Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Spartanburg, SC MSA · October 2026
Every advertised-pay, job-posting and industry figure in this briefing comes from WageScape's own database of active job postings. The sources below back the external facts cited in the written analysis.
Sources cited in this report
Key Indicators
Civilian labor force grew from 187,600 to 188,900 Feb-June 2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local area unemployment statistics, Spartanburg MSA
This Month's Takeaways
DP World in Greer announced 205-worker layoff effective October 31, 2026
WSPA — Local news report on WARN Act notice
South Carolina statewide payroll employment grew 1.6% year-over-year
SC Department of Employment and Workforce — State labor market data trends report
Local Economic Conditions
Spartanburg MSA nonfarm employment grew 2.4% year-over-year through July 2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics — Metro area employment and unemployment statistics
Looking Ahead
National wage growth slipped to 3.0% annually, lowest since May 2021
Bureau of Labor Statistics — National employment situation report, September 2026
Manufacturing and food/hospitality led SC WARN notices in 2026
SC Department of Employment and Workforce — 2026 WARN Act notice tracking by sector
How the numbers are calculated
- Advertised pay is the median of the pay ranges employers publish in active job postings in this metro. It is not survey or payroll data.
- Percent changes compare the latest six full months with the six months before that, for the same metro and sector.
- Sectors group postings by the employer's industry (NAICS) classification into ten sectors. Where a metro has too few postings in a sector, the state figure is used instead.
- Role pay trends use the same comparison windows. "Stable" means a change of less than 3%; "moderate" 3–10%; "significant" more than 10%.
Official data for comparison