Berkeley County, SC

FIPS 45015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Berkeley County had an annual average of 66,943 jobs across 5,143 establishments, paying $4.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

66,943

+4.6% YoY

Establishments

5,143

Total Wages

$4.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$68,211

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 Berkeley County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 6,143 808 $2,329 $642.0M
722 NAICS 722 5,923 320 $462 $142.4M
336 NAICS 336 3,751 21 $1,422 $277.3M
238 NAICS 238 2,928 408 $1,329 $202.3M
621 NAICS 621 2,546 267 $1,460 $193.3M
331 NAICS 331 2,468 12 $2,345 $300.8M
445 NAICS 445 2,215 91 $837 $65.0M
561 NAICS 561 2,191 332 $1,410 $94.5M
455 NAICS 455 2,060 65 $702 $57.5M
325 NAICS 325 1,584 19 $1,579 $130.0M
221 NAICS 221 1,464 19 $2,189 $162.7M
811 NAICS 811 1,271 159 $1,256 $83.0M
441 NAICS 441 1,235 69 $1,294 $83.1M
423 NAICS 423 1,199 122 $1,567 $97.7M
493 NAICS 493 1,191 26 $1,100 $68.1M
492 NAICS 492 961 15 $892 $44.6M
522 NAICS 522 950 87 $1,654 $81.8M
236 NAICS 236 947 140 $2,186 $107.6M
713 NAICS 713 938 52 $674 $32.6M
424 NAICS 424 924 58 $1,380 $66.3M
513 NAICS 513 916 46 $3,879 $184.8M
444 NAICS 444 878 38 $628 $28.7M
488 NAICS 488 807 53 $1,270 $53.3M
484 NAICS 484 792 132 $1,482 $61.1M
623 NAICS 623 764 20 $807 $32.1M
332 NAICS 332 727 18 $1,383 $52.3M
457 NAICS 457 669 69 $625 $21.7M
531 NAICS 531 629 247 $1,426 $46.6M
812 NAICS 812 527 138 $714 $19.6M
456 NAICS 456 510 64 $816 $21.6M
611 NAICS 611 499 63 $2,606 $16.9M
459 NAICS 459 484 81 $903 $22.7M
524 NAICS 524 406 110 $1,759 $37.2M
928 NAICS 928 356 3 $1,799 $33.3M
551 NAICS 551 352 37 $2,297 $42.1M
237 NAICS 237 328 36 $1,187 $20.2M
517 NAICS 517 302 18 $1,536 $24.1M
339 NAICS 339 273 28 $2,009 $28.6M
721 NAICS 721 271 29 $646 $7.5M
449 NAICS 449 242 43 $1,058 $12.3M
333 NAICS 333 230 13 $2,079 $24.9M
425 NAICS 425 211 34 $1,831 $20.1M
562 NAICS 562 190 22 $998 $9.9M
923 NAICS 923 175 7 $972 $8.8M
813 NAICS 813 164 44 $933 $8.0M
922 NAICS 922 162 6 $2,101 $10.2M
326 NAICS 326 155 11 $1,354 $10.9M
334 NAICS 334 151 17 $1,493 $11.7M
458 NAICS 458 139 35 $481 $3.5M
523 NAICS 523 133 64 $3,317 $23.0M
491 NAICS 491 116 10 $1,314 $8.0M
926 NAICS 926 89 7 $1,306 $4.6M
327 NAICS 327 82 11 $1,490 $6.4M
516 NAICS 516 66 4 $1,100 $3.8M
624 NAICS 624 61 1 $709 $2.3M
485 NAICS 485 59 8 $843 $2.6M
113 NAICS 113 56 9 $1,430 $4.2M
518 NAICS 518 55 38 $2,271 $6.5M
814 NAICS 814 48 37 $1,034 $2.6M
924 NAICS 924 43 1 $1,761 $4.0M
311 NAICS 311 36 12 $1,928 $3.6M
112 NAICS 112 23 4 $826 $1.0M
525 NAICS 525 21 7 $2,972 $3.2M
337 NAICS 337 21 8 $1,140 $1.3M
323 NAICS 323 10 6 $1,043 $0.5M
115 NAICS 115 9 6 $1,723 $0.8M
519 NAICS 519 6 1 $723 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

832

jobs · $71,329 avg pay

State Government

1,618

jobs · $92,656 avg pay

Local Government

7,455

jobs · $57,300 avg pay

Private

57,038

jobs · $68,898 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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