Columbia, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 405,500 jobs in Columbia, South Carolina in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 394,457 employed persons for the month. Columbia added 1,100 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 158 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	405,500	+1,100	+2,800
CPS	394,457	+158	+8,657

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 in December 2019 is at a new high of 405,500.

CPS employment in December 2019 for Columbia is at a new high of 394,457.

Employment: CES, CPS

Columbia, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	405,500	1,100	394,457	158
November 2019	404,400	2,100	394,299	372
October 2019	402,300	-1,100	393,927	704
September 2019	403,400	-500	393,223	956
August 2019	403,900	1,100	392,267	1,215
July 2019	402,800	-500	391,052	720
June 2019	403,300	-300	390,332	730
May 2019	403,600	900	389,602	889
April 2019	402,700	-400	388,713	800
March 2019	403,100	100	387,913	1,156
February 2019	403,000	-700	386,757	864
January 2019	403,700	1,000	385,893	93