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Dec
12

Consumer Price Index, South Region – November 2018

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.3 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
14

Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2018

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
24

Women’s Earnings In South Carolina – 2017

In 2017, South Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $696, or 77.5 percent of the $898 median usual weekly earnings for their male counterparts.

South Carolina Economy at a Glance:

South Carolina
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2018

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 2,317.9 2,313.1 2,309.9 2,306.5 2,304.3 (p)2,307.2

Employment(1)

 2,225.4 2,226.0 2,227.6 2,227.8 2,227.6 (p)2,231.0

Unemployment(1)

 92.5 87.1 82.3 78.8 76.7 (p)76.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 2,122.3 2,126.4 2,126.2 2,127.5 2,115.1 (p)2,134.1

12-month % change

 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.4 (p)1.8

Mining and Logging(3)

 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 (p)4.4

12-month % change

 4.7 2.3 4.7 7.0 4.8 (p)4.8

Construction(3)

 99.6 98.4 99.3 99.0 99.2 (p)99.0

12-month % change

 -2.1 -3.5 -2.8 0.2 0.6 (p)-1.7

Manufacturing(3)

 244.0 245.0 245.9 244.2 244.3 (p)245.3

12-month % change

 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.2 1.1 (p)2.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 406.0 407.2 407.9 407.4 405.6 (p)409.3

12-month % change

 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.3 (p)3.3

Information(3)

 27.6 27.8 27.9 27.8 27.4 (p)27.3

12-month % change

 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.7 -0.7 (p)-1.8

Financial Activities(3)

 101.8 102.0 101.7 101.9 102.0 (p)102.4

12-month % change

 0.2 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 -0.5 (p)0.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 280.6 277.1 274.7 278.0 277.6 (p)285.0

12-month % change

 1.9 -0.3 -1.1 0.4 0.7 (p)2.4

Education & Health Services(3)

 252.3 253.9 255.3 255.6 254.9 (p)253.5

12-month % change

 2.8 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 (p)2.2

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 260.1 263.9 262.2 261.3 252.4 (p)261.3

12-month % change

 3.1 4.2 3.4 2.9 0.2 (p)2.5

Other Services(3)

 77.7 78.7 78.3 79.1 78.6 (p)77.9

12-month % change

 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 (p)0.1

Government(3)

 368.1 368.0 368.5 368.6 368.7 (p)368.7

12-month % change

 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.8 (p)0.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Charlotte Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2018
Columbia Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2018
Southeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2018
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2018
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southeast Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2018
Southeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in South Carolina – 2017 Unemployment News Release Mar 2018
County Employment and Wages in South Carolina – Third Quarter 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbia – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Consumer Price Index, South Region – November 2018 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2018
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 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Charleston-North Charleston – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Augusta, GA-SC, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2018
Charleston, SC, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2018
Greenville, SC, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2018
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in South Carolina – 2016 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Augusta-Richmond County – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
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 2017 Employment News Release May 2018
Women’s Earnings In South Carolina – 2017 Pay News Release Oct 2018