South Carolina
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Dec
2007 |
Jan
2008 |
Feb
2008 |
Mar
2008 |
Apr
2008 |
May
2008 |
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| Labor Force Data |
|---|
| Civilian Labor Force (1) |
 |
2,150.2 (5) |
2,145.9 |
2,127.4 |
2,140.7 |
2,139.0 |
2,152.4 (P) |
| Employment (1) |
|
2,016.8 (5) |
2,015.6 |
2,011.4 |
2,018.5 |
2,013.5 |
2,011.5 (P) |
| Unemployment (1) |
|
133.4 (5) |
130.3 |
116.0 |
122.2 |
125.6 |
140.8 (P) |
| Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
6.2 (5) |
6.1 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
6.5 (P) |
| Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|---|
| Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
1,958.1 |
1,966.4 |
1,955.9 |
1,951.6 |
1,957.8 |
1,954.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.7 (P) |
| Natural Resources and Mining (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
-4.2 |
-2.1 |
-4.3 |
-4.3 |
-2.2 |
-2.2 (P) |
| Construction (3) |
|
127.0 |
127.2 |
123.5 |
121.3 |
117.7 |
116.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Construction |
|
-0.4 |
0.4 |
-2.4 |
-4.9 |
-6.7 |
-7.3 (P) |
| Manufacturing (4) |
|
249.0 |
249.2 |
249.2 |
247.8 |
246.2 |
245.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-1.3 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-1.2 |
-1.5 |
-1.7 (P) |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
380.1 |
380.1 |
378.1 |
376.1 |
377.7 |
376.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- TTU |
|
1.4 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
-0.1 (P) |
| Information (4) |
|
27.8 |
27.6 |
27.8 |
27.7 |
27.8 |
27.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Information |
|
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
-1.4 (P) |
| Financial Activities (3) |
|
107.7 |
107.7 |
106.6 |
106.9 |
108.5 |
107.9 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Financial Activities |
|
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.1 (P) |
| Professional & Business Services (4) |
|
226.1 |
230.9 |
228.2 |
228.0 |
230.0 |
228.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- PBS |
|
1.4 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
1.2 (P) |
| Education & Health Services (3) |
|
204.7 |
205.6 |
205.0 |
205.4 |
206.1 |
206.0 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- EHS |
|
3.2 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.3 (P) |
| Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
|
217.5 |
218.7 |
219.2 |
220.0 |
222.8 |
224.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
3.7 (P) |
| Other Services (4) |
|
73.8 |
73.5 |
72.9 |
73.1 |
74.1 |
74.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
-0.9 |
-1.6 |
-2.1 |
-1.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 (P) |
| Government (3) |
|
339.8 |
341.3 |
340.9 |
340.8 |
342.4 |
343.7 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Government |
|
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.3 (P) |
| Mass layoffs |
|---|
| Layoff events, all industries |
|
29 |
12 |
10 |
17 |
22 |
11 |
| 12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
12 |
-2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
5 |
| 12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
70.6 |
-14.3 |
42.9 |
70.0 |
-15.4 |
83.3 |
| Initial claimants, all industries |
|
4,236 |
1,991 |
1,354 |
1,659 |
2,563 |
809 |
| 12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
1,400 |
525 |
713 |
449 |
-728 |
336 |
| 12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
49.4 |
35.8 |
111.2 |
37.1 |
-22.1 |
71.0 |
Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4)
(5) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
Data extracted on: July 8, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note:
More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available
through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page
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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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