Bamberg County, SC

FIPS 45009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Bamberg County had an annual average of 3,555 jobs across 307 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,555

+0.6% YoY

Establishments

307

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,999

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Bamberg County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
624 NAICS 624 229 19 $773 $9.2M
722 NAICS 722 212 20 $340 $3.7M
621 NAICS 621 140 13 $1,233 $8.9M
522 NAICS 522 134 11 $1,062 $7.4M
221 NAICS 221 132 4 $1,743 $12.0M
445 NAICS 445 118 10 $474 $2.9M
423 NAICS 423 116 8 $785 $4.7M
455 NAICS 455 82 8 $291 $1.2M
321 NAICS 321 79 4 $1,411 $5.8M
113 NAICS 113 70 12 $980 $3.5M
926 NAICS 926 64 5 $1,196 $4.0M
457 NAICS 457 60 11 $595 $1.8M
111 NAICS 111 45 7 $873 $2.0M
456 NAICS 456 44 6 $710 $1.6M
441 NAICS 441 40 8 $671 $1.4M
923 NAICS 923 29 4 $861 $1.3M
811 NAICS 811 27 8 $614 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 27 4 $1,065 $1.5M
449 NAICS 449 22 4 $613 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 19 5 $1,177 $1.0M
524 NAICS 524 17 3 $1,018 $0.9M
812 NAICS 812 13 4 $408 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

36

jobs · $56,906 avg pay

State Government

105

jobs · $56,085 avg pay

Local Government

549

jobs · $45,506 avg pay

Private

2,865

jobs · $46,805 avg pay

SC Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.8%

April 2026

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