Summary Statistics for South Carolina

(Seasonally adjusted data through Feb 2010)

 Variable Name Value
(Feb 10) 		 Monthly % Change  Annual % Change  10 Monthly Average  Year-to-Date  Annual % Change in Cumulative Value ÷ Monthly Average 
Total Nonfarm Employment (thous) 1,821.00  0.28  -2.33  1,818.50 --  -2.69
Textile Employment (thous) 19.03 

0.20 

 -20.16  19.01  --  -22.17
Durables Manufacturing Employment (thous)  113.80  0.80  -8.49  113.35 --  -9.93 
Manhours in Manufacturing Establishments (weekly average, thous)  6,446.32  0.32  -4.71  6,435.95 --  -6.64
Real Weekly Earnings in Manufacturing(82-84 $)  $307.54  -2.00  -1.11  $310.69 --  -1.25 
Retail Sales (mil. 82-84 $)*  $5,197.73  2.38  2.79       
Nonresidential Construction Permits (thous sq. ft.)  1,363.55  -3.85  4.36  1,390.86 2,781.7  -0.19
Average Manufacturing Workweek (hours) 41.14  -2.36  0.89  41.64 --  1.79 
Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance (weekly average, number) 6,010.18  -13.40  -49.30  6,475.16  --  -41.80
Total Unemployment Rate (%)  12.50  -0.79  14.68  12.55 --  18.40
Ratio of Average Weeks Claimed to Insured Employment (%) 4.46  -7.33  -5.52  4.64  --  -0.47
Unemployment Insurance Benefits (mil. 82-84 $)  55.80  -7.08  -25.79  57.93  115.9 -22.31
Residential Construction (number of units)  1,490.50  16.29  32.39  1,386.09 2,772.2 32.35
Inverted Unemployment Rate  8.00  0.80  -12.80  7.97  15.9 -15.60
S.C. Employment (thous)  1,928.44  1.12  -1.91 1,917.79 3,856.6 -2.25
U.S. Industrial Production Index (1992=100)  101.00  0.10  1.71  100.95  201.9 1.25

*Retail Sales only through January 2010.