Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks job market in South Carolina
In short
In QCEW 2026 Q1, industries that employ Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in South Carolina had +0.7% year-over-year employment change, compared with -0.8% nationally. Establishments changed -3.1%. Average weekly wages in those industries changed +3.4%.
QCEW measures employment, wages and establishments by industry. These figures weight those industry conditions by this occupation’s published industry mix, so they are not direct occupation employment and not a count of current job openings.
BLS QCEW sourceMethodologyNational Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks report
Industry employment change over time
Year-over-year change for the industries that employ Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks in South Carolina
Every published quarter
BLS does not publish a national quarterly series for this occupation’s industry mix, so only the South Carolina series is shown. The U.S. figure on the cards above is the latest quarter benchmark.
| Quarter | South Carolina | State data coverage |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | +1.3% | 100% |
| 2024 Q3 | +0.7% | 100% |
| 2024 Q4 | +0.3% | 100% |
| 2025 Q1 | +0.5% | 100% |
| 2025 Q2 | +0.2% | 97.75% |
| 2025 Q3 | +0.4% | 100% |
| 2025 Q4 | +0.8% | 100% |
| 2026 Q1 | +0.7% | 100% |
Industry mix behind this view
Which industries are weighted into this view. Not a ranking of employers or of job quality.
| Industry group | Share of occupation employment | Local employment change | Establishments | Avg. weekly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 50.0% | +0.6% | 36,443 | $1,128 |
| Manufacturing | 28.0% | +0.4% | 9,723 | $1,615 |
| Professional and business services | 9.8% | +0.4% | 47,623 | $1,591 |
| Private education and health services | 3.9% | +5.1% | 22,668 | $1,186 |
| Other services | 1.6% | +0.8% | 11,829 | $968 |
| Construction | 1.4% | +4.1% | 16,396 | $1,568 |
The feed’s release date for this quarter cannot be verified as a publication date, so it is not presented as one. The data period above is the quarter the figures describe.
QCEW describes the industries that employ this occupation, not the occupation itself. It is not a count of job openings and is not part of the 0-100 Job Market Health score.
How to read this page
QCEW measures employment and wages by industry, not by occupation. We weight those industry conditions using the published industry mix for Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks. These figures describe the industries that employ Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks; they are not direct counts of people working in the occupation or of jobs currently open. This page is not part of the national 0 to 100 Job Market Health score.
Source: BLS QCEW. See the methodology, the national Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks report and about the data.