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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > South Carolina

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News Releases:
Mar
23
County Employment and Wages in South Carolina — Third Quarter 2022

Employment increased in all of South Carolina’s seven largest counties from September 2021 to September 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
14
Consumer Price Index, South Region — February 2023

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
28
South Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2022

South Carolina had 187,000 job openings in December 2022, compared to 182,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

South Carolina Economy at a Glance:
South Carolina
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023		 Feb
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)2,372.3 (r)2,371.2 (r)2,371.1 (r)2,371.6 2,374.8 (p)2,382.2

Employment(1)

 (r)2,293.9 (r)2,293.1 (r)2,293.7 (r)2,294.4 2,298.8 (p)2,306.1

Unemployment(1)

 (r)78.4 (r)78.1 (r)77.5 (r)77.2 76.0 (p)76.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 3.2 (p)3.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,268.8 2,264.8 2,262.3 2,263.7 2,276.0 (p)2,278.1

12-month % change

 4.7 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.4 (p)2.4

Mining and Logging(3)

 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 (p)4.5

12-month % change

 2.3 2.3 4.5 2.3 2.3 (p)4.7

Construction(3)

 109.9 110.1 109.7 109.5 109.9 (p)109.3

12-month % change

 4.1 3.6 3.3 2.7 2.8 (p)1.8

Manufacturing(3)

 263.0 262.1 262.6 262.5 261.9 (p)261.3

12-month % change

 5.1 3.6 3.4 2.7 2.2 (p)0.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 437.1 436.4 436.9 437.6 438.0 (p)438.0

12-month % change

 5.1 3.9 3.6 3.2 2.6 (p)1.0

Information(3)

 30.8 31.5 31.3 31.5 31.5 (p)31.4

12-month % change

 10.8 11.7 10.2 11.7 6.8 (p)6.4

Financial Activities(3)

 119.4 118.3 118.8 119.8 118.5 (p)117.2

12-month % change

 6.7 5.1 5.0 5.1 3.1 (p)1.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 313.7 314.1 308.7 306.4 310.7 (p)312.5

12-month % change

 5.2 3.9 2.3 1.2 2.5 (p)2.2

Education & Health Services(3)

 271.5 270.0 271.7 272.0 275.4 (p)274.8

12-month % change

 5.9 4.9 5.3 5.3 6.0 (p)5.3

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 267.3 267.3 267.1 268.9 271.3 (p)273.2

12-month % change

 5.9 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.7 (p)4.0

Other Services(3)

 82.6 82.2 82.6 83.0 82.5 (p)82.4

12-month % change

 5.4 3.9 4.2 4.4 2.9 (p)2.1

Government(3)

 369.0 368.3 368.3 368.0 371.8 (p)373.5

12-month % change

 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 3.5 (p)2.3

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
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Charlotte Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2023
Columbia Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2023
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2023
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2023
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in South Carolina — 2022 Unemployment News Release Feb 2023
County Employment and Wages in South Carolina — Third Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbia — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — February 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages for Truck Drivers in Selected Metropolitan Areas in the Southeast-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston-North Charleston — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Augusta, GA-SC, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2023
Charleston, SC, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2023
Greenville, SC, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Mar 2023
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in South Carolina — 2021 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Augusta-Richmond County — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nurse Occupations in South Carolina’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Business Employment Dynamics in South Carolina — Third Quarter 2021 Employment News Release May 2022
Women’s Earnings In South Carolina — 2020 Pay News Release Oct 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Spartanburg — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in South Carolina — 2021 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Florence — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
South Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023