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Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 406,200 jobs in Charleston, South Carolina in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 400,800 employed persons for the month. Charleston added 2,100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 914 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charleston job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 406,200 +2,100 +22,000
CPS 400,800 +914 +11,582

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Charleston 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 for Charleston, South Carolina

CES employment for Charleston in January 2023 is at a new high of 406,200.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Charleston is at a new high of 400,800.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Charleston, South Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 406,200 2,100 400,800 914
December 2022 404,100 300 399,886 830
November 2022 403,800 1,400 399,056 1,214
October 2022 402,400 900 397,842 495
September 2022 401,500 3,300 397,347 978
August 2022 398,200 1,800 396,369 988
July 2022 396,400 3,200 395,381 203
June 2022 393,200 1,700 395,178 999
May 2022 391,500 2,100 394,179 1,129
April 2022 389,400 1,600 393,050 1,508
March 2022 387,800 700 391,542 1,398
February 2022 387,100 2,900 390,144 926