South Carolina Job Growth

There were 1,850,100 jobs in South Carolina in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,961,327 employed persons for the month. South Carolina lost 1,800 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 3,256 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is South Carolina job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,850,100	-1,800	+16,400
CPS	1,961,327	-3,256	+28,289

South Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for South Carolina as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in South Carolina

CES employment peaked in January 2008 for South Carolina at 1,958,700. Since then 108,600 jobs have been lost in South Carolina according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,790,200 in December 2009, South Carolina has gained 59,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in South Carolina reached a maximum of 2,017,147 in February 2007. 55,820 jobs have been lost in South Carolina since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,877,762, South Carolina has added 83,565 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,850,100	-1,800	1,961,327	-3,256
March 2012	1,851,900	-3,400	1,964,583	3,506
February 2012	1,855,300	9,500	1,961,077	9,838
January 2012	1,845,800	5,400	1,951,239	-86
December 2011	1,840,400	700	1,951,325	4,032
November 2011	1,839,700	7,400	1,947,293	4,273
October 2011	1,832,300	1,100	1,943,020	4,743
September 2011	1,831,200	-100	1,938,277	3,653
August 2011	1,831,300	-16,000	1,934,624	2,073
July 2011	1,847,300	13,900	1,932,551	353
June 2011	1,833,400	1,100	1,932,198	-416
May 2011	1,832,300	-1,400	1,932,614	-424
April 2011	1,833,700	5,300	1,933,038	1,292