South Carolina
South Carolina
Data Series |
Back Data |
Mar 2012 |
Apr 2012 |
May 2012 |
June 2012 |
July 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
2,157.2 |
2,151.3 |
2,153.6 |
2,150.5 |
2,143.9 |
2,131.5 |
Employment |
|
1,964.6 |
1,961.2 |
1,957.3 |
1,948.0 |
1,936.9 |
1,926.6 |
Unemployment |
|
192.7 |
190.0 |
196.3 |
202.4 |
207.0 |
204.9 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
8.9 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
1,851.9 |
1,848.0 |
1,853.6 |
1,854.4 |
1,851.2 |
1,845.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
Mining and Logging |
|
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.0 |
-2.6 |
-5.0 |
-5.0 |
-7.7 |
-7.7 |
Construction |
|
75.1 |
75.4 |
76.0 |
75.7 |
74.7 |
75.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.0 |
-2.7 |
-1.4 |
-2.1 |
-2.7 |
-1.0 |
Manufacturing |
|
222.8 |
222.2 |
222.0 |
223.4 |
221.6 |
220.9 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
352.6 |
354.2 |
355.1 |
357.1 |
354.6 |
355.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
Information |
|
26.7 |
26.1 |
26.9 |
26.7 |
26.5 |
27.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
3.1 |
5.4 |
Financial Activities |
|
95.2 |
94.6 |
95.2 |
95.8 |
94.9 |
96.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 |
-1.8 |
-1.0 |
-0.3 |
-1.0 |
0.2 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
232.9 |
230.3 |
234.6 |
235.6 |
232.3 |
230.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
Education & Health Services |
|
217.3 |
218.6 |
220.3 |
219.1 |
221.3 |
222.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
213.1 |
211.0 |
209.2 |
208.6 |
207.4 |
208.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 |
0.4 |
-0.9 |
-1.2 |
-0.7 |
-0.4 |
Other Services |
|
69.6 |
69.7 |
69.9 |
68.6 |
68.9 |
68.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
-0.6 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
Government |
|
342.8 |
342.1 |
340.6 |
340.0 |
345.4 |
337.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
-2.2 |
0.1 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
7 |
12 |
4 |
23 |
35 |
9 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
498 |
1,321 |
327 |
2,047 |
4,144 |
870 |
Data extracted on:
October 05, 2012
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-Rock Hill, 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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