Here are some of the area's largest employers:
United States Navy
Medical University of South Carolina
United States Air Force
Charleston County School District
Care Alliance Health Services
Berkeley County school District
Boeing
Charleston County
Google
Westvaco Corp.
Trident medical Center
Robert Bosch Corporation
Piggly Wiggly Grocery Stores
Dorchester County School District II
Santee Cooper
City of Charleston
Wal-Mart stores
United States Postal Service
Bi Lo Inc
South Carolina electric and gas
College of Charleston
Interactive Performance
City of North Charleston
Kiawah Resort
Bayer Corp.
Blackbaud
Lowes Corp.
Bass hotels and resorts
Food Lion stores
Detyens shipyard
Williamsons Technologies
Nucor Steel
Charleston Place Hotel
Alcoa
US Coast Guard
The Citadel
Trident Technical College
Destination Wild Dunes