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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in South Carolina

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in South Carolina was 1.6% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.3 pts from August 2025. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 20261.6% Provisional
Change on August 2025+0.3 pts
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high12.8April 2021
Series low-13.5April 2020

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in South Carolina, January 1991 to August 2026

-20-10010201991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-081991-01: -0.4 %1991-02: -1 %1991-03: -1.2 %1991-04: -2.1 %1991-05: -2.3 %1991-06: -2.8 %1991-07: -2.6 %1991-08: -2.6 %1991-09: -2.8 %1991-10: -2.5 %1991-11: -1.7 %1991-12: -1.5 %1992-01: -0.7 %1992-02: -0.3 %1992-03: -0.1 %1992-04: 0.6 %1992-05: 0.7 %1992-06: 1.2 %1992-07: 1.5 %1992-08: 1.7 %1992-09: 1.7 %1992-10: 1.8 %1992-11: 1.5 %1992-12: 1.8 %1993-01: 2 %1993-02: 2.3 %1993-03: 2.2 %1993-04: 2.9 %1993-05: 2.8 %1993-06: 2.8 %1993-07: 2.9 %1993-08: 2.8 %1993-09: 3.1 %1993-10: 3 %1993-11: 3 %1993-12: 3.4 %1994-01: 2.9 %1994-02: 2.7 %1994-03: 3 %1994-04: 2.3 %1994-05: 2.4 %1994-06: 2.7 %1994-07: 2.5 %1994-08: 2.5 %1994-09: 2.6 %1994-10: 2.3 %1994-11: 2.4 %1994-12: 2.2 %1995-01: 2.8 %1995-02: 2.7 %1995-03: 2.6 %1995-04: 3 %1995-05: 3 %1995-06: 2.8 %1995-07: 2.8 %1995-08: 3 %1995-09: 2.9 %1995-10: 2.7 %1995-11: 2.6 %1995-12: 2.6 %1996-01: 1.9 %1996-02: 2.1 %1996-03: 2.1 %1996-04: 1.7 %1996-05: 1.9 %1996-06: 2 %1996-07: 1.9 %1996-08: 2 %1996-09: 1.7 %1996-10: 2.2 %1996-11: 2.2 %1996-12: 2.2 %1997-01: 2.8 %1997-02: 2.8 %1997-03: 2.9 %1997-04: 3 %1997-05: 2.8 %1997-06: 2.6 %1997-07: 2.9 %1997-08: 2.6 %1997-09: 3 %1997-10: 3.2 %1997-11: 3.3 %1997-12: 3.4 %1998-01: 3.7 %1998-02: 3.4 %1998-03: 3.6 %1998-04: 3.1 %1998-05: 3.5 %1998-06: 3.7 %1998-07: 4 %1998-08: 4 %1998-09: 3.8 %1998-10: 3.2 %1998-11: 3.3 %1998-12: 3.3 %1999-01: 2.8 %1999-02: 3 %1999-03: 2.8 %1999-04: 3.3 %1999-05: 2.8 %1999-06: 2.7 %1999-07: 2.2 %1999-08: 2.2 %1999-09: 2 %1999-10: 2.6 %1999-11: 2.6 %1999-12: 2.8 %2000-01: 2.6 %2000-02: 2.2 %2000-03: 2.6 %2000-04: 2.2 %2000-05: 2.5 %2000-06: 2.7 %2000-07: 1.1 %2000-08: 1 %2000-09: 0.8 %2000-10: 0.6 %2000-11: 0.4 %2000-12: -0.2 %2001-01: -0.8 %2001-02: -1 %2001-03: -1.6 %2001-04: -1.9 %2001-05: -2.6 %2001-06: -3.2 %2001-07: -1.7 %2001-08: -1.8 %2001-09: -1.9 %2001-10: -2.9 %2001-11: -2.9 %2001-12: -3.1 %2002-01: -2.7 %2002-02: -2.6 %2002-03: -2.3 %2002-04: -1.5 %2002-05: -1.2 %2002-06: -0.7 %2002-07: -1.1 %2002-08: -0.7 %2002-09: -0.6 %2002-10: 0.2 %2002-11: 0.1 %2002-12: 0.3 %2003-01: 0.7 %2003-02: 0.9 %2003-03: 0.8 %2003-04: 0 %2003-05: -0.1 %2003-06: -0.3 %2003-07: 0.1 %2003-08: -0.1 %2003-09: 0.1 %2003-10: -0.1 %2003-11: 0 %2003-12: 0.3 %2004-01: 0.2 %2004-02: 0 %2004-03: 0.5 %2004-04: 1.1 %2004-05: 1.5 %2004-06: 1.8 %2004-07: 1.8 %2004-08: 2 %2004-09: 2.2 %2004-10: 2.4 %2004-11: 2.6 %2004-12: 2.5 %2005-01: 2.7 %2005-02: 2.7 %2005-03: 2 %2005-04: 2 %2005-05: 1.9 %2005-06: 1.2 %2005-07: 2.2 %2005-08: 2.2 %2005-09: 1.9 %2005-10: 1.9 %2005-11: 2 %2005-12: 1.4 %2006-01: 2.2 %2006-02: 2.5 %2006-03: 2.9 %2006-04: 2.9 %2006-05: 2.6 %2006-06: 2.1 %2006-07: 1.5 %2006-08: 1.3 %2006-09: 1.8 %2006-10: 2.5 %2006-11: 2.2 %2006-12: 3.1 %2007-01: 2.5 %2007-02: 2.1 %2007-03: 2.3 %2007-04: 1.7 %2007-05: 1.9 %2007-06: 3.4 %2007-07: 2.6 %2007-08: 2.4 %2007-09: 2.2 %2007-10: 1.3 %2007-11: 1.3 %2007-12: 0.9 %2008-01: 0.7 %2008-02: 0.7 %2008-03: 0.3 %2008-04: 0 %2008-05: 0 %2008-06: -0.8 %2008-07: -1.2 %2008-08: -1.4 %2008-09: -1.6 %2008-10: -2.1 %2008-11: -2.7 %2008-12: -3.4 %2009-01: -4.8 %2009-02: -5.5 %2009-03: -6 %2009-04: -6.2 %2009-05: -6.4 %2009-06: -6.5 %2009-07: -6 %2009-08: -6 %2009-09: -6.3 %2009-10: -5.8 %2009-11: -5.4 %2009-12: -4.9 %2010-01: -3.6 %2010-02: -2.8 %2010-03: -2 %2010-04: -0.8 %2010-05: 0.1 %2010-06: 0.3 %2010-07: 0.7 %2010-08: 0.9 %2010-09: 1.1 %2010-10: 1.3 %2010-11: 1.3 %2010-12: 1.8 %2011-01: 1.3 %2011-02: 1.6 %2011-03: 1.7 %2011-04: 1.4 %2011-05: 0.7 %2011-06: 1 %2011-07: 1 %2011-08: 1 %2011-09: 1.3 %2011-10: 1 %2011-11: 1.2 %2011-12: 1.1 %2012-01: 2 %2012-02: 1.7 %2012-03: 1.8 %2012-04: 1.4 %2012-05: 1.4 %2012-06: 1.7 %2012-07: 1.4 %2012-08: 1.6 %2012-09: 1.7 %2012-10: 1.9 %2012-11: 2.2 %2012-12: 2.1 %2013-01: 1.7 %2013-02: 1.6 %2013-03: 1.4 %2013-04: 1.7 %2013-05: 1.8 %2013-06: 1.9 %2013-07: 2.1 %2013-08: 2.1 %2013-09: 2.3 %2013-10: 2.4 %2013-11: 2.2 %2013-12: 2.4 %2014-01: 2.3 %2014-02: 2.1 %2014-03: 2.7 %2014-04: 2.9 %2014-05: 2.9 %2014-06: 2.7 %2014-07: 2.4 %2014-08: 2.5 %2014-09: 2.6 %2014-10: 2.7 %2014-11: 3 %2014-12: 2.9 %2015-01: 2.8 %2015-02: 3.2 %2015-03: 2.6 %2015-04: 2.3 %2015-05: 2.6 %2015-06: 2.8 %2015-07: 3.1 %2015-08: 3.1 %2015-09: 2.9 %2015-10: 3 %2015-11: 2.7 %2015-12: 2.8 %2016-01: 2.6 %2016-02: 2.7 %2016-03: 2.7 %2016-04: 2.9 %2016-05: 2.6 %2016-06: 2.4 %2016-07: 2.6 %2016-08: 2.4 %2016-09: 2.5 %2016-10: 1.7 %2016-11: 2.1 %2016-12: 2 %2017-01: 2.3 %2017-02: 2.2 %2017-03: 2.4 %2017-04: 1.9 %2017-05: 2 %2017-06: 2.2 %2017-07: 1.9 %2017-08: 1.7 %2017-09: 1.4 %2017-10: 2.2 %2017-11: 1.9 %2017-12: 1.8 %2018-01: 2.8 %2018-02: 2.8 %2018-03: 2.6 %2018-04: 3.1 %2018-05: 3.1 %2018-06: 