South Carolina
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2004 |
May 2004 |
June 2004 |
July 2004 |
Aug 2004 |
Sept 2004 |
Labor Force Data |
Civilian Labor Force (1) |
|
2,050.0 |
2,051.1 |
2,064.9 |
2,066.9 |
2,068.9 |
2,082.0 |
Employment (1) |
|
1,911.9 |
1,922.7 |
1,928.2 |
1,942.4 |
1,936.3 |
1,939.4 |
Unemployment (1) |
|
138.2 |
128.4 |
136.8 |
124.6 |
132.6 |
142.6 |
Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
6.7 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
1,833.7 |
1,833.7 |
1,840.6 |
1,836.0 |
1,835.6 |
1,832.2 (P) |
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 (P) |
Natural Resources and Mining (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.4 (P) |
12-month % change -- NR & Mining |
|
-9.8 |
-11.8 |
-11.8 |
-11.8 |
-11.8 |
-12.0 (P) |
Construction (3) |
|
113.6 |
115.0 |
115.4 |
113.7 |
112.7 |
111.1 (P) |
12-month % change -- Construction |
|
1.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
-0.1 (P) |
Manufacturing (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
271.0 |
270.9 |
271.7 |
270.8 |
270.5 |
269.8 (P) |
12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-3.5 |
-2.8 |
-1.6 |
-1.5 |
-1.4 |
-1.7 (P) |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
350.9 |
350.8 |
350.7 |
350.7 |
350.1 |
349.9 (P) |
12-month % change -- TTU |
|
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 (P) |
Information (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
25.7 |
26.1 |
26.2 |
25.9 |
25.7 |
25.0 (P) |
12-month % change -- Information |
|
-3.7 |
-3.0 |
-2.6 |
-3.0 |
-4.1 |
-5.3 (P) |
Financial Activities (3) |
|
93.0 |
93.7 |
94.5 |
93.4 |
93.4 |
92.1 (P) |
12-month % change -- Financial Activities |
|
1.6 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
0.7 (P) |
Professional & Business Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
190.6 |
191.2 |
193.8 |
193.3 |
193.4 |
191.7 (P) |
12-month % change -- PBS |
|
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
0.5 (P) |
Educational & Health Services (3) |
|
184.4 |
186.1 |
188.0 |
190.4 |
190.7 |
192.2 (P) |
12-month % change -- EHS |
|
4.7 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
7.4 |
6.7 |
6.7 (P) |
Leisure & Hospitality (3) |
|
198.9 |
199.1 |
194.5 |
193.6 |
192.5 |
195.9 (P) |
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
3.9 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
2.2 (P) |
Other Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) |
|
66.1 |
66.1 |
66.6 |
65.5 |
64.8 |
64.6 (P) |
12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
-0.8 |
-0.6 |
-0.2 (P) |
Government (3) |
|
330.6 |
329.7 |
331.0 |
333.2 |
335.1 |
335.2 (P) |
12-month % change -- Government |
|
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 (P) |
Mass layoffs |
Layoff events, all industries |
|
6 |
7 |
19 |
51 |
- (5) (P) |
6 (P) |
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
-2 |
-4 |
7 |
34 |
|
1 (P) |
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries |
|
-25.0 |
-36.4 |
58.3 |
200.0 |
|
20.0 (P) |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
796 |
1,429 |
3,438 |
6,843 |
- (5) (P) |
921 (P) |
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
-432 |
-7 |
2,399 |
5,028 |
|
-627 (P) |
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries |
|
-35.2 |
-0.5 |
230.9 |
277.0 |
|
-40.5 (P) |
Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4)
(5) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
Data extracted on: October 22, 2004
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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