South Carolina

South Carolina
Data Series	Nov 2020	Dec 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Apr 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	(r)2,348.9	(r)2,355.1	2,360.7	2,377.2	2,388.1	(p)2,381.6
Employment(1)	(r)2,217.6	(r)2,223.5	2,235.3	2,253.3	2,267.4	(p)2,263.3
Unemployment(1)	(r)131.4	(r)131.6	125.4	123.9	120.7	(p)118.4
Unemployment Rate(2)	(r)5.6	(r)5.6	5.3	5.2	5.1	(p)5.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	2,104.4	2,117.3	2,105.0	2,113.0	2,117.5	(p)2,113.3
12-month % change	-4.3	-3.8	-4.3	-3.8	-3.1	(p)11.9
Mining and Logging(3)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	(p)4.6
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	(p)7.0
Construction(3)	103.9	105.5	103.1	105.8	107.9	(p)108.5
12-month % change	-2.8	-1.3	-3.4	-0.8	1.2	(p)7.1
Manufacturing(3)	246.1	247.6	246.0	245.6	247.5	(p)245.0
12-month % change	-4.8	-4.1	-4.5	-4.4	-3.5	(p)9.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	407.0	408.3	408.0	412.6	414.0	(p)413.2
12-month % change	-0.6	-0.5	-0.8	0.5	0.9	(p)11.1
Information(3)	24.6	24.9	25.3	25.1	24.2	(p)24.3
12-month % change	-6.1	-4.2	-2.7	-2.7	-6.6	(p)2.5
Financial Activities(3)	106.1	106.3	105.7	105.6	106.7	(p)105.4
12-month % change	-0.7	-0.6	-1.1	-1.4	-0.5	(p)1.8
Professional & Business Services(3)	285.3	287.4	286.3	287.1	287.0	(p)284.7
12-month % change	-3.9	-2.9	-2.7	-1.9	-1.3	(p)11.4
Education & Health Services(3)	250.5	251.6	251.3	252.0	252.2	(p)254.5
12-month % change	-3.8	-3.5	-3.7	-3.5	-3.2	(p)10.0
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	238.0	241.5	238.1	235.7	234.6	(p)233.3
12-month % change	-12.7	-11.8	-12.9	-13.8	-11.4	(p)58.0
Other Services(3)	74.0	73.9	74.5	74.5	73.7	(p)74.0
12-month % change	-7.8	-8.0	-7.1	-7.1	-7.4	(p)18.8
Government(3)	364.5	365.9	362.3	364.5	365.2	(p)365.8
12-month % change	-3.1	-2.9	-4.0	-3.5	-3.3	(p)0.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

Data extracted on: June 11, 2021

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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