South Carolina Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 1,282,000 | - | 5.7 | - |
| 1979 | 1,314,000 | 2.5 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 1980 | 1,293,000 | -1.6 | 6.9 | 1.9 |
| 1981 | 1,306,000 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 1.5 |
| 1982 | 1,334,000 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 2.4 |
| 1983 | 1,323,000 | -0.8 | 10.1 | -0.8 |
| 1984 | 1,376,000 | 4.0 | 7.1 | -3.0 |
| 1985 | 1,454,000 | 5.7 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| 1986 | 1,494,000 | 2.8 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| 1987 | 1,541,000 | 3.1 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 1988 | 1,586,000 | 2.9 | 4.6 | -1.0 |
| 1989 | 1,615,000 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| 1990 | 1,655,894 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | 1,657,104 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| 1992 | 1,682,743 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 1,686,920 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 1.3 |
| 1994 | 1,709,446 | 1.3 | 6.3 | -1.4 |
| 1995 | 1,754,633 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 1996 | 1,785,646 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| 1997 | 1,819,508 | 1.9 | 4.4 | -1.2 |
| 1998 | 1,849,075 | 1.6 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 1,876,895 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 1,917,365 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | 1,834,871 | -4.3 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | 1,826,240 | -0.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 1,854,419 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| 2004 | 1,888,050 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 1,927,671 | 2.1 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | 1,976,648 | 2.5 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 2,006,178 | 1.5 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| 2008 | 2,004,241 | -0.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,716,678 | 4.1 | 5.5 | -2.0 |
| Feb | 1,724,361 | 3.5 | 5.4 | -2.2 |
| Mar | 1,744,991 | 3.2 | 4.7 | -2.5 |
| Apr | 1,760,505 | 3.5 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| May | 1,769,544 | 3.5 | 4.7 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 1,781,347 | 2.9 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 1,786,322 | 3.0 | 5.5 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 1,771,328 | 2.4 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 1,750,111 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 1,760,133 | 2.1 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 1,750,443 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 1,739,836 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,731,704 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 1,742,693 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 1,764,006 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 1,781,456 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| May | 1,798,675 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 1,814,129 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 1,820,617 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 1,806,408 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 1,789,341 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 1,801,044 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 1,792,240 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 1,785,438 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,768,664 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 1,773,317 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 1,803,271 | 2.2 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,819,396 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| May | 1,837,068 | 2.1 | 4.3 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 1,848,084 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 1,853,583 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 1,839,384 | 1.8 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 1,816,178 | 1.5 | 4.1 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 1,827,314 | 1.5 | 3.5 | -2.1 |
| Nov | 1,827,113 | 1.9 | 3.2 | -2.3 |
| Dec | 1,820,727 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -2.1 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,803,866 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 |
| Feb | 1,811,259 | 2.1 | 3.8 | -2.0 |
| Mar | 1,833,591 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 1,852,328 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -1.6 |
| May | 1,867,481 | 1.7 | 3.1 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 1,875,443 | 1.5 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 1,875,424 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 1,861,087 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 1,848,284 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,855,284 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 1,852,168 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 1,852,686 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,842,064 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 1,840,798 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 1,861,170 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 1,875,869 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| May | 1,894,611 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 1,906,085 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 1,903,881 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 1,888,909 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 1,872,053 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 1,881,858 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 1,878,653 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 1,876,794 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,887,258 | 2.5 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,888,991 | 2.6 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 1,908,365 | 2.5 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,924,254 | 2.6 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| May | 1,927,702 | 1.7 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 1,944,790 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 1,937,324 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 1,923,701 | 1.8 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 1,910,955 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 1,926,082 | 2.4 | 3.1 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 1,923,451 | 2.4 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 1,905,508 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,877,575 | -0.5 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 1,864,312 | -1.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 1,872,845 | -1.9 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 1,841,830 | -4.3 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| May | 1,842,845 | -4.4 | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 1,845,046 | -5.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 1,842,813 | -4.9 | 5.5 | 1.7 |
| Aug | 1,812,206 | -5.8 | 5.9 | 1.9 |
| Sep | 1,804,343 | -5.6 | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| Oct | 1,811,680 | -5.9 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 1,802,942 | -6.3 | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 1,800,018 | -5.5 | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,780,658 | -5.2 | 6.4 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 1,795,950 | -3.7 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 1,811,953 | -3.3 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Apr | 1,826,787 | -0.8 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| May | 1,841,945 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 1,851,729 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 1,849,413 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 1,840,026 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,834,741 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,837,340 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 1,822,790 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 1,821,552 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,819,681 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 1,827,303 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 1,844,693 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 1,860,395 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| May | 1,866,986 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 1,877,132 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 1,873,781 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 1,861,919 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 1,849,374 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 1,858,766 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 1,857,744 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 1,855,259 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,847,564 | 1.5 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 1,851,839 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,870,104 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 1,887,891 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 1,899,603 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 1,912,107 | 1.9 | 7.3 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,915,344 | 2.2 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 1,901,749 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 1,889,071 | 2.1 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 1,898,012 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 1,894,773 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 1,888,546 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 1,878,391 | 1.7 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 1,882,300 | 1.6 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 1,903,275 | 1.8 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,927,693 | 2.1 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| May | 1,941,078 | 2.2 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,949,108 | 1.9 | 6.8 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 1,958,108 | 2.2 | 6.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 1,947,646 | 2.4 | 6.8 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,930,938 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 1,943,655 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1,937,520 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 1,932,342 | 2.3 | 6.6 | -0.3 |
| 2006-Jan | 1,928,127 | 2.6 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,935,629 | 2.8 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 1,959,355 | 2.9 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,976,185 | 2.5 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| May | 1,988,008 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 1,995,726 | 2.4 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 1,996,829 | 2.0 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 1,986,037 | 2.0 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 1,975,978 | 2.3 | 6.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 1,995,433 | 2.7 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 1,989,950 | 2.7 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 1,992,524 | 3.1 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| 2007-Jan | 1,977,218 | 2.5 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,977,904 | 2.2 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 2,002,558 | 2.2 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 2,009,196 | 1.7 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| May | 2,020,620 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 2,035,545 | 2.0 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 2,032,691 | 1.8 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 2,008,241 | 1.1 | 5.6 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 2,005,087 | 1.5 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Oct | 2,006,278 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 2,005,556 | 0.8 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 1,993,236 | 0.0 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| 2008-Jan | 1,988,549 | 0.6 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 1,985,767 | 0.4 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 2,007,620 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 2,026,131 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 2,032,106 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 2,040,508 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 2,035,665 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 2,011,457 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 1,992,306 | -0.6 | 7.6 | 2.0 |
| Oct | 1,992,166 | -0.7 | 8.0 | 2.5 |
| Nov | 1,978,803 | -1.3 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| Dec | 1,959,813 | -1.7 | 9.3 | 3.6 |
| 2009-Jan | 1,931,743 | -2.9 | 10.9 | 4.9 |
| Feb | 1,923,553 | -3.1 | 11.4 | 5.6 |
| Mar | 1,927,330 | -4.0 | 11.3 | 5.8 |
| Apr | 1,952,390 | -3.6 | 11.0 | 5.7 |
| May | 1,954,560 | -3.8 | 11.5 | 5.7 |
| Jun | 1,957,695 | -4.1 | 12.3 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 1,956,845 | -3.9 | 11.7 | 4.6 |
| Aug | 1,938,906 | -3.6 | 11.5 | 3.9 |
| Sep | 1,910,102 | -4.1 | 11.7 | 4.1 |
| Oct | 1,907,350 | -4.3 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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