Columbia, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 399,900 jobs in Columbia, South Carolina in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 385,677 employed persons for the month. Columbia lost 100 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 635 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	399,900	-100	+5,400
CPS	385,677	-635	+1,653

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 2018 at 402,100. Since then 2,200 jobs have been lost in Columbia according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 388,228 for Columbia in March 2017. 2,551 jobs have been lost in Columbia since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 381,109, Columbia has added 4,568 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
October 2018	399,900	-100	385,677	-635
September 2018	400,000	-1,800	386,312	-251
August 2018	401,800	-300	386,563	-420
July 2018	402,100	2,200	386,983	2,439
June 2018	399,900	1,900	384,544	713
May 2018	398,000	1,000	383,831	-603
April 2018	397,000	-400	384,434	-1,460
March 2018	397,400	600	385,894	707
February 2018	396,800	1,300	385,187	3,299
January 2018	395,500	200	381,888	779
December 2017	395,300	600	381,109	-989
November 2017	394,700	200	382,098	-1,926