3.1 %2018-07: 2.7 %2018-08: 2.9 %2018-09: 2.7 %2018-10: 2.6 %2018-11: 2.7 %2018-12: 2.5 %2019-01: 1.6 %2019-02: 1.4 %2019-03: 1.5 %2019-04: 1.6 %2019-05: 1.6 %2019-06: 1.5 %2019-07: 1.7 %2019-08: 1.8 %2019-09: 2.2 %2019-10: 1.5 %2019-11: 1.4 %2019-12: 1.5 %2020-01: 1.2 %2020-02: 0.9 %2020-03: 0.3 %2020-04: -13.5 %2020-05: -10.6 %2020-06: -7.4 %2020-07: -7.2 %2020-08: -5.7 %2020-09: -5.2 %2020-10: -4.4 %2020-11: -3.8 %2020-12: -3.4 %2021-01: -3.4 %2021-02: -3 %2021-03: -2.3 %2021-04: 12.8 %2021-05: 9.2 %2021-06: 5.5 %2021-07: 6.1 %2021-08: 4.3 %2021-09: 3.7 %2021-10: 3.9 %2021-11: 3.6 %2021-12: 3.5 %2022-01: 3.7 %2022-02: 4.4 %2022-03: 4 %2022-04: 4.6 %2022-05: 4.6 %2022-06: 4.5 %2022-07: 4.4 %2022-08: 4.3 %2022-09: 4.7 %2022-10: 3.8 %2022-11: 3.5 %2022-12: 3.4 %2023-01: 3.8 %2023-02: 3 %2023-03: 3.4 %2023-04: 2.6 %2023-05: 2.6 %2023-06: 2.9 %2023-07: 2.5 %2023-08: 2.7 %2023-09: 2.6 %2023-10: 2.7 %2023-11: 2.8 %2023-12: 2.8 %2024-01: 2.1 %2024-02: 2.2 %2024-03: 2.1 %2024-04: 2.6 %2024-05: 2.3 %2024-06: 2.3 %2024-07: 1.7 %2024-08: 1.6 %2024-09: 1.8 %2024-10: 1.6 %2024-11: 1.6 %2024-12: 1.5 %2025-01: 1.7 %2025-02: 1.6 %2025-03: 1.8 %2025-04: 1.4 %2025-05: 1.4 %2025-06: 1.2 %2025-07: 1.2 %2025-08: 1.3 %2025-09: 0.7 %2025-10: 1.2 %2025-11: 1.2 %2025-12: 1.1 %2026-01: 1.2 %2026-02: 0.8 %2026-03: 0.5 %2026-04: 0.8 %2026-05: 0.8 %2026-06: 1 %2026-07: 1.4 %2026-08: 1.6 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-081.6 Provisional
2026-071.4
2026-061
2026-050.8
2026-040.8
2026-030.5
2026-020.8
2026-011.2
2025-121.1
2025-111.2
2025-101.2
2025-090.7
2025-081.3
2025-071.2
2025-061.2
2025-051.4
2025-041.4
2025-031.8
2025-021.6
2025-011.7
2024-121.5
2024-111.6
2024-101.6
2024-091.8
2024-081.6
2024-071.7
2024-062.3
2024-052.3
2024-042.6
2024-032.1
2024-022.2
2024-012.1
2023-122.8
2023-112.8
2023-102.7
2023-092.6
2023-082.7
2023-072.5
2023-062.9
2023-052.6
2023-042.6
2023-033.4
2023-023
2023-013.8
2022-123.4
2022-113.5
2022-103.8
2022-094.7
2022-084.3
2022-074.4
2022-064.5
2022-054.6
2022-044.6
2022-034
2022-024.4
2022-013.7
2021-123.5
2021-113.6
2021-103.9
2021-093.7
2021-084.3
2021-076.1
2021-065.5
2021-059.2
2021-0412.8
2021-03-2.3
2021-02-3
2021-01-3.4
2020-12-3.4
2020-11-3.8
2020-10-4.4
2020-09-5.2
2020-08-5.7
2020-07-7.2
2020-06-7.4
2020-05-10.6
2020-04-13.5
2020-030.3
2020-020.9
2020-011.2
2019-121.5
2019-111.4
2019-101.5
2019-092.2
2019-081.8
2019-071.7
2019-061.5
2019-051.6
2019-041.6
2019-031.5
2019-021.4
2019-011.6
2018-122.5
2018-112.7
2018-102.6
2018-092.7
2018-082.9
2018-072.7
2018-063.1
2018-053.1
2018-043.1
2018-032.6
2018-022.8
2018-012.8
2017-121.8
2017-111.9
