Florence, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 82,500 jobs in Florence, South Carolina in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 86,438 employed persons for the month. Florence lost 9,300 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 8,642 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Florence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	82,500	-9,300	-9,800
CPS	86,438	-8,642	-7,878

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 July 2019 at 93,000. Since then 10,500 jobs have been lost in Florence according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 95,426 for Florence in December 2019. 8,988 jobs have been lost in Florence since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Florence, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	82,500	-9,300	86,438	-8,642
March 2020	91,800	100	95,080	5
February 2020	91,700	-300	95,075	-93
January 2020	92,000	-900	95,168	-258
December 2019	92,900	300	95,426	73
November 2019	92,600	-100	95,353	94
October 2019	92,700	100	95,259	105
September 2019	92,600	-300	95,154	120
August 2019	92,900	-100	95,034	161
July 2019	93,000	200	94,873	193
June 2019	92,800	400	94,680	198
May 2019	92,400	100	94,482	166