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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > South Carolina > Spartanburg

Spartanburg

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2024
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Aug 2024
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 — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2024

Spartanburg, SC Economy at a Glance:

Spartanburg, SC
Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		171.7	173.7	173.5	173.5	176.4	(p)177.5
Employment(1)		165.6	168.0	168.6	167.3	168.2	(p)168.2
Unemployment(1)		6.1	5.7	4.9	6.2	8.2	(p)9.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.6	3.3	2.8	3.6	4.6	(p)5.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		173.4	174.5	175.4	176.2	176.6	(p)175.5
12-month % change		2.5	2.6	3.7	3.7	3.9	(p)4.4
Manufacturing(3)		39.3	39.5	39.6	39.8	40.1	(p)40.1
12-month % change		1.3	1.8	3.1	3.4	3.4	(p)3.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		35.7	35.9	36.0	36.3	36.3	(p)36.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.3	1.4	1.1	(p)0.8
Government(3)		29.1	29.2	29.3	29.3	29.1	(p)27.7
12-month % change		5.8	5.4	6.2	5.8	5.8	(p)5.7
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