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.
| 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
Other SC Counties
The largest counties in SC by total employment.
- Greenville County 296,981 jobs
- Charleston County 278,477 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