Charleston County, SC
FIPS 45019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Charleston County had an annual average of 278,477 jobs across 22,449 establishments, paying $19.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
278,477
+1.6% YoY
Establishments
22,449
Total Wages
$19.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$68,270
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 29,097 | 1,456 | $601 | $908.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 21,728 | 4,357 | $2,294 | $2,273.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 19,199 | 1,383 | $974 | $896.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 15,783 | 1,340 | $2,295 | $1,340.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 10,655 | 72 | $2,052 | $833.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 10,056 | 40 | $2,120 | $1,108.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,770 | 1,029 | $1,388 | $632.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 7,707 | 222 | $824 | $330.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,730 | 21 | $2,066 | $427.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,324 | 302 | $933 | $206.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,019 | 177 | $603 | $157.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,795 | 1,318 | $1,650 | $411.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 4,703 | 595 | $689 | $161.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,585 | 178 | $1,300 | $310.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,500 | 199 | $1,385 | $324.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 4,338 | 6 | $2,188 | $493.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,313 | 318 | $2,109 | $241.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 4,154 | 623 | $2,009 | $433.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,822 | 96 | $843 | $167.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,751 | 445 | $1,866 | $364.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,723 | 416 | $600 | $116.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,278 | 421 | $1,948 | $332.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,192 | 161 | $1,127 | $187.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,182 | 230 | $692 | $86.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,132 | 576 | $876 | $142.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,045 | 398 | $2,299 | $364.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,915 | 474 | $1,158 | $175.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,784 | 110 | $1,720 | $249.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,771 | 386 | $692 | $99.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,220 | 240 | $1,869 | $215.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 2,153 | 20 | $2,036 | $209.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,067 | 259 | $1,620 | $174.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,015 | 249 | $1,287 | $134.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,738 | 269 | $932 | $84.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,661 | 198 | $1,062 | $91.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,549 | 166 | $1,111 | $89.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,423 | 181 | $780 | $57.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,391 | 155 | $841 | $60.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,390 | 197 | $2,103 | $151.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,318 | 69 | $2,005 | $120.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,308 | 289 | $1,898 | $129.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,294 | 54 | $1,620 | $109.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,276 | 209 | $1,254 | $83.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,201 | 115 | $1,301 | $81.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,145 | 19 | $2,065 | $108.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,112 | 406 | $4,897 | $283.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,006 | 82 | $2,110 | $110.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 927 | 32 | $864 | $41.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 906 | 23 | $1,457 | $68.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 854 | 68 | $1,131 | $50.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 818 | 68 | $2,038 | $86.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 743 | 11 | $1,901 | $43.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 715 | 25 | $1,550 | $29.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 714 | 20 | $1,506 | $55.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 648 | 155 | $2,341 | $50.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 644 | 172 | $3,828 | $128.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 638 | 38 | $845 | $28.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 634 | 45 | $804 | $26.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 602 | 46 | $1,312 | $41.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 500 | 66 | $1,386 | $36.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 486 | 30 | $1,667 | $42.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 462 | 24 | $1,053 | $25.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 382 | 62 | $915 | $18.2M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 362 | 28 | $1,882 | $35.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 346 | 57 | $1,691 | $30.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 338 | 356 | $741 | $13.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 328 | 33 | $1,182 | $20.2M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 284 | 25 | $878 | $13.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 261 | 67 | $2,029 | $27.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 256 | 19 | $1,562 | $20.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 223 | 44 | $1,686 | $11.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 162 | 56 | $1,085 | $9.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 153 | 20 | $1,409 | $11.2M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 121 | 61 | $2,876 | $18.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 90 | 21 | $1,227 | $5.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 69 | 14 | $1,231 | $4.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 59 | 15 | $996 | $3.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 56 | 21 | $1,565 | $4.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 54 | 4 | $1,837 | $5.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 45 | 6 | $2,385 | $5.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 37 | 11 | $834 | $1.6M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 36 | 6 | $1,911 | $3.6M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 19 | 9 | $1,173 | $1.2M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 17 | 9 | $1,086 | $1.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 3 | 2 | $617 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
10,802
jobs · $105,986 avg pay
State Government
21,884
jobs · $68,206 avg pay
Local Government
16,747
jobs · $62,420 avg pay
Private
229,044
jobs · $66,926 avg pay
SC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
Other SC Counties
The largest counties in SC by total employment.
- Greenville County 296,981 jobs
- Richland County 227,771 jobs
- Spartanburg County 155,485 jobs
- Horry County 144,489 jobs
- Lexington County 132,595 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 119,552 jobs
- York County 104,775 jobs
- Anderson County 72,695 jobs