MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
III QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: FLORENCE

INDUSTRY

Jul. 1999

Aug. 99

Sept. 99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

3,343

3,301

3,255

3,300

$21,898,828

GENERAL BUILDING

793

778

752

774

6,608,324

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

324

322

327

324

2,367,405

SPECIAL TRADES

2,226

2,201

2,176

2,201

12,923,099

MANUFACTURING

11,328

11,436

11,526

11,430

94,071,263

TEXTILES

477

475

482

478

1,897,118

APPAREL

869

901

924

898

3,990,635

LUMBER

596

588

593

592

3,814,024

FABRICATED METALS

793

782

779

785

7,989,223

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

1,341

1,326

1,300

1,322

11,821,586

TRANSPORTATION

2,150

2,207

2,107

2,155

16,515,835

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

685

751

758

731

5,195,862

WHOLESALE TRADE

2,925

2,929

2,918

2,924

22,993,834

DURABLE

1,710

1,713

1,695

1,706

13,418,031

NONDURABLE

1,215

1,216

1,223

1,218

9,575,803

RETAIL TRADE

11,916

11,963

11,875

11,918

45,649,279

BUILDING MATERIALS

873

778

850

834

5,395,618

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

2,003

2,043

1,998

2,015

6,669,743

FOOD STORES

1,808

1,802

1,776

1,795

5,995,877

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

1,633

1,647

1,615

1,632

10,584,921

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

448

457

447

451

1,208,472

FURNITURE

424

420

431

425

2,147,120

EATING & DRINKING

3,713

3,792

3,746

3,750

9,002,984

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

1,014

1,024

1,012

1,017

4,644,544

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

4,812

4,826

4,816

4,818

35,653,954

BANKING

544

548

540

544

3,814,014

CREDIT AGENCIES

1,371

1,359

1,346

1,359

8,254,059

INSURANCE

2,312

2,326

2,342

2,327

19,445,935

REAL ESTATE

264

272

270

269

1,511,679

SERVICES

13,637

13,721

13,600

13,653

92,374,172

HOTELS

1,060

1,074

1,028

1,054

3,019,693

PERSONAL SERVICES

720

713

714

716

2,790,871

BUSINESS SERVICES

2,229

2,322

2,317

2,289

11,268,805

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

633

632

627

631

3,369,481

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

196

202

191

196

1,018,454

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

710

716

677

701

2,675,544

HEALTH SERVICES

5,248

5,258

5,221

5,242

52,017,681

LEGAL

389

393

372

385

3,173,765

SOCIAL

830

811

827

823

2,858,681

MEMBERSHIP

152

112

101

122

486,678

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

157

158

159

158

317,816

MISCELLANEOUS

4

4

4

4

11,502

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

667

715

744

709

6,892,488

STATE GOVERNMENT

2,719

2,727

2,878

2,775

19,321,580

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

6,145

6,286

8,276

6,902

50,981,439

Total

60,180

60,652

62,530

61,121

408,488,967

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
III QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: CHARLESTON

