South Carolina
South Carolina
| Data Series |
Back Data |
July 2011 |
Aug 2011 |
Sept 2011 |
Oct 2011 |
Nov 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
2,160.9 |
2,163.9 |
2,169.0 |
2,169.7 |
2,165.3 |
2,162.1 |
Employment |
|
1,925.1 |
1,924.6 |
1,931.7 |
1,941.7 |
1,951.3 |
1,955.6 |
Unemployment |
|
235.8 |
239.4 |
237.3 |
228.0 |
214.0 |
206.5 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
10.9 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
1,825.9 |
1,823.5 |
1,826.5 |
1,822.8 |
1,831.9 |
1,832.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
Mining and Logging |
|
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
12-month % change |
|
5.0 |
5.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Construction |
|
77.0 |
77.0 |
76.3 |
75.2 |
75.8 |
75.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 |
-0.9 |
-1.9 |
-6.4 |
-4.1 |
-3.7 |
Manufacturing |
|
217.4 |
218.6 |
218.4 |
218.5 |
219.6 |
221.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.6 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
352.4 |
351.6 |
350.7 |
350.8 |
354.1 |
353.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
Information |
|
25.8 |
25.4 |
25.4 |
25.5 |
26.0 |
25.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
Financial Activities |
|
96.3 |
95.9 |
96.2 |
97.3 |
98.0 |
97.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 |
-1.3 |
-0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
222.0 |
221.0 |
224.0 |
222.1 |
221.2 |
220.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 |
2.2 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
-0.6 |
Education & Health Services |
|
218.5 |
217.9 |
217.6 |
217.9 |
218.3 |
217.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
212.0 |
212.5 |
210.0 |
211.3 |
214.8 |
216.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
Other Services |
|
66.9 |
68.0 |
68.9 |
67.7 |
67.9 |
69.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
-1.7 |
-1.0 |
1.6 |
Government |
|
333.4 |
331.4 |
334.9 |
332.4 |
332.1 |
329.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.7 |
-4.1 |
-2.4 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-1.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
28 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
9 |
32 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,724 |
2,871 |
1,944 |
1,329 |
894 |
4,612 |
Data extracted on:
February 07, 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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