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Columbia, South Carolina Job Growth

There were 422,800 jobs in Columbia, South Carolina in November 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 400,341 employed persons for the month. Columbia added 2,300 jobs in November 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 737 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Columbia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 422,800 +2,300 +8,600
CPS 400,341 +737 +14,268

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 November 2023 is at a new high of 422,800.

CPS employment in November 2023 for Columbia is at a new high of 400,341.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through November 2023

Columbia, South Carolina Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
November 2023 422,800 2,300 400,341 737
October 2023 420,500 1,200 399,604 461
September 2023 419,300 -600 399,143 1,357
August 2023 419,900 -500 397,786 1,968
July 2023 420,400 2,800 395,818 1,937
June 2023 417,600 -600 393,881 1,245
May 2023 418,200 1,100 392,636 1,914
April 2023 417,100 2,300 390,722 1,901
March 2023 414,800 -200 388,821 1,296
February 2023 415,000 -1,600 387,525 897
January 2023 416,600 2,200 386,628 468
December 2022 414,400 200 386,160 87

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