Lee County, SC

FIPS 45061 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lee County had an annual average of 3,667 jobs across 310 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,667

-4.9% YoY

Establishments

310

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,606

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 Lee County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 376 9 $1,628 $31.8M
611 NAICS 611 262 8 $1,002 $13.7M
623 NAICS 623 255 3 $660 $8.8M
332 NAICS 332 170 4 $1,810 $16.0M
445 NAICS 445 136 9 $488 $3.4M
457 NAICS 457 107 13 $405 $2.3M
484 NAICS 484 103 6 $1,124 $6.0M
562 NAICS 562 102 6 $1,362 $7.2M
423 NAICS 423 79 3 $1,217 $5.0M
444 NAICS 444 67 7 $1,010 $3.5M
561 NAICS 561 64 10 $503 $1.7M
926 NAICS 926 53 5 $1,407 $3.0M
111 NAICS 111 52 12 $721 $2.0M
455 NAICS 455 50 6 $351 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 46 5 $874 $2.1M
456 NAICS 456 22 4 $794 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 20 3 $1,116 $1.1M
811 NAICS 811 12 4 $564 $0.4M
113 NAICS 113 10 3 $700 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $797 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

29

jobs · $56,279 avg pay

State Government

295

jobs · $56,706 avg pay

Local Government

545

jobs · $44,402 avg pay

Private

2,798

jobs · $49,799 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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