# Nonfarm payroll employment in South Carolina

Nonfarm payroll employment in South Carolina was 2,426,300 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-45`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/south-carolina
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-45

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 2,426,300 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 2,415,500 |
| 2026-06 | 2,409,800 |
| 2026-05 | 2,405,000 |
| 2026-04 | 2,403,500 |
| 2026-03 | 2,399,700 |
| 2026-02 | 2,397,200 |
| 2026-01 | 2,403,200 |
| 2025-12 | 2,400,100 |
| 2025-11 | 2,398,100 |
| 2025-10 | 2,395,300 |
| 2025-09 | 2,386,100 |
| 2025-08 | 2,387,700 |
| 2025-07 | 2,382,400 |
| 2025-06 | 2,386,300 |
| 2025-05 | 2,385,900 |
| 2025-04 | 2,383,500 |
| 2025-03 | 2,387,000 |
| 2025-02 | 2,377,900 |
| 2025-01 | 2,374,000 |
| 2024-12 | 2,373,600 |
| 2024-11 | 2,370,800 |
| 2024-10 | 2,367,200 |
| 2024-09 | 2,369,000 |
| 2024-08 | 2,357,900 |
| 2024-07 | 2,353,000 |
| 2024-06 | 2,358,600 |
| 2024-05 | 2,351,900 |
| 2024-04 | 2,350,900 |
| 2024-03 | 2,344,200 |
| 2024-02 | 2,341,000 |
| 2024-01 | 2,335,100 |
| 2023-12 | 2,337,800 |
| 2023-11 | 2,334,600 |
| 2023-10 | 2,330,700 |
| 2023-09 | 2,327,000 |
| 2023-08 | 2,320,300 |
| 2023-07 | 2,313,300 |
| 2023-06 | 2,306,200 |
| 2023-05 | 2,298,000 |
| 2023-04 | 2,292,400 |
| 2023-03 | 2,295,500 |
| 2023-02 | 2,290,000 |
| 2023-01 | 2,287,700 |
| 2022-12 | 2,274,100 |
| 2022-11 | 2,270,500 |
| 2022-10 | 2,269,900 |
| 2022-09 | 2,267,500 |
| 2022-08 | 2,258,900 |
| 2022-07 | 2,257,500 |
| 2022-06 | 2,240,400 |
| 2022-05 | 2,240,200 |
| 2022-04 | 2,235,100 |
| 2022-03 | 2,220,900 |
| 2022-02 | 2,224,000 |
| 2022-01 | 2,204,100 |
| 2021-12 | 2,200,100 |
| 2021-11 | 2,193,100 |
| 2021-10 | 2,187,100 |
| 2021-09 | 2,166,500 |
| 2021-08 | 2,164,900 |
| 2021-07 | 2,162,700 |
| 2021-06 | 2,144,300 |
| 2021-05 | 2,142,700 |
| 2021-04 | 2,136,600 |
| 2021-03 | 2,135,300 |
| 2021-02 | 2,129,700 |
| 2021-01 | 2,125,900 |
| 2020-12 | 2,125,400 |
| 2020-11 | 2,116,500 |
| 2020-10 | 2,104,000 |
| 2020-09 | 2,088,700 |
| 2020-08 | 2,075,300 |
| 2020-07 | 2,038,700 |
| 2020-06 | 2,032,500 |
| 2020-05 | 1,961,400 |
| 2020-04 | 1,894,300 |
| 2020-03 | 2,186,200 |
| 2020-02 | 2,195,100 |
| 2020-01 | 2,200,600 |
| 2019-12 | 2,200,700 |
| 2019-11 | 2,200,800 |
| 2019-10 | 2,199,900 |
| 2019-09 | 2,203,700 |
| 2019-08 | 2,200,900 |
| 2019-07 | 2,197,400 |
| 2019-06 | 2,195,600 |
| 2019-05 | 2,193,100 |
| 2019-04 | 2,189,200 |
| 2019-03 | 2,180,200 |
| 2019-02 | 2,175,100 |
| 2019-01 | 2,173,800 |
| 2018-12 | 2,169,100 |
| 2018-11 | 2,170,900 |
| 2018-10 | 2,166,700 |
| 2018-09 | 2,156,400 |
| 2018-08 | 2,162,200 |
| 2018-07 | 2,159,900 |
