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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.
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.
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.
Data Series | Back Data |
Sept 2022 |
Oct 2022 |
Nov 2022 |
Dec 2022 |
Jan 2023 |
Feb 2023 |
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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 | |
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 |