,410

3,408

3,430

3,416

24,984,327

EATING & DRINKING

19,139

19,609

19,740

19,496

48,366,715

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

5,046

5,012

5,032

5,030

23,011,586

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

21,929

21,975

22,148

22,017

183,442,433

BANKING

4,578

4,552

4,533

4,554

34,933,919

CREDIT AGENCIES

3,757

3,760

3,756

3,758

35,559,375

INSURANCE

6,794

6,864

6,904

6,854

53,373,694

REAL ESTATE

3,102

3,115

3,220

3,146

19,741,665

SERVICES

71,348

71,299

71,783

71,477

437,302,124

HOTELS

2,131

2,120

2,141

2,131

6,620,198

PERSONAL SERVICES

2,848

2,581

2,591

2,673

10,379,224

BUSINESS SERVICES

24,648

24,842

24,981

24,824

126,252,578

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

3,477

3,463

3,504

3,481

17,962,487

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,222

1,273

1,306

1,267

8,208,213

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

3,238

3,331

3,345

3,305

11,659,173

HEALTH SERVICES

14,616

14,675

14,672

14,654

132,393,063

LEGAL

3,341

3,376

3,446

3,388

32,054,177

SOCIAL

5,858

5,891

5,941

5,897

22,044,643

MEMBERSHIP

1,256

1,258

1,382

1,299

8,314,314

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

682

670

703

685

1,675,287

MISCELLANEOUS

20

18

20

19

95,443

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

8,288

8,235

8,240

8,254

82,180,563

STATE GOVERNMENT

33,986

33,848

33,188

33,674

240,686,040

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

29,363

29,487

27,874

28,908

170,020,104

Total

286,393

287,430

287,034

286,952

1,926,793,235

SEE TECHNICAL NOTES

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
II QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG

INDUSTRY

Apr. 1999

May-99

Jun-99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

28,737

28,645

28,947

28,776

$201,064,225

GENERAL BUILDING

8,265

7,888

8,123

8,092

65,997,018

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

2,126

2,135

2,181

2,147

15,204,665

SPECIAL TRADES

18,346

18,622

18,643

18,537

119,862,542

MANUFACTURING

118,811

118,424

118,764

118,666

1,056,060,750

TEXTILES

29,967

29,780

29,803

29,850

221,466,689

APPAREL

4,345

4,335

4,368

4,349

22,318,634

LUMBER

1,409

1,423

1,413

1,415

8,255,261

FABRICATED METALS

5,808

5,842

5,849

5,833

49,663,296

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

16,582

16,473

16,366

16,474

164,605,257

TRANSPORTATION

20,454

20,656

20,840

20,650

171,067,898

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

8,847

8,914

8,997

8,919

70,664,026

WHOLESALE TRADE

23,816

23,699

23,938

23,818

215,350,055

DURABLE

16,047

15,948

16,158

16,051

151,805,644

NONDURABLE

7,769

7,751

7,780

7,767

63,544,411

RETAIL TRADE

93,779

94,119

94,564

94,154

388,752,765

BUILDING MATERIALS

4,526

4,523

4,465

4,505

27,401,270

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

9,856

10,050

9,960

9,955

37,511,836

FOOD STORES

16,938

16,808

16,792

16,846

71,206,447

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

8,361

8,406

8,428

8,398

58,687,071

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

4,764

4,804

4,985

4,851

17,884,590

FURNITURE

4,388

4,400

4,465

4,418

30,842,919

EATING & DRINKING

33,785

33,886

34,137

33,936

90,639,889

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

11,161

11,242

11,332

11,245

54,578,743

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

15,294

15,357

15,483

15,378

139,561,738

BANKING

4,603

4,618

4,667

4,629

36,484,172

CREDIT AGENCIES

1,859

1,850

1,881

1,863

16,399,379

INSURANCE

2,648

2,652

2,656

2,652

29,840,262

REAL ESTATE

3,270

3,339

3,365

3,325

22,323,800

SERVICES

99,458

100,426

100,665

100,183

601,404,890

HOTELS

3,075

3,147

3,264

3,162

10,626,724

PERSONAL SERVICES

4,179

3,825

3,810

3,938

15,949,891

BUSINESS SERVICES

36,642

37,571

37,314

37,176

173,164,820

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

3,932

3,912

3,919

3,921

22,036,403

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

2,051

2,063

2,070

2,061

14,920,914

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

5,037

5,362

5,829

5,409

19,357,912

HEALTH SERVICES

18,883

18,950

19,015

18,949

170,540,978

LEGAL

2,651

2,683

2,703

2,679

29,510,768

SOCIAL

6,393

6,395

6,240

6,343

21,711,731

MEMBERSHIP

1,104

1,141

1,258

1,168

4,729,239

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

895

880

862

879

2,910,926

MISCELLANEOUS

14

14

13

14

82,957

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

2,963

2,934

2,917

2,938

31,524,472

STATE GOVERNMENT

12,796

12,771

12,426

12,664

98,329,329

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

44,246

44,524

44,295

44,355

346,384,155

Total

465,090

466,690

468,253

466,678

3,276,724,559

NOTE: SEE TECHNICAL NOTES