Florence, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 83,400 jobs in Florence, South Carolina in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 84,390 employed persons for the month. Florence added 300 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 149 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Florence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	83,400	+300	+2,500
CPS	84,390	+149	+492

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

Florence, South Carolina Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Florence 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 Florence, South Carolina

CES employment for Florence peaked in April 2000 at 89,300. Since then 5,900 jobs have been lost in Florence according to the employer survey. From a trough of 80,000 in January 2011, Florence has gained 3,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,073 for Florence in October 2000. 4,683 jobs have been lost in Florence since then according to the household survey. From a August 2001 low of 83,022, Florence has added 1,368 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florence, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	83,400	300	84,390	149
February 2012	83,100	-200	84,241	147
January 2012	83,300	1,500	84,094	-662
December 2011	81,800	-300	84,756	-287
November 2011	82,100	500	85,043	92
October 2011	81,600	100	84,951	225
September 2011	81,500	-200	84,726	262
August 2011	81,700	-2,700	84,464	645
July 2011	84,400	3,700	83,819	744
June 2011	80,700	400	83,075	-541
May 2011	80,300	-200	83,616	-325
April 2011	80,500	-400	83,941	43
March 2011	80,900	500	83,898	113