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Workers in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.22 in May 2021.
Workers in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.93 in May 2021.
Workers in the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.11 in May 2021.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2021 |
Jan 2022 |
Feb 2022 |
Mar 2022 |
Apr 2022 |
May 2022 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)2,371.3 | 2,374.5 | 2,378.3 | 2,384.3 | 2,391.8 | (p)2,401.3 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)2,286.6 | 2,292.3 | 2,295.7 | 2,303.6 | 2,312.7 | (p)2,322.1 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)84.7 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 80.7 | 79.2 | (p)79.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
2,171.9 | 2,178.4 | 2,198.4 | 2,191.9 | 2,198.7 | (p)2,211.1 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | (p)3.4 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | (p)4.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4.7 | (p)7.0 | |
Construction(3) |
105.0 | 104.6 | 105.0 | 105.8 | 104.0 | (p)104.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | (p)0.4 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
254.0 | 254.3 | 255.0 | 255.3 | 256.3 | (p)258.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | (p)4.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
420.9 | 425.9 | 429.8 | 429.2 | 431.3 | (p)431.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | |
Information(3) |
27.8 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.7 | (p)29.2 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | (p)8.1 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
112.9 | 112.8 | 113.5 | 112.7 | 115.2 | (p)115.5 | |
12-month % change |
5.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.1 | (p)6.2 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
292.9 | 294.9 | 303.8 | 300.6 | 298.4 | (p)299.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | (p)1.6 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
254.3 | 254.9 | 254.8 | 253.5 | 252.8 | (p)254.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | (p)-0.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
252.3 | 255.8 | 258.6 | 256.5 | 260.5 | (p)264.5 | |
12-month % change |
6.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 9.0 | (p)9.3 | |
Other Services(3) |
79.6 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.6 | (p)80.9 | |
12-month % change |
5.6 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | (p)5.6 | |
Government(3) |
367.8 | 362.2 | 365.4 | 365.6 | 366.4 | (p)367.2 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | (p)0.4 | |
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