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Feb
18
Women’s Earnings In South Carolina – 2019
In 2019, South Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $733, or 76.9 percent of the $953 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.
Feb
10
Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2021
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Jan
26
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in South Carolina — 2019
Over 34,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among South Carolina’s private industry employers in 2019.
South Carolina Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2020 |
Aug 2020 |
Sept 2020 |
Oct 2020 |
Nov 2020 |
Dec 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
2,458.9 | 2,421.1 | 2,383.6 | 2,387.7 | 2,339.1 | (p)2,340.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,246.0 | 2,266.3 | 2,258.5 | 2,287.2 | 2,236.4 | (p)2,232.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
212.9 | 154.8 | 125.1 | 100.5 | 102.7 | (p)107.3 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
8.7 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | (p)4.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,072.5 | 2,094.9 | 2,113.1 | 2,125.7 | 2,141.8 | (p)2,156.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.5 | -4.6 | -3.9 | -3.5 | -3.0 | (p)-2.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | (p)4.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.7 | -4.4 | -6.7 | -4.4 | -2.3 | (p)-2.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
107.2 | 109.3 | 110.1 | 111.6 | 114.1 | (p)115.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | (p)5.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
256.7 | 255.8 | 257.3 | 258.6 | 259.9 | (p)259.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -1.7 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | (p)0.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
393.3 | 397.7 | 399.7 | 397.4 | 403.8 | (p)410.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.8 | -2.7 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -1.4 | (p)-0.1 |
Information(3) |
|
26.0 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.6 | 25.7 | (p)25.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.1 | -5.5 | -3.4 | -4.1 | -3.4 | (p)-3.7 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
102.6 | 103.2 | 103.9 | 105.4 | 105.4 | (p)105.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -2.0 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | (p)0.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
285.6 | 290.2 | 295.2 | 296.2 | 298.7 | (p)304.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.3 | -3.1 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -1.2 | (p)0.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
247.5 | 244.3 | 243.5 | 246.7 | 247.7 | (p)247.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.1 | -5.7 | -6.1 | -4.8 | -4.5 | (p)-4.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
212.9 | 216.5 | 226.0 | 231.5 | 233.7 | (p)236.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-21.8 | -20.3 | -16.8 | -16.1 | -15.9 | (p)-15.6 |
Other Services(3) |
|
80.9 | 81.7 | 83.8 | 84.4 | 85.1 | (p)84.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | (p)5.5 |
Government(3) |
|
355.6 | 366.3 | 363.6 | 364.0 | 363.4 | (p)363.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.4 | -2.0 | -2.5 | -2.6 | -3.0 | (p)-3.0 |
|
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