Fairfield County, SC

FIPS 45039 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Fairfield County had an annual average of 6,051 jobs across 432 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,051

+2.6% YoY

Establishments

432

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,000

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 Fairfield County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 431 43 $1,255 $28.1M
623 NAICS 623 288 6 $831 $12.5M
424 NAICS 424 284 8 $1,581 $23.4M
722 NAICS 722 205 18 $318 $3.4M
445 NAICS 445 158 12 $444 $3.7M
457 NAICS 457 147 21 $605 $4.6M
624 NAICS 624 142 25 $497 $3.7M
621 NAICS 621 136 15 $937 $6.6M
611 NAICS 611 120 7 $610 $3.8M
238 NAICS 238 116 22 $1,045 $6.3M
524 NAICS 524 81 10 $2,310 $9.7M
441 NAICS 441 75 8 $1,040 $4.0M
455 NAICS 455 66 8 $322 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 48 6 $862 $2.1M
926 NAICS 926 44 6 $1,108 $2.6M
812 NAICS 812 42 8 $1,091 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 33 6 $1,243 $2.1M
456 NAICS 456 28 4 $717 $1.0M
811 NAICS 811 26 8 $905 $1.2M
449 NAICS 449 24 5 $598 $0.7M
113 NAICS 113 21 5 $1,112 $1.2M
488 NAICS 488 16 3 $703 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 16 3 $758 $0.6M
517 NAICS 517 13 4 $1,201 $0.8M
484 NAICS 484 13 8 $1,147 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

33

jobs · $64,614 avg pay

State Government

164

jobs · $48,252 avg pay

Local Government

1,030

jobs · $51,714 avg pay

Private

4,824

jobs · $64,646 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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