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Geographic Information > Southeast > South Carolina > Sumter

Sumter

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2020
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nurse Occupations in South Carolina’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2017

Sumter, SC Economy at a Glance:

Sumter, SC
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2019

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 45.4 44.8 44.3 44.7 (p)44.5  

Employment(1)

 43.7 43.2 43.3 43.5 (p)43.4  

Unemployment(1)

 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.1 (p)1.1  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.8 3.5 2.1 2.5 (p)2.6  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 40.8 40.7 40.6 40.9 41.0 (p)41.0

12-month % change

 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 (p)-0.5

Manufacturing(3)

 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 (p)7.0

12-month % change

 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 (p)1.4

Government(3)

 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.7 (p)6.6

12-month % change

 0.0 -1.6 -3.0 -1.5 0.0 (p)-2.9

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