Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 299,600 jobs in Charleston, South Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 305,695 employed persons for the month. Charleston added 600 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,481 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charleston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	299,600	+600	+6,100
CPS	305,695	+1,481	+9,983

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Charleston, South Carolina Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Charleston as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Charleston, South Carolina

CES employment for Charleston peaked in January 2008 at 303,600. Since then 4,000 jobs have been lost in Charleston according to the employer survey. From a trough of 281,500 in December 2009, Charleston has gained 18,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Charleston is at a new high of 305,695.

Employment: CES, CPS

Charleston, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	299,600	600	305,695	1,481
February 2012	299,000	600	304,214	3,123
January 2012	298,400	1,200	301,091	2,539
December 2011	297,200	1,000	298,552	1,153
November 2011	296,200	1,500	297,399	1,057
October 2011	294,700	0	296,342	1,008
September 2011	294,700	-700	295,334	550
August 2011	295,400	-600	294,784	732
July 2011	296,000	800	294,052	124
June 2011	295,200	500	293,928	-546
May 2011	294,700	0	294,474	-546
April 2011	294,700	1,200	295,020	-692
March 2011	293,500	600	295,712	664