South Carolina
South Carolina
Data Series |
Back Data |
Oct 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
Dec 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
2,172.7 |
2,180.4 |
2,193.2 |
2,186.2 |
2,189.3 |
2,185.5 |
Employment |
|
2,002.5 |
2,001.5 |
2,000.1 |
1,960.3 |
1,951.0 |
1,936.9 |
Unemployment |
|
170.2 |
178.9 |
193.1 |
225.9 |
238.4 |
248.6 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
7.8 |
8.2 |
8.8 |
10.3 |
10.9 |
11.4 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
1,904.2 |
1,896.3 |
1,884.1 |
1,873.0 |
1,864.4 |
1,853.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 |
-2.7 |
-3.3 |
-3.9 |
-4.3 |
-4.7 |
Mining and Logging |
|
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-8.7 |
-8.7 |
-8.7 |
-6.7 |
-6.7 |
-6.7 |
Construction |
|
112.6 |
110.4 |
108.6 |
109.3 |
107.0 |
104.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.9 |
-9.0 |
-9.9 |
-8.1 |
-9.2 |
-10.6 |
Manufacturing |
|
237.9 |
236.7 |
234.4 |
229.8 |
223.8 |
219.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.5 |
-4.9 |
-5.7 |
-7.5 |
-9.4 |
-10.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
368.2 |
365.8 |
362.9 |
360.8 |
359.6 |
359.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 |
-3.5 |
-4.2 |
-5.0 |
-5.1 |
-4.7 |
Information |
|
29.2 |
29.1 |
29.2 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
29.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
Financial Activities |
|
105.5 |
105.1 |
105.6 |
106.1 |
104.3 |
103.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 |
-1.4 |
-1.1 |
-0.3 |
-2.4 |
-3.1 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
215.2 |
213.6 |
209.7 |
209.8 |
211.4 |
210.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.4 |
-5.2 |
-6.8 |
-6.3 |
-5.8 |
-6.1 |
Education & Health Services |
|
208.7 |
209.0 |
208.7 |
206.4 |
207.5 |
207.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
209.2 |
207.2 |
206.7 |
205.5 |
204.7 |
203.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.4 |
-5.1 |
-5.7 |
-6.0 |
-6.7 |
-7.2 |
Other Services |
|
70.5 |
71.3 |
70.8 |
70.7 |
71.8 |
70.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.1 |
-0.7 |
-1.3 |
-0.8 |
1.1 |
-0.6 |
Government |
|
343.0 |
343.9 |
343.3 |
340.7 |
340.4 |
339.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
-0.9 |
-1.2 |
-1.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
23 |
36 |
84 |
102 |
33 |
48 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,268 |
3,916 |
9,381 |
10,703 |
3,471 |
6,157 |
Data extracted on:
May 01, 2009
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
South Carolina includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Anderson, SC
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC
- Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
- Columbia, SC
- Florence, SC
- Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
- Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC
- Spartanburg, SC
- Sumter, SC
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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