Chester County, SC

FIPS 45023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Chester County had an annual average of 10,409 jobs across 671 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

10,409

+2.5% YoY

Establishments

671

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$58,462

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 Chester County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
326 NAICS 326 1,628 5 $1,087 $92.0M
424 NAICS 424 699 13 $1,301 $47.3M
722 NAICS 722 583 41 $354 $10.7M
237 NAICS 237 535 8 $1,505 $41.9M
325 NAICS 325 451 8 $1,375 $32.2M
331 NAICS 331 410 6 $1,743 $37.2M
327 NAICS 327 407 7 $1,630 $34.5M
455 NAICS 455 314 16 $567 $9.3M
484 NAICS 484 257 30 $905 $12.1M
621 NAICS 621 235 22 $1,036 $12.7M
541 NAICS 541 212 52 $2,628 $29.0M
423 NAICS 423 211 16 $1,674 $18.3M
238 NAICS 238 208 32 $1,345 $14.5M
445 NAICS 445 188 19 $375 $3.7M
457 NAICS 457 162 30 $639 $5.4M
926 NAICS 926 154 5 $1,245 $10.0M
561 NAICS 561 134 34 $586 $4.1M
624 NAICS 624 99 35 $498 $2.6M
332 NAICS 332 96 6 $1,137 $5.7M
812 NAICS 812 87 11 $640 $2.9M
522 NAICS 522 75 13 $1,338 $4.3M
113 NAICS 113 74 9 $1,144 $4.4M
491 NAICS 491 66 6 $1,653 $5.7M
923 NAICS 923 64 5 $862 $2.9M
444 NAICS 444 59 8 $800 $2.4M
811 NAICS 811 50 21 $930 $2.4M
441 NAICS 441 48 8 $496 $1.2M
425 NAICS 425 47 7 $1,330 $3.3M
456 NAICS 456 44 6 $637 $1.5M
813 NAICS 813 41 9 $709 $1.5M
562 NAICS 562 32 5 $1,109 $1.9M
236 NAICS 236 31 14 $804 $1.3M
333 NAICS 333 30 6 $1,040 $1.6M
112 NAICS 112 26 5 $531 $0.7M
339 NAICS 339 23 4 $1,192 $1.4M
221 NAICS 221 23 9 $1,683 $2.0M
922 NAICS 922 22 4 $1,272 $1.5M
611 NAICS 611 22 8 $761 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 20 5 $1,100 $0.8M
458 NAICS 458 18 6 $339 $0.3M
459 NAICS 459 17 6 $410 $0.4M
449 NAICS 449 16 5 $540 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 8 9 $240 $0.1M
551 NAICS 551 5 3 $1,262 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

75

jobs · $83,052 avg pay

State Government

496

jobs · $61,436 avg pay

Local Government

1,310

jobs · $50,081 avg pay

Private

8,528

jobs · $59,362 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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