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.
| 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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