INDUSTRY

Jul. 1999

Aug. 99

Sept. 99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

16,860

16,888

16,647

16,798

$117,148,959

GENERAL BUILDING

4,006

4,016

4,100

4,041

31,253,388

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

2,598

2,569

2,548

2,572

20,272,195

SPECIAL TRADES

10,256

10,303

9,999

10,186

65,623,376

MANUFACTURING

22,180

22,106

22,141

22,142

214,778,297

TEXTILES

1,517

1,480

1,441

1,479

10,985,951

APPAREL

246

252

250

249

965,461

LUMBER

1,388

1,406

1,368

1,387

10,435,212

FABRICATED METALS

578

596

595

590

3,859,532

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

1,431

1,405

1,384

1,407

11,922,121

TRANSPORTATION

13,292

13,290

13,239

13,274

94,583,379

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

3,422

3,479

3,460

3,454

23,014,762

WHOLESALE TRADE

8,381

8,396

8,311

8,363

69,480,969

DURABLE

4,732

4,709

4,674

4,705

41,060,493

NONDURABLE

3,649

3,687

3,637

3,658

28,420,476

RETAIL TRADE

50,664

50,678

49,730

50,357

194,059,861

BUILDING MATERIALS

2,771

2,754

2,709

2,745

14,925,356

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

5,197

5,287

5,326

5,270

17,636,352

FOOD STORES

8,467

8,309

8,187

8,321

28,834,809

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

5,384

5,291

5,162

5,279

38,891,762

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

2,239

2,218

2,073

2,177

7,258,014

FURNITURE

2,270

2,328

2,324

2,307

13,194,437

EATING & DRINKING

19,634

19,771

19,255

19,553

52,702,591

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

4,702

4,720

4,694

4,705

20,616,540

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

8,929

8,983

8,780

8,897

72,356,566

BANKING

2,433

2,519

2,433

2,462

18,556,475

CREDIT AGENCIES

900

879

842

874

7,984,913

INSURANCE

947

935

928

937

8,896,078

REAL ESTATE

2,747

2,733

2,619

2,700

16,603,416

SERVICES

65,457

65,139

64,238

64,945

388,913,619

HOTELS

6,655

6,409

6,009

6,358

24,974,913

PERSONAL SERVICES

2,434

2,451

2,414

2,433

10,020,254

BUSINESS SERVICES

16,658

16,811

16,521

16,663

76,232,805

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

2,658

2,632

2,571

2,620

13,815,171

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,135

1,153

1,218

1,169

8,426,487

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

3,224

3,017

2,762

3,001

9,653,379

HEALTH SERVICES

15,608

15,743

15,746

15,699

135,097,364

LEGAL

1,931

1,929

1,949

1,936

18,642,345

SOCIAL

4,474

4,304

4,340

4,373

14,751,640

MEMBERSHIP

1,125

1,049

970

1,048

4,265,714

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

816

795

794

802

2,118,964

MISCELLANEOUS

10

10

11

10

360,648

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

8,683

8,485

8,286

8,485

93,228,367

STATE GOVERNMENT

18,665

18,552

18,827

18,681

149,280,838

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

19,993

20,434

22,055

20,827

130,994,266

Total

237,616

237,222

236,352

237,063

1,546,702,293

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
III QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: COLUMBIA