| 2018-06 | 2,163,700 |
| 2018-05 | 2,158,200 |
| 2018-04 | 2,155,000 |
| 2018-03 | 2,147,700 |
| 2018-02 | 2,144,800 |
| 2018-01 | 2,138,800 |
| 2017-12 | 2,117,200 |
| 2017-11 | 2,114,400 |
| 2017-10 | 2,111,100 |
| 2017-09 | 2,100,700 |
| 2017-08 | 2,101,200 |
| 2017-07 | 2,103,500 |
| 2017-06 | 2,099,200 |
| 2017-05 | 2,094,000 |
| 2017-04 | 2,089,200 |
| 2017-03 | 2,092,800 |
| 2017-02 | 2,086,200 |
| 2017-01 | 2,081,500 |
| 2016-12 | 2,079,400 |
| 2016-11 | 2,074,400 |
| 2016-10 | 2,065,200 |
| 2016-09 | 2,072,300 |
| 2016-08 | 2,066,000 |
| 2016-07 | 2,063,700 |
| 2016-06 | 2,053,800 |
| 2016-05 | 2,053,300 |
| 2016-04 | 2,049,900 |
| 2016-03 | 2,044,500 |
| 2016-02 | 2,040,500 |
| 2016-01 | 2,034,600 |
| 2015-12 | 2,038,700 |
| 2015-11 | 2,031,700 |
| 2015-10 | 2,029,700 |
| 2015-09 | 2,021,600 |
| 2015-08 | 2,017,800 |
| 2015-07 | 2,011,900 |
| 2015-06 | 2,006,500 |
| 2015-05 | 2,000,800 |
| 2015-04 | 1,991,200 |
| 2015-03 | 1,990,100 |
| 2015-02 | 1,987,700 |
| 2015-01 | 1,982,600 |
| 2014-12 | 1,983,700 |
| 2014-11 | 1,978,200 |
| 2014-10 | 1,970,900 |
| 2014-09 | 1,964,100 |
| 2014-08 | 1,956,200 |
| 2014-07 | 1,950,600 |
| 2014-06 | 1,951,400 |
| 2014-05 | 1,949,900 |
| 2014-04 | 1,945,800 |
| 2014-03 | 1,938,900 |
| 2014-02 | 1,925,900 |
| 2014-01 | 1,928,900 |
| 2013-12 | 1,926,900 |
| 2013-11 | 1,921,400 |
| 2013-10 | 1,919,300 |
| 2013-09 | 1,914,100 |
| 2013-08 | 1,908,900 |
| 2013-07 | 1,904,600 |
| 2013-06 | 1,900,500 |
| 2013-05 | 1,895,000 |
| 2013-04 | 1,891,700 |
| 2013-03 | 1,887,500 |
| 2013-02 | 1,886,500 |
| 2013-01 | 1,884,700 |
| 2012-12 | 1,882,300 |
| 2012-11 | 1,880,500 |
| 2012-10 | 1,874,200 |
| 2012-09 | 1,871,000 |
| 2012-08 | 1,869,000 |
| 2012-07 | 1,865,000 |
| 2012-06 | 1,865,700 |
| 2012-05 | 1,860,900 |
| 2012-04 | 1,860,700 |
| 2012-03 | 1,860,700 |
| 2012-02 | 1,856,100 |
| 2012-01 | 1,853,600 |
| 2011-12 | 1,844,300 |
| 2011-11 | 1,840,200 |
| 2011-10 | 1,839,800 |
| 2011-09 | 1,840,300 |
| 2011-08 | 1,839,700 |
| 2011-07 | 1,839,000 |
| 2011-06 | 1,835,200 |
| 2011-05 | 1,834,800 |
| 2011-04 | 1,834,700 |
| 2011-03 | 1,827,900 |
| 2011-02 | 1,824,900 |
| 2011-01 | 1,817,100 |
| 2010-12 | 1,824,000 |
| 2010-11 | 1,818,600 |
| 2010-10 | 1,820,800 |
| 2010-09 | 1,816,600 |
| 2010-08 | 1,820,900 |
| 2010-07 | 1,820,800 |
| 2010-06 | 1,816,300 |
| 2010-05 | 1,821,700 |
| 2010-04 | 1,809,200 |
| 2010-03 | 1,797,400 |
| 2010-02 | 1,795,900 |
| 2010-01 | 1,794,100 |
| 2009-12 | 1,791,000 |
| 2009-11 | 1,795,200 |
| 2009-10 | 1,796,700 |
| 2009-09 | 1,797,500 |
| 2009-08 | 1,803,800 |
| 2009-07 | 1,807,600 |
| 2009-06 | 1,810,700 |
| 2009-05 | 1,819,200 |
| 2009-04 | 1,824,100 |
| 2009-03 | 1,834,300 |
| 2009-02 | 1,847,600 |
| 2009-01 | 1,861,200 |
