Columbia, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 396,300 jobs in Columbia, South Carolina in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 384,766 employed persons for the month. Columbia added 800 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,888 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	396,300	+800	-1,900
CPS	384,766	+2,888	-5,751

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

Columbia, South Carolina Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Columbia 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 Columbia, South Carolina

CES employment for Columbia peaked in July 2017 at 400,400. Since then 4,100 jobs have been lost in Columbia according to the employer survey. From a trough of 394,500 in October 2017, Columbia has gained 1,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 392,125 for Columbia in March 2017. 7,359 jobs have been lost in Columbia since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 381,878, Columbia has added 2,888 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Columbia, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	396,300	800	384,766	2,888
January 2018	395,500	200	381,878	-2
December 2017	395,300	600	381,880	-2,452
November 2017	394,700	200	384,332	-2,932
October 2017	394,500	-500	387,264	-1,967
September 2017	395,000	-1,100	389,231	511
August 2017	396,100	-4,300	388,720	-3,002
July 2017	400,400	300	391,722	1,500
June 2017	400,100	2,100	390,222	831
May 2017	398,000	-200	389,391	-1,722
April 2017	398,200	-400	391,113	-1,012
March 2017	398,600	400	392,125	1,608