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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.9 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
South Carolina had 170,000 job openings in December 2023, compared to 166,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 5.4 percent in South Carolina.
Data Series | Back Data |
Aug 2023 |
Sept 2023 |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)2,462.4 | (r)2,467.2 | (r)2,470.7 | (r)2,470.9 | (r)2,470.3 | (p)2,471.8 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)2,391.5 | (r)2,394.4 | (r)2,396.2 | (r)2,395.9 | (r)2,395.4 | (p)2,396.5 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)70.9 | (r)72.8 | (r)74.5 | (r)75.0 | (r)74.9 | (p)75.3 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)2.9 | (r)3.0 | (r)3.0 | (r)3.0 | (r)3.0 | (p)3.0 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
2,313.1 | 2,319.7 | 2,328.6 | 2,334.3 | 2,336.6 | (p)2,345.8 | |
12-month % change |
2.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | (p)3.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
112.9 | 113.4 | 115.2 | 116.0 | 115.3 | (p)116.0 | |
12-month % change |
3.3 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | (p)4.9 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
263.2 | 263.6 | 265.6 | 264.9 | 264.6 | (p)265.5 | |
12-month % change |
-0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | (p)0.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
443.8 | 444.5 | 445.2 | 442.6 | 445.1 | (p)442.0 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | (p)0.6 | |
Information(3) |
28.8 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 28.6 | (p)28.7 | |
12-month % change |
-3.4 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -4.3 | -5.0 | (p)-4.7 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
122.9 | 123.4 | 123.6 | 123.5 | 124.1 | (p)123.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | (p)3.0 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
313.3 | 315.1 | 312.7 | 314.4 | 315.7 | (p)318.3 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | (p)3.1 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
284.5 | 286.1 | 289.5 | 290.4 | 290.3 | (p)291.5 | |
12-month % change |
6.2 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | (p)6.0 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
280.4 | 281.4 | 284.5 | 288.7 | 286.9 | (p)290.1 | |
12-month % change |
5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | (p)5.7 | |
Other Services(3) |
87.4 | 87.5 | 87.1 | 88.6 | 89.3 | (p)89.7 | |
12-month % change |
5.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | (p)5.7 | |
Government(3) |
371.4 | 371.6 | 372.0 | 372.0 | 372.2 | (p)375.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)2.8 | |
Footnotes |