Number and share of new jobs and population in the state and in major metro areas
| 2020 to 2023 change in # of jobs | Percent of all jobs | Total # of jobs | 2023 total population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 174,264 | 100.0% | 2,279,240 | 5,373,555 |
| Jobs to major metro areas | 155,742 | 89.4% | 1,734,146 | — |
| Charleston-North Charleston | 45,750 | 26.3% | 377,505 | 849,417 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer | 38,795 | 22.3% | 422,681 | 975,480 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach | 25,870 | 14.8% | 180,703 | 397,478 |
| Columbia | 24,961 | 14.3% | 387,818 | 856,889 |
| Spartanburg | 7,918 | 4.5% | 159,832 | 383,327 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal | 7,408 | 4.3% | 81,814 | 232,523 |
| Florence | 5,103 | 2.9% | 88,217 | 199,630 |
| Sumter | -63 | 0.0% | 35,576 | 104,165 |
| Percent of population outside these metro areas | — | — | — | 1,374,646
(25.6%) |
| Percent of population outside metro areas receiving more than 5% of all new jobs | — | — | — | 2,294,291
(42.7%) |
Note: New jobs are for January 2020 through December 2023.
Source: Job numbers are from EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (BLS-QCEW), Annual Average. Population based on author's analysis of Census Bureau's American Community Survey table DP05.