2017-102.2
2017-091.4
2017-081.7
2017-071.9
2017-062.2
2017-052
2017-041.9
2017-032.4
2017-022.2
2017-012.3
2016-122
2016-112.1
2016-101.7
2016-092.5
2016-082.4
2016-072.6
2016-062.4
2016-052.6
2016-042.9
2016-032.7
2016-022.7
2016-012.6
2015-122.8
2015-112.7
2015-103
2015-092.9
2015-083.1
2015-073.1
2015-062.8
2015-052.6
2015-042.3
2015-032.6
2015-023.2
2015-012.8
2014-122.9
2014-113
2014-102.7
2014-092.6
2014-082.5
2014-072.4
2014-062.7
2014-052.9
2014-042.9
2014-032.7
2014-022.1
2014-012.3
2013-122.4
2013-112.2
2013-102.4
2013-092.3
2013-082.1
2013-072.1
2013-061.9
2013-051.8
2013-041.7
2013-031.4
2013-021.6
2013-011.7
2012-122.1
2012-112.2
2012-101.9
2012-091.7
2012-081.6
2012-071.4
2012-061.7
2012-051.4
2012-041.4
2012-031.8
2012-021.7
2012-012
2011-121.1
2011-111.2
2011-101
2011-091.3
2011-081
2011-071
2011-061
2011-050.7
2011-041.4
2011-031.7
2011-021.6
2011-011.3
2010-121.8
2010-111.3
2010-101.3
2010-091.1
2010-080.9
2010-070.7
2010-060.3
2010-050.1
2010-04-0.8
2010-03-2
2010-02-2.8
2010-01-3.6
2009-12-4.9
2009-11-5.4
2009-10-5.8
2009-09-6.3
2009-08-6
2009-07-6
2009-06-6.5
2009-05-6.4
2009-04-6.2
2009-03-6
2009-02-5.5
2009-01-4.8
2008-12-3.4
2008-11-2.7
2008-10-2.1
2008-09-1.6
2008-08-1.4
2008-07-1.2
2008-06-0.8
2008-050
2008-040
2008-030.3
2008-020.7
2008-010.7
2007-120.9
2007-111.3
2007-101.3
2007-092.2
2007-082.4
2007-072.6
2007-063.4
2007-051.9
2007-041.7
2007-032.3
2007-022.1
2007-012.5
2006-123.1
2006-112.2
2006-102.5
2006-091.8
2006-081.3
2006-071.5
2006-062.1
2006-052.6
2006-042.9
2006-032.9
2006-022.5
2006-012.2
2005-121.4
2005-112
2005-101.9
2005-091.9
2005-082.2
2005-072.2
2005-061.2
2005-051.9
2005-042
2005-032
2005-022.7
2005-012.7
2004-122.5
2004-112.6
2004-102.4
2004-092.2
2004-082
2004-071.8
2004-061.8
2004-051.5
2004-041.1
2004-030.5
2004-020
2004-010.2
2003-120.3
2003-110
2003-10-0.1
2003-090.1
2003-08-0.1
2003-070.1
2003-06-0.3
2003-05-0.1
2003-040
2003-030.8
2003-020.9
2003-010.7
2002-120.3
2002-110.1
2002-100.2
2002-09-0.6
2002-08-0.7
2002-07-1.1
2002-06-0.7
2002-05-1.2
2002-04-1.5
2002-03-2.3
2002-02-2.6
2002-01-2.7
2001-12-3.1
2001-11-2.9
2001-10-2.9
2001-09-1.9
2001-08-1.8
2001-07-1.7
2001-06-3.2
2001-05-2.6
2001-04-1.9
2001-03-1.6
2001-02-1
2001-01-0.8
2000-12-0.2
2000-110.4
2000-100.6
2000-090.8
2000-081
2000-071.1
2000-062.7
2000-052.5
2000-042.2
2000-032.6
2000-022.2
2000-012.6
1999-122.8
1999-112.6
1999-102.6
1999-092
1999-082.2
1999-072.2
1999-062.7
1999-052.8
1999-043.3
1999-032.8
1999-023
1999-012.8
1998-123.3
1998-113.3
1998-103.2
1998-093.8
1998-084
1998-074
1998-063.7
1998-053.5
1998-043.1
1998-033.6
1998-023.4
1998-013.7
1997-123.4
1997-113.3
