Lancaster County, SC
FIPS 45057 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lancaster County had an annual average of 28,111 jobs across 2,235 establishments, paying $1.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
28,111
+2.5% YoY
Establishments
2,235
Total Wages
$1.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$64,548
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,259 | 370 | $2,082 | $244.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,213 | 134 | $413 | $47.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,873 | 115 | $1,746 | $170.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,569 | 24 | $2,252 | $183.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,346 | 104 | $654 | $45.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,042 | 36 | $555 | $30.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 873 | 50 | $507 | $23.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 698 | 10 | $719 | $26.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 664 | 113 | $1,309 | $45.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 569 | 87 | $623 | $18.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 526 | 22 | $782 | $21.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 512 | 58 | $1,798 | $47.9M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 503 | 5 | $896 | $23.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 438 | 82 | $807 | $18.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 419 | 27 | $2,370 | $51.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 406 | 54 | $1,675 | $35.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 288 | 34 | $758 | $11.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 262 | 12 | $1,599 | $21.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 238 | 18 | $1,399 | $17.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 223 | 36 | $938 | $10.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 212 | 74 | $1,107 | $12.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 211 | 40 | $544 | $6.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 201 | 51 | $1,570 | $16.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 195 | 11 | $1,159 | $11.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 194 | 49 | $628 | $6.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 190 | 27 | $761 | $7.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 180 | 10 | $2,171 | $20.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 179 | 22 | $748 | $7.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 172 | 10 | $1,149 | $10.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 158 | 31 | $658 | $5.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 138 | 5 | $900 | $6.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 138 | 19 | $363 | $2.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 128 | 8 | $1,384 | $9.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 115 | 19 | $366 | $2.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 107 | 7 | $2,803 | $15.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 103 | 11 | $1,239 | $6.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 103 | 4 | $1,303 | $7.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 91 | 42 | $1,042 | $4.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 86 | 7 | $1,108 | $4.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 80 | 6 | $1,323 | $5.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 60 | 10 | $2,384 | $7.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 52 | 33 | $3,126 | $8.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 40 | 16 | $1,331 | $2.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 36 | 5 | $1,447 | $2.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 35 | 19 | $1,689 | $3.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 28 | 7 | $1,107 | $1.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 27 | 5 | $688 | $1.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 22 | 6 | $458 | $0.5M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 21 | 5 | $950 | $1.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 18 | 8 | $781 | $0.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 15 | 7 | $753 | $0.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 15 | 13 | $1,844 | $1.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 14 | 6 | $1,170 | $0.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 8 | 13 | $324 | $0.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 7 | 5 | $3,070 | $1.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
125
jobs · $68,241 avg pay
State Government
1,456
jobs · $62,878 avg pay
Local Government
3,320
jobs · $54,568 avg pay
Private
23,210
jobs · $66,063 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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