Richland County, SC

FIPS 45079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Richland County had an annual average of 227,771 jobs across 12,736 establishments, paying $14.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

227,771

+1.7% YoY

Establishments

12,736

Total Wages

$14.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,784

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 Richland County, SC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 19,982 907 $677 $445.0M
561 NAICS 561 16,535 882 $818 $703.0M
524 NAICS 524 15,798 404 $2,628 $1,281.9M
541 NAICS 541 13,943 2,141 $1,986 $1,438.5M
621 NAICS 621 13,895 770 $2,507 $1,218.2M
611 NAICS 611 13,190 360 $1,226 $703.8M
923 NAICS 923 8,000 22 $1,672 $494.7M
922 NAICS 922 6,236 19 $2,210 $401.4M
624 NAICS 624 4,878 559 $800 $161.6M
622 NAICS 622 4,701 5 $1,950 $401.1M
455 NAICS 455 4,528 129 $714 $128.9M
445 NAICS 445 4,438 217 $876 $136.0M
238 NAICS 238 4,284 464 $1,259 $280.5M
423 NAICS 423 4,208 282 $1,638 $358.3M
522 NAICS 522 4,125 274 $1,717 $368.3M
531 NAICS 531 3,090 575 $1,229 $197.5M
441 NAICS 441 3,042 149 $1,279 $202.2M
813 NAICS 813 2,504 221 $1,029 $134.0M
926 NAICS 926 2,501 31 $1,878 $167.9M
928 NAICS 928 2,399 3 $1,459 $182.0M
444 NAICS 444 2,352 84 $1,023 $125.1M
811 NAICS 811 2,199 286 $1,020 $116.6M
921 NAICS 921 2,125 29 $2,010 $142.7M
812 NAICS 812 2,028 287 $1,306 $67.9M
325 NAICS 325 1,981 33 $1,915 $197.3M
713 NAICS 713 1,947 102 $602 $42.7M
333 NAICS 333 1,898 31 $1,255 $123.9M
332 NAICS 332 1,842 33 $1,389 $133.0M
721 NAICS 721 1,818 118 $793 $51.6M
236 NAICS 236 1,754 210 $1,788 $163.1M
459 NAICS 459 1,706 203 $604 $53.5M
458 NAICS 458 1,633 186 $463 $39.3M
424 NAICS 424 1,602 123 $1,570 $130.8M
456 NAICS 456 1,495 168 $814 $63.3M
484 NAICS 484 1,394 190 $1,192 $86.4M
491 NAICS 491 1,286 22 $1,387 $90.9M
551 NAICS 551 1,093 91 $1,844 $104.8M
457 NAICS 457 1,073 157 $559 $31.2M
322 NAICS 322 1,061 10 $1,993 $110.0M
425 NAICS 425 985 123 $2,547 $130.4M
449 NAICS 449 853 126 $1,127 $50.0M
311 NAICS 311 820 22 $1,148 $49.0M
711 NAICS 711 715 64 $575 $21.4M
221 NAICS 221 712 32 $1,951 $72.2M
237 NAICS 237 710 65 $1,343 $49.6M
339 NAICS 339 698 56 $1,532 $55.6M
517 NAICS 517 676 53 $1,530 $53.7M
492 NAICS 492 672 30 $616 $21.5M
523 NAICS 523 647 155 $4,108 $138.2M
326 NAICS 326 614 12 $1,249 $39.9M
323 NAICS 323 580 31 $1,208 $36.4M
513 NAICS 513 568 100 $2,237 $66.1M
516 NAICS 516 525 32 $1,280 $35.0M
519 NAICS 519 474 62 $2,259 $26.9M
562 NAICS 562 467 53 $1,097 $26.6M
493 NAICS 493 460 23 $1,098 $26.3M
336 NAICS 336 448 15 $1,363 $31.8M
327 NAICS 327 445 25 $1,303 $30.1M
488 NAICS 488 348 42 $1,366 $24.7M
334 NAICS 334 309 25 $2,429 $39.0M
337 NAICS 337 284 12 $1,002 $14.8M
485 NAICS 485 223 18 $1,034 $12.0M
712 NAICS 712 195 8 $1,547 $7.6M
321 NAICS 321 187 13 $1,410 $13.7M
518 NAICS 518 187 70 $1,705 $16.6M
814 NAICS 814 173 192 $694 $6.3M
512 NAICS 512 100 21 $645 $3.3M
924 NAICS 924 90 2 $1,992 $9.3M
525 NAICS 525 87 18 $2,297 $10.4M
925 NAICS 925 44 2 $2,255 $5.2M
111 NAICS 111 37 5 $1,314 $2.5M
313 NAICS 313 36 3 $1,493 $2.8M
314 NAICS 314 35 7 $683 $1.3M
113 NAICS 113 26 9 $995 $1.3M
999 NAICS 999 2 1 $1,461 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

9,507

jobs · $86,199 avg pay

State Government

28,344

jobs · $66,218 avg pay

Local Government

15,197

jobs · $57,755 avg pay

Private

174,723

jobs · $61,390 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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