South Carolina Job Growth

There were 1,832,200 jobs in South Carolina in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,955,626 employed persons for the month. South Carolina added 300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 4,307 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is South Carolina job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,832,200	+300	+19,900
CPS	1,955,626	+4,307	+27,517

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 1,956,000. Since then 123,800 jobs have been lost in South Carolina according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,788,700 in December 2009, South Carolina has gained 43,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in South Carolina reached a maximum of 2,010,094 in March 2008. 54,468 jobs have been lost in South Carolina since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,909,080, South Carolina has added 46,546 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,832,200	300	1,955,626	4,307
November 2011	1,831,900	9,100	1,951,319	9,582
October 2011	1,822,800	-3,700	1,941,737	10,025
September 2011	1,826,500	3,000	1,931,712	7,119
August 2011	1,823,500	-2,400	1,924,593	-532
July 2011	1,825,900	-1,500	1,925,125	-6,324
June 2011	1,827,400	10,600	1,931,449	-8,387
May 2011	1,816,800	-3,600	1,939,836	-2,532
April 2011	1,820,400	-1,900	1,942,368	3,001
March 2011	1,822,300	1,900	1,939,367	3,911
February 2011	1,820,400	18,600	1,935,456	3,751
January 2011	1,801,800	-10,500	1,931,705	3,596
December 2010	1,812,300	5,600	1,928,109	1,384