1997-103.2
1997-093
1997-082.6
1997-072.9
1997-062.6
1997-052.8
1997-043
1997-032.9
1997-022.8
1997-012.8
1996-122.2
1996-112.2
1996-102.2
1996-091.7
1996-082
1996-071.9
1996-062
1996-051.9
1996-041.7
1996-032.1
1996-022.1
1996-011.9
1995-122.6
1995-112.6
1995-102.7
1995-092.9
1995-083
1995-072.8
1995-062.8
1995-053
1995-043
1995-032.6
1995-022.7
1995-012.8
1994-122.2
1994-112.4
1994-102.3
1994-092.6
1994-082.5
1994-072.5
1994-062.7
1994-052.4
1994-042.3
1994-033
1994-022.7
1994-012.9
1993-123.4
1993-113
1993-103
1993-093.1
1993-082.8
1993-072.9
1993-062.8
1993-052.8
1993-042.9
1993-032.2
1993-022.3
1993-012
1992-121.8
1992-111.5
1992-101.8
1992-091.7
1992-081.7
1992-071.5
1992-061.2
1992-050.7
1992-040.6
1992-03-0.1
1992-02-0.3
1992-01-0.7
1991-12-1.5
1991-11-1.7
1991-10-2.5
1991-09-2.8
1991-08-2.6
1991-07-2.6
1991-06-2.8
1991-05-2.3
1991-04-2.1
1991-03-1.2
1991-02-1
1991-01-0.4

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
South Carolina1.6
United States0.3

Rankings

Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, South Carolina, 1991-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

MLA 9

Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, South Carolina, 1991-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/south-carolina. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, South Carolina, 1991-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/south-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, South Carolina, 1991-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_payroll_job_growth_12_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier: Payroll job growth, 12-month change, South Carolina, 1991-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/south-carolina. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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TI  - Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier: Payroll job growth, 12-month change, South Carolina, 1991-01 to 2026-08
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/18
PB  - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/south-carolina
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/south-carolina.
N1  - Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in South Carolina?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in South Carolina was 1.6% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.3 pts from August 2025. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in South Carolina?

12.8% in April 2021, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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