Laurens County, SC

FIPS 45059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Laurens County had an annual average of 20,195 jobs across 1,049 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

20,195

-1.5% YoY

Establishments

1,049

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,560

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 Laurens County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,809 24 $1,072 $90.2M
326 NAICS 326 1,431 8 $1,137 $84.6M
722 NAICS 722 1,193 80 $343 $21.3M
623 NAICS 623 883 13 $838 $38.5M
561 NAICS 561 775 62 $515 $20.7M
621 NAICS 621 737 64 $1,391 $52.3M
921 NAICS 921 678 5 $779 $27.5M
332 NAICS 332 660 22 $1,205 $41.4M
455 NAICS 455 616 29 $578 $18.5M
923 NAICS 923 556 7 $1,822 $23.7M
238 NAICS 238 511 58 $1,077 $28.6M
313 NAICS 313 503 4 $1,192 $31.2M
445 NAICS 445 353 30 $448 $8.2M
423 NAICS 423 324 26 $1,563 $26.4M
327 NAICS 327 309 4 $1,348 $21.7M
541 NAICS 541 293 89 $1,299 $19.8M
321 NAICS 321 267 7 $1,464 $20.3M
444 NAICS 444 201 18 $673 $7.0M
441 NAICS 441 195 23 $797 $8.1M
811 NAICS 811 184 33 $876 $8.4M
522 NAICS 522 184 28 $979 $9.4M
221 NAICS 221 169 3 $1,193 $10.5M
457 NAICS 457 154 32 $527 $4.2M
325 NAICS 325 147 4 $1,640 $12.5M
456 NAICS 456 102 16 $783 $4.2M
331 NAICS 331 98 3 $1,165 $5.9M
236 NAICS 236 95 23 $1,165 $5.7M
424 NAICS 424 88 10 $1,302 $6.0M
491 NAICS 491 87 7 $1,264 $5.7M
484 NAICS 484 85 11 $1,390 $6.1M
524 NAICS 524 77 20 $900 $3.6M
926 NAICS 926 74 6 $1,126 $4.3M
812 NAICS 812 58 16 $480 $1.5M
237 NAICS 237 50 6 $2,027 $5.3M
721 NAICS 721 46 10 $438 $1.0M
459 NAICS 459 43 11 $427 $1.0M
113 NAICS 113 39 8 $900 $1.8M
531 NAICS 531 38 16 $865 $1.7M
333 NAICS 333 35 5 $969 $1.8M
458 NAICS 458 32 8 $316 $0.5M
813 NAICS 813 31 10 $828 $1.3M
449 NAICS 449 28 5 $570 $0.8M
532 NAICS 532 24 8 $957 $1.2M
922 NAICS 922 21 4 $1,301 $1.4M
562 NAICS 562 20 6 $952 $1.0M
513 NAICS 513 17 3 $475 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 17 5 $1,327 $1.1M
814 NAICS 814 11 11 $573 $0.3M
337 NAICS 337 6 3 $778 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 6 1 $1,459 $0.4M
551 NAICS 551 6 5 $1,858 $0.6M
518 NAICS 518 4 3 $2,475 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

113

jobs · $69,941 avg pay

State Government

760

jobs · $45,924 avg pay

Local Government

2,846

jobs · $47,621 avg pay

Private

16,476

jobs · $52,375 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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