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Title | BLS Subject | Product Type | Date Published |
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Columbia, SC, Area Economic Summary (PDF) | Economic Summary | Aug 2025 | |
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Aug 2025 |
Occupational Employment and Wages in Columbia, SC — May 2024 | Employment, Pay | News Release | May 2025 |
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF) | Consumer price indexes | CPI Summary | Aug 2025 |
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nurse Occupations in South Carolina’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 | Employment, Pay | News Release | Jul 2017 |
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017 | Employment, Pay | News Release | Jun 2018 |
Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
June 2025 |
July 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
425.1 | 425.5 | 424.7 | 425.3 | (p)430.1 | ||
Employment(1) |
406.6 | 408.7 | 409.0 | 409.8 | (p)411.2 | ||
Unemployment(1) |
18.4 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 15.5 | (p)18.8 | ||
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | (p)4.4 | ||
Total Nonfarm(3) |
434.4 | 436.2 | 437.5 | 438.9 | 438.7 | (p)440.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | (p)3.3 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
19.1 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.8 | (p)19.9 | |
12-month % change |
9.1 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.4 | (p)8.7 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
31.9 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.9 | 32.2 | (p)32.4 | |
12-month % change |
-2.1 | -3.3 | -3.0 | -2.1 | -1.5 | (p)-0.9 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
78.9 | 78.4 | 77.8 | 77.7 | 78.1 | (p)78.5 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | (p)1.7 | |
Information(3) |
5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | (p)5.3 | |
12-month % change |
4.1 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 12.8 | (p)12.8 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
35.4 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 36.3 | 36.4 | (p)36.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 | (p)4.3 | |
Professional and Business Services(3) |
58.2 | 59.0 | 60.1 | 59.6 | 59.8 | (p)60.0 | |
12-month % change |
2.6 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | (p)4.9 | |
Education and Health Services(3) |
61.5 | 61.9 | 61.6 | 62.3 | 61.4 | (p)62.3 | |
12-month % change |
4.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | (p)3.8 | |
Leisure and Hospitality(3) |
40.6 | 41.3 | 41.9 | 42.6 | 43.2 | (p)44.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 5.9 | (p)9.4 | |
Other Services(3) |
18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.7 | (p)18.9 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 5.1 | (p)5.6 | |
Government(3) |
85.2 | 85.4 | 85.5 | 85.2 | 83.8 | (p)82.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | (p)-0.8 | |
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