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Columbia, SC MSA labor market reports
Free archive of WageScape reports for Columbia, SC MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Columbia's 3.6% jobless rate tightens finance hiring math.
Finance
- October 2026 — Columbia's 3.6% jobless rate tightens finance hiring math.
- September 2026 — Columbia finance pay climbs while metro wages broadly soften.
- August 2026 — Columbia finance pay climbs while statewide wages stall.
Human Resources
- October 2026 — Columbia's labor market outpaces the national slowdown.
- September 2026 — Columbia wages fall as South Carolina's climb.
- August 2026 — Columbia hiring outpaces population growth as specialist pay diverges.
Information Technology
- October 2026 — Columbia's tight labor market is outpacing IT pay adjustments.
- September 2026 — Columbia's infrastructure pay surges while overall wages stall.
Life Sciences
- October 2026 — Validation Engineer pay breaks from national trend in Columbia.
- September 2026 — Columbia life sciences pay splits from a softening metro market.
General Market Conditions
- October 2026 — Columbia's 3.6% unemployment and new leases signal broad-based growth.
- September 2026 — Columbia wages fall as state's rise — a metro out of step.
Restaurant Industry
- October 2026 — Columbia restaurants gain a wage lever as tipped-pay rules shift.
- September 2026 — Columbia restaurant pay splits: Servers rise, managers fall.
- August 2026 — Columbia server pay climbs as management wages quietly slide.