South Carolina

South Carolina

Data Series	Back Data	May 2021	June 2021	July 2021	Aug 2021	Sept 2021	Oct 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		2,387.9	2,396.4	2,402.8	2,404.4	2,408.4	(p)2,407.8
Employment(1)		2,277.5	2,289.3	2,299.3	2,302.9	2,309.3	(p)2,313.5
Unemployment(1)		110.4	107.1	103.5	101.5	99.1	(p)94.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.6	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.1	(p)3.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		2,112.5	2,119.3	2,134.7	2,142.8	2,150.8	(p)2,157.5
12-month % change		7.9	4.8	4.6	3.6	3.4	(p)3.1
Mining and Logging(3)		4.4	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.5	(p)4.5
12-month % change		0.0	2.3	2.3	0.0	2.3	(p)2.3
Construction(3)		106.6	107.1	109.8	110.2	109.6	(p)107.7
12-month % change		4.6	4.9	7.4	7.6	7.1	(p)5.0
Manufacturing(3)		246.4	247.7	249.2	249.3	248.7	(p)252.9
12-month % change		7.5	3.0	4.0	2.9	1.9	(p)3.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		414.5	415.9	415.5	417.7	420.5	(p)422.0
12-month % change		8.2	5.4	4.7	4.1	3.9	(p)4.9
Information(3)		25.0	25.0	24.9	25.3	25.3	(p)25.4
12-month % change		4.2	4.2	3.3	4.1	2.0	(p)2.8
Financial Activities(3)		103.8	103.3	103.0	103.3	103.9	(p)104.4
12-month % change		-0.3	-1.4	-2.3	-2.2	-1.6	(p)-1.3
Professional & Business Services(3)		283.1	283.9	284.1	284.1	284.1	(p)286.1
12-month % change		7.8	4.8	2.6	1.0	0.4	(p)0.4
Education & Health Services(3)		254.7	256.8	257.3	254.1	255.9	(p)256.1
12-month % change		6.6	5.5	4.1	2.7	3.2	(p)2.5
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		236.7	235.7	243.3	246.3	250.8	(p)250.7
12-month % change		29.7	12.1	12.0	12.3	11.7	(p)7.6
Other Services(3)		74.4	76.2	76.3	75.7	77.2	(p)78.0
12-month % change		10.5	4.1	4.8	3.4	5.3	(p)6.8
Government(3)		362.9	363.2	366.8	372.4	370.3	(p)369.7
12-month % change		1.1	2.4	3.4	1.1	1.2	(p)1.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: December 08, 2021

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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South Carolina includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
• Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC
• Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC
• Columbia, SC
• Florence, SC
• Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
• Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC
• Spartanburg, SC
• Sumter, SC

 

Geographically based survey data available from BLS:

Employment & Unemployment

• Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the CES survey (State and Area)
• Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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• Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
• Occupational Employment Statistics
• Geographic Profile

Prices & Living Conditions

• Consumer Price Index
• Consumer Expenditure Survey

Compensation & Working Conditions

• National Compensation Survey
• Employment Cost Index
• Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities