Sumter, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 40,100 jobs in Sumter, South Carolina in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 42,083 employed persons for the month. Sumter added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 131 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Sumter job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	40,100	+200	+600
CPS	42,083	+131	+267

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

Sumter, South Carolina Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Sumter peaked in June 2000 at 41,600. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Sumter according to the employer survey. From a trough of 35,800 in December 2009, Sumter has gained 4,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 43,556 for Sumter in April 2000. 1,473 jobs have been lost in Sumter since then according to the household survey. From a February 2010 low of 38,684, Sumter has added 3,399 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Sumter, South Carolina Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	40,100	200	42,083	131
September 2018	39,900	200	41,952	49
August 2018	39,700	-100	41,903	-69
July 2018	39,800	100	41,972	116
June 2018	39,700	-100	41,856	40
May 2018	39,800	200	41,816	19
April 2018	39,600	300	41,797	27
March 2018	39,300	0	41,770	-37
February 2018	39,300	-300	41,807	-65
January 2018	39,600	0	41,872	35
December 2017	39,600	100	41,837	25
November 2017	39,500	0	41,812	-4