INDUSTRY

Jul. 1999

Aug. 99

Sept. 99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

15,108

15,104

14,831

15,014

$106,014,696

GENERAL BUILDING

3,035

3,027

2,952

3,005

24,554,921

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

1,846

1,921

1,901

1,889

14,587,319

SPECIAL TRADES

10,227

10,156

9,978

10,120

66,872,456

MANUFACTURING

27,076

27,023

27,091

27,063

243,368,070

TEXTILES

1,409

1,389

1,397

1,398

9,423,401

APPAREL

788

804

798

797

4,008,741

LUMBER

681

679

683

681

4,538,966

FABRICATED METALS

3,378

3,374

3,333

3,362

27,786,851

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

3,239

3,183

3,192

3,205

34,532,872

TRANSPORTATION

13,283

13,197

12,881

13,120

116,828,590

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

3,762

3,776

3,763

3,767

29,443,458

WHOLESALE TRADE

14,069

14,064

13,894

14,009

127,100,548

DURABLE

9,445

9,449

9,363

9,419

83,387,782

NONDURABLE

4,624

4,615

4,531

4,590

43,712,766

RETAIL TRADE

50,486

50,631

50,619

50,579

214,516,839

BUILDING MATERIALS

2,496

2,478

2,493

2,489

15,045,595

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

6,242

6,188

6,271

6,234

22,519,280

FOOD STORES

6,426

6,543

6,629

6,533

23,003,244

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

5,798

5,827

5,782

5,802

46,790,826

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

1,909

1,860

1,823

1,864

6,557,153

FURNITURE

3,354

3,399

3,352

3,368

25,576,724

EATING & DRINKING

19,111

18,986

18,808

18,968

50,501,327

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

5,150

5,350

5,461

5,320

24,522,690

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

21,826

21,921

21,586

21,778

195,211,364

BANKING

4,663

4,671

4,670

4,668

35,845,105

CREDIT AGENCIES

3,515

3,493

3,440

3,483

33,317,556

INSURANCE

6,734

6,771

6,800

6,768

65,721,133

REAL ESTATE

3,178

3,189

3,153

3,173

20,157,532

SERVICES

71,337

71,090

71,013

71,147

455,992,429

HOTELS

2,245

2,248

2,185

2,226

6,889,014

PERSONAL SERVICES

2,537

2,558

2,495

2,530

10,009,205

BUSINESS SERVICES

24,273

24,305

24,047

24,208

132,045,690

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

3,444

3,551

3,597

3,531

18,449,241

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

1,318

1,277

1,271

1,289

8,455,623

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

3,421

3,271

3,131

3,274

11,670,501

HEALTH SERVICES

15,121

15,195

14,985

15,100

138,753,012

LEGAL

3,443

3,412

3,431

3,429

32,882,890

SOCIAL

5,802

5,761

5,725

5,763

22,592,973

MEMBERSHIP

1,402

1,268

1,469

1,380

8,599,422

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

661

654

649

655

1,671,916

MISCELLANEOUS

16

17

14

16

101,433

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

8,361

8,324

8,318

8,334

81,814,657

STATE GOVERNMENT

33,158

33,011

33,559

33,243

248,803,108

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

25,760

26,843

28,477

27,027

200,148,190

Total

283,624

284,376

285,428

284,476

2,008,098,137

MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT AND TOTAL WAGES FOR SELECTED INDUSTRIES
III QUARTER 1999

MSA AREA: GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG

INDUSTRY

Jul. 1999

Aug. 99

Sept. 99

QRT. AVE

TOTAL WAGES

CONSTRUCTION

28,422

28,072

28,067

28,187

$215,756,369

GENERAL BUILDING

8,084

7,908

7,912

7,968

69,730,634

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION

2,212

2,234

2,186

2,211

17,408,164

SPECIAL TRADES

18,126

17,930

17,969

18,008

128,617,571

MANUFACTURING

117,345

116,777

117,201

117,108

1,055,174,199

TEXTILES

28,952

28,957

29,188

29,032

223,434,934

APPAREL

4,213

4,205

4,237

4,218

23,140,141

LUMBER

1,379

1,371

1,327

1,359

8,619,125

FABRICATED METALS

5,791

5,713

5,714

5,739

48,147,096

NONELECTRICAL MACHINERY

16,039

15,772

15,888

15,900

158,901,674

TRANSPORTATION

21,381

21,517

21,353

21,417

193,804,769

TRUCKING-WAREHOUSING

9,210

9,215

9,355

9,260

76,033,781

WHOLESALE TRADE

23,921

23,936

24,028

23,962

215,331,745

DURABLE

16,221

16,216

16,256

16,231

150,947,143

NONDURABLE

7,700

7,720

7,772

7,731

64,384,602

RETAIL TRADE

93,472

94,622

95,659

94,584

401,929,553

BUILDING MATERIALS

4,486

4,401

4,367

4,418

28,120,519

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE

9,882

9,994

10,577

10,151

39,785,730

FOOD STORES

16,659

16,646

16,861

16,722

72,566,104

AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS

8,275

8,274

8,283

8,277

61,301,201

APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORE

5,020

5,049

4,794

4,954

17,774,598

FURNITURE

4,646

4,695

4,641

4,661

34,018,709

EATING & DRINKING

33,261

34,107

34,631

34,000

93,597,913

MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL

11,243

11,456

11,505

11,401

54,764,779

FIN.,INS.,R.E.

15,852

15,859

15,716

15,809

147,406,724

BANKING

4,618

4,624

4,606

4,616

37,105,810

CREDIT AGENCIES

2,066

2,061

2,066

2,064

16,990,133

INSURANCE

2,603

2,655

2,615

2,624

28,505,040

REAL ESTATE

3,203

3,148

3,103

3,151

22,045,094

SERVICES

100,947

100,996

100,768

100,904

624,727,271

HOTELS

3,228

3,117

3,030

3,125

10,984,207

PERSONAL SERVICES

3,670

3,725

3,762

3,719

15,518,178

BUSINESS SERVICES

36,621

37,225

37,332

37,059

180,160,312

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

3,932

3,960

3,987

3,960

23,140,666

MISCELLANEOUS REPAIR

2,033

2,074

2,027

2,045

15,617,361

AMUSEMENT & RECREATION

5,855

5,548

5,269

5,557

20,277,703

HEALTH SERVICES

19,060

19,113

19,113

19,095

181,500,227

LEGAL

2,697

2,680

2,706

2,694

29,298,102

SOCIAL

6,395

6,301

6,391

6,362

23,034,723

MEMBERSHIP

1,237

1,253

1,131

1,207

4,931,043

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS

836

816

832

828

3,050,388

MISCELLANEOUS

8

19

10

12

112,907

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

2,930

2,941

2,998

2,956

28,760,071

STATE GOVERNMENT

12,319

12,544

13,024

12,629

93,973,169

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

36,706

41,892

44,418

41,005

348,207,023

Total

458,480

464,384

468,378

463,747

3,352,569,173