South Carolina Job Growth

There were 2,179,300 jobs in South Carolina in May 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,286,079 employed persons for the month. South Carolina added 1,100 jobs in May 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 5,253 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is South Carolina job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	May 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,179,300	+1,100	+40,900
CPS	2,286,079	+5,253	+47,435

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 in May 2019 for South Carolina is at a new high of 2,179,300.

CPS employment in South Carolina for May 2019 is at a new high of 2,286,079.

Employment: CES, CPS

South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2019	2,179,300	1,100	2,286,079	5,253
April 2019	2,178,200	6,400	2,280,826	6,527
March 2019	2,171,800	-300	2,274,299	6,940
February 2019	2,172,100	-200	2,267,359	7,099
January 2019	2,172,300	5,800	2,260,260	5,333
December 2018	2,166,500	8,100	2,254,927	-193
November 2018	2,158,400	4,200	2,255,120	750
October 2018	2,154,200	18,300	2,254,370	3,323
September 2018	2,135,900	-12,500	2,251,047	3,988
August 2018	2,148,400	2,300	2,247,059	3,587
July 2018	2,146,100	2,200	2,243,472	2,908
June 2018	2,143,900	5,500	2,240,564	1,920