South Carolina

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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)2,298.1 (2)2,298.1 2,310.6 2,323.4 2,332.8 (p)2,334.7

Employment(1)

 (2)2,198.3 (2)2,199.9 2,209.2 2,220.1 2,229.2 (p)2,233.2

Unemployment(1)

 (2)99.9 (2)98.2 101.5 103.4 103.6 (p)101.5

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.3 (2)4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 (p)4.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 2,068.8 2,070.7 2,076.1 2,076.3 2,074.4 (p)2,076.1

12-month % change

 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.6 (p)1.4

Mining and Logging(4)

 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 (p)4.3

12-month % change

 7.5 5.0 7.5 4.9 4.9 (p)4.9

Construction(4)

 99.8 98.4 98.5 96.1 95.3 (p)96.0

12-month % change

 11.5 9.2 8.0 3.8 2.9 (p)3.0

Manufacturing(4)

 240.4 241.6 241.7 244.0 245.0 (p)244.4

12-month % change

 1.3 1.9 1.9 3.0 3.5 (p)3.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 397.4 399.8 398.5 401.0 401.7 (p)402.1

12-month % change

 2.1 2.7 2.0 2.1 2.4 (p)2.3

Information(4)

 27.2 27.2 26.8 26.8 26.7 (p)26.5

12-month % change

 -0.7 0.4 -0.7 -1.1 -1.5 (p)-4.7

Financial Activities(4)

 99.6 99.7 102.4 101.4 100.2 (p)100.7

12-month % change

 1.1 0.8 3.0 1.8 0.2 (p)0.5

Professional & Business Services(4)

 269.4 268.2 272.7 274.6 272.5 (p)271.1

12-month % change

 1.0 -0.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 (p)0.9

Education & Health Services(4)

 244.3 245.4 245.9 244.7 245.8 (p)244.7

12-month % change

 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.4 2.5 (p)1.8

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 247.3 247.5 245.8 244.8 244.9 (p)246.9

12-month % change

 1.9 1.5 0.4 -0.3 -0.5 (p)0.3

Other Services(4)

 74.0 73.6 74.8 74.4 72.9 (p)73.4

12-month % change

 -0.1 -1.1 0.7 0.1 -1.6 (p)-1.3

Government(4)

 365.1 365.1 364.7 364.2 365.1 (p)366.0

12-month % change

 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 (p)0.9

Footnotes
 (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 19, 2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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