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From June 2024 to September 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in South Carolina were 119,795.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in April.
Workers in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.60 in May 2024.
Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2024 |
Nov 2024 |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)2,551.2 | (r)2,550.1 | (r)2,549.7 | 2,549.0 | 2,550.2 | (p)2,551.1 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)2,436.9 | (r)2,437.2 | (r)2,437.0 | 2,439.7 | 2,443.1 | (p)2,445.4 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)114.2 | (r)113.0 | (r)112.6 | 109.3 | 107.1 | (p)105.7 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)4.5 | (r)4.4 | (r)4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | (p)4.1 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
2,368.4 | 2,376.4 | 2,383.7 | 2,387.7 | 2,389.8 | (p)2,400.0 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | (p)2.4 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | (p)4.6 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | |
Construction(3) |
120.8 | 120.8 | 121.4 | 123.1 | 122.6 | (p)123.8 | |
12-month % change |
5.6 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 | (p)6.7 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
263.0 | 263.0 | 263.0 | 262.5 | 262.3 | (p)263.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | (p)-0.2 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
446.1 | 447.1 | 448.8 | 449.9 | 450.5 | (p)450.0 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | (p)1.3 | |
Information(3) |
28.7 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 29.7 | 29.9 | (p)29.8 | |
12-month % change |
-1.4 | -1.0 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | (p)5.3 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
123.6 | 124.0 | 126.2 | 124.4 | 125.0 | (p)125.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | (p)3.9 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
313.1 | 317.1 | 317.7 | 315.8 | 318.2 | (p)322.7 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | (p)3.4 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
307.4 | 307.6 | 308.6 | 309.4 | 309.8 | (p)310.8 | |
12-month % change |
5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | (p)4.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
281.6 | 282.8 | 282.7 | 283.4 | 283.8 | (p)286.5 | |
12-month % change |
-0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (p)1.2 | |
Other Services(3) |
91.8 | 91.8 | 91.7 | 92.2 | 92.7 | (p)92.9 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (p)2.9 | |
Government(3) |
387.8 | 389.0 | 389.9 | 392.7 | 390.4 | (p)390.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | (p)1.4 | |
Footnotes |