| 2008-12 | 1,883,900 |
| 2008-11 | 1,896,900 |
| 2008-10 | 1,907,500 |
| 2008-09 | 1,918,600 |
| 2008-08 | 1,919,500 |
| 2008-07 | 1,923,700 |
| 2008-06 | 1,936,900 |
| 2008-05 | 1,944,200 |
| 2008-04 | 1,943,900 |
| 2008-03 | 1,950,800 |
| 2008-02 | 1,954,700 |
| 2008-01 | 1,955,900 |
| 2007-12 | 1,950,600 |
| 2007-11 | 1,949,000 |
| 2007-10 | 1,949,000 |
| 2007-09 | 1,950,400 |
| 2007-08 | 1,946,300 |
| 2007-07 | 1,946,400 |
| 2007-06 | 1,952,500 |
| 2007-05 | 1,943,600 |
| 2007-04 | 1,943,300 |
| 2007-03 | 1,945,500 |
| 2007-02 | 1,940,900 |
| 2007-01 | 1,941,800 |
| 2006-12 | 1,934,100 |
| 2006-11 | 1,923,800 |
| 2006-10 | 1,924,200 |
| 2006-09 | 1,908,400 |
| 2006-08 | 1,901,400 |
| 2006-07 | 1,897,600 |
| 2006-06 | 1,888,900 |
| 2006-05 | 1,907,700 |
| 2006-04 | 1,909,900 |
| 2006-03 | 1,902,200 |
| 2006-02 | 1,900,800 |
| 2006-01 | 1,894,400 |
| 2005-12 | 1,875,500 |
| 2005-11 | 1,882,500 |
| 2005-10 | 1,877,000 |
| 2005-09 | 1,874,500 |
| 2005-08 | 1,876,700 |
| 2005-07 | 1,869,500 |
| 2005-06 | 1,849,700 |
| 2005-05 | 1,859,200 |
| 2005-04 | 1,855,200 |
| 2005-03 | 1,849,000 |
| 2005-02 | 1,853,900 |
| 2005-01 | 1,853,100 |
| 2004-12 | 1,848,700 |
| 2004-11 | 1,846,300 |
| 2004-10 | 1,842,700 |
| 2004-09 | 1,839,200 |
| 2004-08 | 1,835,600 |
| 2004-07 | 1,829,700 |
| 2004-06 | 1,827,300 |
| 2004-05 | 1,823,700 |
| 2004-04 | 1,818,600 |
| 2004-03 | 1,812,400 |
| 2004-02 | 1,804,600 |
| 2004-01 | 1,804,400 |
| 2003-12 | 1,803,000 |
| 2003-11 | 1,799,600 |
| 2003-10 | 1,799,200 |
| 2003-09 | 1,799,100 |
| 2003-08 | 1,799,200 |
| 2003-07 | 1,797,300 |
| 2003-06 | 1,795,200 |
| 2003-05 | 1,797,000 |
| 2003-04 | 1,798,900 |
| 2003-03 | 1,802,500 |
| 2003-02 | 1,803,900 |
| 2003-01 | 1,800,500 |
| 2002-12 | 1,798,200 |
| 2002-11 | 1,799,500 |
| 2002-10 | 1,801,100 |
| 2002-09 | 1,797,700 |
| 2002-08 | 1,801,000 |
| 2002-07 | 1,795,900 |
| 2002-06 | 1,800,800 |
| 2002-05 | 1,798,600 |
| 2002-04 | 1,798,100 |
| 2002-03 | 1,788,700 |
| 2002-02 | 1,787,400 |
| 2002-01 | 1,787,700 |
| 2001-12 | 1,792,800 |
| 2001-11 | 1,798,000 |
| 2001-10 | 1,797,800 |
| 2001-09 | 1,809,300 |
| 2001-08 | 1,814,400 |
| 2001-07 | 1,816,300 |
| 2001-06 | 1,813,900 |
| 2001-05 | 1,820,000 |
| 2001-04 | 1,825,100 |
| 2001-03 | 1,830,000 |
| 2001-02 | 1,834,500 |
| 2001-01 | 1,838,000 |
| 2000-12 | 1,850,600 |
| 2000-11 | 1,851,800 |
| 2000-10 | 1,851,900 |
| 2000-09 | 1,844,800 |
| 2000-08 | 1,848,300 |
| 2000-07 | 1,847,900 |
| 2000-06 | 1,873,600 |
| 2000-05 | 1,867,800 |
| 2000-04 | 1,859,600 |
| 2000-03 | 1,860,700 |
| 2000-02 | 1,853,300 |
| 2000-01 | 1,853,700 |
| 1999-12 | 1,853,400 |
| 1999-11 | 1,844,700 |
| 1999-10 | 1,840,100 |
| 1999-09 | 1,829,700 |
| 1999-08 | 1,829,100 |
| 1999-07 | 1,826,900 |
