Florence, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 92,300 jobs in Florence, South Carolina in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 93,772 employed persons for the month. Florence lost 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 512 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Florence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	92,300	-300	+1,100
CPS	93,772	+512	+2,604

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

Florence, South Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Florence peaked in January 2019 at 92,600. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Florence according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Florence is at a new high of 93,772.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florence, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	92,300	-300	93,772	512
January 2019	92,600	700	93,260	1,469
December 2018	91,900	100	91,791	286
November 2018	91,800	100	91,505	332
October 2018	91,700	900	91,173	520
September 2018	90,800	-400	90,653	1
August 2018	91,200	-600	90,652	-568
July 2018	91,800	700	91,220	408
June 2018	91,100	0	90,812	-7
May 2018	91,100	300	90,819	-17
April 2018	90,800	-200	90,836	-205
March 2018	91,000	-200	91,041	-127