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Spartanburg

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jul 2026
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 in Spartanburg, SC — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026

Spartanburg, SC Economy at a Glance:

Spartanburg, SC

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		186.5	187.6	187.0	186.5	187.9	(p)188.8
Employment(1)		176.0	177.2	178.9	179.3	180.3	(p)180.1
Unemployment(1)		10.5	10.4	8.1	7.2	7.6	(p)8.6
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.6	5.5	4.3	3.9	4.0	(p)4.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		177.3	177.7	178.5	178.9	180.0	(p)180.4
12-month % change		0.8	-0.2	-0.2	0.9	0.6	(p)1.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		8.4	8.3	8.4	8.4	8.5	(p)8.5
12-month % change		6.3	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		40.7	41.1	41.2	41.3	41.3	(p)41.6
12-month % change		1.0	1.0	0.7	3.0	1.7	(p)1.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		37.2	36.9	36.9	37.1	37.3	(p)37.1
12-month % change		-0.3	-1.1	-1.6	-0.5	-0.3	(p)-1.1
Information(3)		0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-11.1	0.0	0.0	(p)-10.0
Financial Activities(3)		5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	(p)5.9
12-month % change		0.0	-1.7	0.0	-1.7	-1.7	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		16.3	16.3	16.3	16.6	16.6	(p)16.6
12-month % change		0.0	-2.4	-3.0	1.8	0.0	(p)-2.4
Education and Health Services(3)		17.5	17.7	17.7	17.8	17.7	(p)17.7
12-month % change		2.3	0.6	1.7	0.6	0.0	(p)2.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		14.6	14.5	15.0	15.2	15.7	(p)15.7
12-month % change		-0.7	-3.3	-1.3	0.0	0.6	(p)2.6
Other Services(3)		6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	(p)6.2
12-month % change		1.7	3.4	1.7	1.7	3.3	(p)3.3
Government(3)		30.0	30.2	30.4	29.8	30.0	(p)30.2
12-month % change		0.7	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary