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Small Employers and Insurance

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  • 53% of small employers with 1-10 employees do not offer group-sponsored health insurance to their employees.
  • 39% of small employers with 11-20 employees do not offer group-sponsored health insurance to their employees.
  • 8% of small employers with 21-50 employees do not offer group-sponsored health insurance to their employees.
  • 8% of small employers with 51-100 employees do not offer group-sponsored health insurance to their employees.
     

Small Employers Offering Insurance in S.C. by Region

Region % Offering Insurance % Not Offering Insurance
Upstate 84% 16%
Pee Dee 74% 26%
Midlands 78% 22%
Low Country 73% 27%

 

Small Employers by Insurance Offer in S.C.

Business Type % of Total Businesses Offers Insurance Does Not Offer Insurance
Agriculture .96% 55.56% 44.44%
Construction 11.98% 75.00% 25.00%
Government 1.39% 100.00% 0.00%
Hotel, Motel, Restaurant, or Entertainment 12.94% 76.67% 23.33%
Manufacturing 14.12% 92.42% 7.58%
Medical 7.59% 83.10% 16.90%
Professional and Related Services 25.35% 73.00% 27.00%
Retail Trade 21.82% 82.67% 17.33%
Other 3.85% 75.00% 25.00%

 

South Carolina Business by Employee Size (As Of March 2003)

Class Size (# Employees in Class) # of Employees by Class # Businesses by Class Percentage
0-4 98,720 73,785 62.14%
5-9 128,197 19,429 16.36%
10-19 164,481 12,224 10.29%
20-49 249,057 8,242 6.94%
50-99 195,152 2,831 2.38%
100-249 236,309 1,576 1.33%
250+   654 .55%

Note: Does not include self-employed or government employers.
Source: Employment Security Commission.
 

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