There were nine machinery manufacturing businesses in South Carolina that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in South Carolina than in any other category.
The following table shows how many machinery manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in South Carolina during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Machinery manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in South Carolina (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
24,157
2013
23,877
2014
23,872
2015
23,794
2016
23,509