| 1999-06 | 1,824,700 |
| 1999-05 | 1,821,400 |
| 1999-04 | 1,819,500 |
| 1999-03 | 1,814,100 |
| 1999-02 | 1,812,700 |
| 1999-01 | 1,806,100 |
| 1998-12 | 1,803,200 |
| 1998-11 | 1,797,400 |
| 1998-10 | 1,792,900 |
| 1998-09 | 1,794,100 |
| 1998-08 | 1,789,400 |
| 1998-07 | 1,787,500 |
| 1998-06 | 1,776,400 |
| 1998-05 | 1,771,200 |
| 1998-04 | 1,761,400 |
| 1998-03 | 1,765,400 |
| 1998-02 | 1,759,100 |
| 1998-01 | 1,757,600 |
| 1997-12 | 1,745,700 |
| 1997-11 | 1,740,700 |
| 1997-10 | 1,736,500 |
| 1997-09 | 1,728,000 |
| 1997-08 | 1,721,400 |
| 1997-07 | 1,718,800 |
| 1997-06 | 1,713,800 |
| 1997-05 | 1,711,400 |
| 1997-04 | 1,708,000 |
| 1997-03 | 1,704,600 |
| 1997-02 | 1,700,900 |
| 1997-01 | 1,694,900 |
| 1996-12 | 1,687,800 |
| 1996-11 | 1,684,900 |
| 1996-10 | 1,682,500 |
| 1996-09 | 1,678,100 |
| 1996-08 | 1,678,100 |
| 1996-07 | 1,670,400 |
| 1996-06 | 1,669,900 |
| 1996-05 | 1,664,400 |
| 1996-04 | 1,658,900 |
| 1996-03 | 1,657,300 |
| 1996-02 | 1,654,700 |
| 1996-01 | 1,649,500 |
| 1995-12 | 1,652,100 |
| 1995-11 | 1,648,700 |
| 1995-10 | 1,646,200 |
| 1995-09 | 1,650,700 |
| 1995-08 | 1,645,700 |
| 1995-07 | 1,639,400 |
| 1995-06 | 1,637,500 |
| 1995-05 | 1,633,800 |
| 1995-04 | 1,630,700 |
| 1995-03 | 1,624,000 |
| 1995-02 | 1,620,800 |
| 1995-01 | 1,618,400 |
| 1994-12 | 1,610,100 |
| 1994-11 | 1,606,400 |
| 1994-10 | 1,602,800 |
| 1994-09 | 1,604,300 |
| 1994-08 | 1,597,000 |
| 1994-07 | 1,594,700 |
| 1994-06 | 1,592,600 |
| 1994-05 | 1,585,700 |
| 1994-04 | 1,583,200 |
| 1994-03 | 1,583,100 |
| 1994-02 | 1,578,200 |
| 1994-01 | 1,574,800 |
| 1993-12 | 1,574,700 |
| 1993-11 | 1,569,000 |
| 1993-10 | 1,566,700 |
| 1993-09 | 1,563,600 |
| 1993-08 | 1,557,800 |
| 1993-07 | 1,555,400 |
| 1993-06 | 1,551,300 |
| 1993-05 | 1,549,100 |
| 1993-04 | 1,547,300 |
| 1993-03 | 1,536,400 |
| 1993-02 | 1,536,400 |
| 1993-01 | 1,530,200 |
| 1992-12 | 1,523,500 |
| 1992-11 | 1,523,300 |
| 1992-10 | 1,520,800 |
| 1992-09 | 1,516,400 |
| 1992-08 | 1,515,600 |
| 1992-07 | 1,511,700 |
| 1992-06 | 1,509,700 |
| 1992-05 | 1,507,600 |
| 1992-04 | 1,504,300 |
| 1992-03 | 1,503,000 |
| 1992-02 | 1,501,700 |
| 1992-01 | 1,500,600 |
| 1991-12 | 1,496,800 |
| 1991-11 | 1,500,600 |
| 1991-10 | 1,493,500 |
| 1991-09 | 1,491,600 |
| 1991-08 | 1,489,700 |
| 1991-07 | 1,489,700 |
| 1991-06 | 1,492,400 |
| 1991-05 | 1,496,500 |
| 1991-04 | 1,495,300 |
| 1991-03 | 1,504,600 |
| 1991-02 | 1,506,600 |
| 1991-01 | 1,511,300 |
| 1990-12 | 1,519,700 |
| 1990-11 | 1,527,000 |
| 1990-10 | 1,531,700 |
| 1990-09 | 1,535,200 |
| 1990-08 | 1,529,200 |
| 1990-07 | 1,529,600 |
| 1990-06 | 1,536,000 |
| 1990-05 | 1,532,400 |
| 1990-04 | 1,528,100 |
| 1990-03 | 1,522,800 |
| 1990-02 | 1,521,500 |
| 1990-01 | 1,517,800 |