Columbia, South Carolina Metro Area

MSA: Columbia, SC
counties: Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, Saluda

Population (2017 estimate): 825,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.9%

NFP Employment (2017): 397,000
Average Earnings (2017): $42,220

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,2.3000,1.7,
2013,2.2000,1.6,
2014,2.9000,1.9,
2015,3.0000,2.1,
2016,2.4000,1.8,
2017,0.3000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,3.5000,2.3,
2013,7.8000,2.0,
2014,2.7000,2.3,
2015,2.3000,2.4,
2016,-1.3000,2.0,
2017,5.0000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.1000,8.1000,
2013,6.7000,7.4000,
2014,5.8000,6.2000,
2015,5.5000,5.3000,
2016,4.6000,4.9000,
2017,4.1000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,35970.00,42068.00,
2013,38780.00,42900.00,
2014,39830.00,43888.00,
2015,40760.00,44928.00,
2016,40220.00,45812.00,
2017,42220.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	17,920	48.0	1.0	$89,370
Business and Financial Operations	17,500	46.8	0.9	$54,670
IT and Mathematical	10,830	29.0	1.0	$64,920
Architecture and Engineering	6,330	16.9	1.0	$65,340
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	2,000	5.3	0.7	$57,890
Community and Social Services	6,180	16.5	1.2	$37,020
Legal and Judicial	4,020	10.8	1.4	$56,480
Education, Training, and Library	22,020	58.9	1.0	$44,510
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	4,070	10.9	0.8	$37,000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	23,820	63.7	1.1	$55,630
Healthcare Support	9,880	26.4	0.9	$24,780
Protective Services	11,470	30.7	1.3	$34,350
Food Preparation and Serving Related	31,210	83.5	0.9	$18,540
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	10,660	28.5	0.9	$22,460
Personal Care and Services	9,750	26.1	0.8	$20,150
Sales and Related	39,670	106.1	1.0	$24,010
Office and Administrative Support	62,940	168.4	1.1	$32,470
Construction and Extraction	13,300	35.6	0.9	$37,710
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	16,040	42.9	1.1	$40,820
Production	24,840	66.5	1.0	$35,660
Transportation and Material Moving	28,490	76.2	1.1	$28,160