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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > South Carolina > Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Nurse Occupations in South Carolina’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort — May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2021

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Economy at a Glance:

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(m)97.4	(m)97.8	(m)96.1	(m)96.1	97.5	(p)98.5
Employment(1)		(m)93.4	(m)93.9	(m)92.3	(m)92.5	93.5	(p)94.2
Unemployment(1)		(m)4.0	(m)3.9	(m)3.8	(m)3.6	3.9	(p)4.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		(m)4.1	(m)4.0	(m)4.0	(m)3.7	4.0	(p)4.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		88.9	89.5	89.6	89.4	(p)87.9
12-month % change		0.9	2.1	2.2	2.4	(p)4.0
Government(3)		12.6	12.6	12.7	12.6	(p)12.4
12-month % change		3.3	4.1	2.4	1.6	(p)0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (m) Data are provisional, subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary