South Carolina Unemployment Rate Report

South Carolina Unemployment by County

South Carolina Current Unemployment 3.2%

South Carolina Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in South Carolina has ranged from 2.0% in September 2019 to 12.4% in January 2010. The current unemployment rate for South Carolina is 3.2% for August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

SC Highest Unemployment by County

Marlboro, SC unemployment rate

7.2%

Bamberg, SC unemployment rate

6.1%

Allendale, SC unemployment rate

6.0%

Orangeburg, SC unemployment rate

5.7%

Union, SC unemployment rate

5.4%

Williamsburg, SC unemployment rate

5.3%

Marion, SC unemployment rate

5.3%

Fairfield, SC unemployment rate

5.2%

Barnwell, SC unemployment rate

5.1%

Lee, SC unemployment rate

5.0%

SC Unemployment City Links

Columbia, SC Unemployment Report

Charleston, SC Unemployment Report

North Charleston, SC Unemployment Report

Mount Pleasant, SC Unemployment Report

Rock Hill, SC Unemployment Report

Greenville, SC Unemployment Report

Summerville, SC Unemployment Report

Sumter, SC Unemployment Report

Spartanburg, SC Unemployment Report

Hilton Head Island, SC Unemployment Report

SC Unemployment Rate by Month

2012 SC Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2022	3.8%	4.0%
2/2022	4.1%	3.8%
3/2022	3.3%	3.6%
4/2022	2.6%	3.6%
5/2022	3.1%	3.6%
5/2022	3.1%	3.6%
6/2022	3.4%	3.6%
7/2022	3.2%	3.5%
8/2022	3.2%	3.7%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2021	5.4%	6.3%
2/2021	5.2%	6.2%
3/2021	4.8%	6.0%
4/2021	4.4%	6.1%
5/2021	3.6%	5.8%
6/2021	4.5%	5.9%
7/2021	4.3%	5.4%
8/2021	4.2%	5.2%
9/2021	3.3%	4.7%
10/2021	3.3%	4.6%
11/2021	3.2%	4.2%
12/2021	3.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2020	3.0%	3.6%
2/2020	3.1%	3.5%
3/2020	3.0%	4.4%
4/2020	12.2%	14.7%
5/2020	12.0%	13.3%
6/2020	8.9%	11.1%
7/2020	8.9%	10.2%
8/2020	6.7%	8.4%
9/2020	4.9%	7.9%
10/2020	4.1%	6.9%
11/2020	5.4%	6.7%
12/2020	5.9%	6.7%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2019	4.0%	4.0%
2/2019	3.5%	3.8%
3/2019	3.4%	3.8%
4/2019	2.6%	3.6%
5/2019	2.7%	3.6%
6/2019	3.1%	3.7%
7/2019	3.0%	3.7%
8/2019	2.8%	3.7%
9/2019	2.0%	3.5%
10/2019	2.4%	3.6%
11/2019	2.3%	3.5%
12/2019	2.4%	3.5%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2018	4.5%	4.1%
2/2018	4.0%	4.1%
3/2018	3.5%	4.0%
4/2018	2.7%	3.9%
5/2018	2.9%	3.8%
6/2018	3.7%	4.0%
7/2018	3.6%	3.9%
8/2018	3.7%	3.8%
9/2018	3.1%	3.7%
10/2018	3.3%	3.8%
11/2018	3.1%	3.7%
12/2018	3.5%	3.9%
12/2018	3.5%	3.9%
12/2018	3.5%	3.9%
12/2018	3.5%	3.9%
12/2018	3.5%	3.9%
12/2018	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2017	5.1%	4.7%
2/2017	4.6%	4.7%
3/2017	4.1%	4.4%
4/2017	3.6%	4.4%
5/2017	3.8%	4.4%
6/2017	4.4%	4.3%
7/2017	4.6%	4.3%
8/2017	4.8%	4.4%
9/2017	4.0%	4.2%
10/2017	4.2%	4.1%
11/2017	4.0%	4.2%
12/2017	4.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2016	5.8%	4.9%
2/2016	5.4%	4.9%
3/2016	5.3%	5.0%
4/2016	4.6%	5.0%
5/2016	4.6%	4.8%
6/2016	5.4%	4.9%
7/2016	5.3%	4.8%
8/2016	5.3%	4.9%
9/2016	4.7%	5.0%
10/2016	4.8%	4.9%
11/2016	4.4%	4.7%
12/2016	4.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2015	7.0%	5.7%
2/2015	6.5%	5.5%
3/2015	6.1%	5.4%
4/2015	5.6%	5.4%
5/2015	6.0%	5.6%
6/2015	6.3%	5.3%
7/2015	6.2%	5.2%
8/2015	6.0%	5.1%
9/2015	5.4%	5.0%
10/2015	5.7%	5.0%
11/2015	5.5%	5.1%
12/2015	5.5%	5.0%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2014	6.5%	6.6%
2/2014	6.4%	6.7%
3/2014	5.9%	6.7%
4/2014	5.3%	6.2%
5/2014	5.9%	6.3%
6/2014	6.6%	6.1%
7/2014	6.9%	6.2%
8/2014	7.2%	6.1%
9/2014	6.8%	5.9%
10/2014	6.6%	5.7%
11/2014	6.5%	5.8%
12/2014	6.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2013	9.1%	8.0%
2/2013	8.6%	7.7%
3/2013	7.7%	7.5%
4/2013	7.4%	7.6%
5/2013	7.7%	7.5%
6/2013	8.3%	7.5%
7/2013	7.9%	7.3%
8/2013	7.7%	7.2%
9/2013	7.3%	7.2%
10/2013	7.1%	7.2%
11/2013	6.5%	6.9%
12/2013	6.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2012	10.1%	8.3%
2/2012	10.0%	8.3%
3/2012	9.3%	8.2%
4/2012	8.8%	8.2%
5/2012	9.1%	8.2%
6/2012	9.8%	8.2%
7/2012	9.7%	8.2%
8/2012	9.4%	8.1%
9/2012	8.6%	7.8%
10/2012	8.6%	7.8%
11/2012	8.2%	7.7%
12/2012	8.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2011	11.3%	9.1%
2/2011	11.0%	9.0%
3/2011	10.3%	9.0%
4/2011	10.0%	9.1%
5/2011	10.3%	9.0%
6/2011	11.1%	9.1%
7/2011	10.8%	9.0%
8/2011	11.0%	9.0%
9/2011	10.7%	9.0%
10/2011	10.3%	8.8%
11/2011	10.0%	8.6%
12/2011	9.9%	8.5%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2010	12.4%	9.8%
2/2010	12.1%	9.8%
3/2010	11.5%	9.9%
4/2010	10.9%	9.9%
5/2010	10.7%	9.6%
6/2010	11.2%	9.4%
7/2010	11.0%	9.4%
8/2010	11.2%	9.5%
9/2010	10.7%	9.5%
10/2010	10.5%	9.4%
11/2010	10.9%	9.8%
12/2010	10.8%	9.3%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2009	10.6%	7.8%
2/2009	11.0%	8.3%
3/2009	10.9%	8.7%
4/2009	10.7%	9.0%
5/2009	11.1%	9.4%
6/2009	11.9%	9.5%
7/2009	11.6%	9.5%
8/2009	11.5%	9.6%
9/2009	11.5%	9.8%
10/2009	11.5%	10.0%
11/2009	11.3%	9.9%
12/2009	11.5%	9.9%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2008	6.0%	5.0%
2/2008	5.7%	4.9%
3/2008	5.4%	5.1%
4/2008	5.2%	5.0%
5/2008	5.8%	5.4%
6/2008	6.6%	5.6%
7/2008	6.9%	5.8%
8/2008	7.5%	6.1%
9/2008	7.5%	6.1%
10/2008	7.8%	6.5%
11/2008	8.0%	6.8%
12/2008	9.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2007	6.5%	4.6%
2/2007	6.1%	4.5%
3/2007	5.3%	4.4%
4/2007	5.2%	4.5%
5/2007	5.1%	4.4%
6/2007	5.9%	4.6%
7/2007	5.8%	4.7%
8/2007	5.7%	4.6%
9/2007	5.6%	4.7%
10/2007	5.6%	4.7%
11/2007	5.4%	4.7%
12/2007	5.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2006	6.8%	4.7%
2/2006	6.8%	4.8%
3/2006	6.2%	4.7%
4/2006	6.1%	4.7%
5/2006	6.2%	4.6%
6/2006	6.8%	4.6%
7/2006	6.6%	4.7%
8/2006	6.8%	4.7%
9/2006	6.5%	4.5%
10/2006	6.2%	4.4%
11/2006	6.2%	4.5%
12/2006	6.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2005	7.1%	5.3%
2/2005	7.2%	5.4%
3/2005	6.4%	5.2%
4/2005	6.1%	5.2%
5/2005	6.2%	5.1%
6/2005	6.9%	5.0%
7/2005	6.6%	5.0%
8/2005	6.8%	4.9%
9/2005	6.9%	5.0%
10/2005	6.9%	5.0%
11/2005	6.9%	5.0%
12/2005	6.7%	4.9%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2004	7.3%	5.7%
2/2004	7.0%	5.6%
3/2004	6.7%	5.8%
4/2004	6.3%	5.6%
5/2004	6.4%	5.6%
6/2004	7.3%	5.6%
7/2004	7.0%	5.5%
8/2004	6.9%	5.4%
9/2004	6.7%	5.4%
10/2004	6.7%	5.5%
11/2004	6.8%	5.4%
12/2004	6.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2003	7.4%	5.8%
2/2003	7.0%	5.9%
3/2003	6.4%	5.9%
4/2003	6.3%	6.0%
5/2003	6.5%	6.1%
6/2003	7.6%	6.3%
7/2003	7.2%	6.2%
8/2003	7.1%	6.1%
9/2003	7.0%	6.1%
10/2003	6.8%	6.0%
11/2003	6.9%	5.8%
12/2003	6.7%	5.7%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2002	6.3%	5.7%
2/2002	6.1%	5.7%
3/2002	5.7%	5.7%
4/2002	5.5%	5.9%
5/2002	5.4%	5.8%
6/2002	6.1%	5.8%
7/2002	5.7%	5.8%
8/2002	5.9%	5.7%
9/2002	5.6%	5.7%
10/2002	5.6%	5.7%
11/2002	5.9%	5.9%
12/2002	5.9%	6.0%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2001	4.6%	4.2%
2/2001	4.8%	4.2%
3/2001	4.6%	4.3%
4/2001	4.5%	4.4%
5/2001	4.7%	4.3%
6/2001	5.6%	4.5%
7/2001	5.4%	4.6%
8/2001	5.8%	4.9%
9/2001	5.5%	5.0%
10/2001	5.7%	5.3%
11/2001	5.6%	5.5%
12/2001	5.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/2000	4.3%	4.0%
2/2000	4.1%	4.1%
3/2000	3.5%	4.0%
4/2000	3.2%	3.8%
5/2000	3.6%	4.0%
6/2000	4.1%	4.0%
7/2000	3.9%	4.0%
8/2000	4.2%	4.1%
9/2000	3.7%	3.9%
10/2000	3.4%	3.9%
11/2000	3.4%	3.9%
12/2000	3.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1999	4.4%	4.3%
2/1999	4.5%	4.4%
3/1999	3.8%	4.2%
4/1999	4.0%	4.3%
5/1999	3.9%	4.2%
6/1999	4.5%	4.3%
7/1999	4.4%	4.3%
8/1999	4.6%	4.2%
9/1999	4.6%	4.2%
10/1999	4.4%	4.1%
11/1999	4.2%	4.1%
12/1999	3.8%	4.0%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1998	4.0%	4.6%
2/1998	3.8%	4.6%
3/1998	3.3%	4.7%
4/1998	2.8%	4.3%
5/1998	3.2%	4.4%
6/1998	4.1%	4.5%
7/1998	4.0%	4.5%
8/1998	4.3%	4.5%
9/1998	4.0%	4.6%
10/1998	4.0%	4.5%
11/1998	3.9%	4.4%
12/1998	3.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1997	6.0%	5.3%
2/1997	5.7%	5.2%
3/1997	5.0%	5.2%
4/1997	4.5%	5.1%
5/1997	4.4%	4.9%
6/1997	5.2%	5.0%
7/1997	4.7%	4.9%
8/1997	4.6%	4.8%
9/1997	4.3%	4.9%
10/1997	3.7%	4.7%
11/1997	3.4%	4.6%
12/1997	3.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1996	6.0%	5.6%
2/1996	5.7%	5.5%
3/1996	5.4%	5.5%
4/1996	5.5%	5.6%
5/1996	5.7%	5.6%
6/1996	6.2%	5.3%
7/1996	6.1%	5.5%
8/1996	5.9%	5.1%
9/1996	5.9%	5.2%
10/1996	5.7%	5.2%
11/1996	5.7%	5.4%
12/1996	5.6%	5.4%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1995	5.8%	5.6%
2/1995	5.2%	5.4%
3/1995	4.6%	5.4%
4/1995	4.7%	5.8%
5/1995	4.8%	5.6%
6/1995	5.5%	5.6%
7/1995	5.5%	5.7%
8/1995	5.4%	5.7%
9/1995	5.4%	5.6%
10/1995	5.2%	5.5%
11/1995	5.2%	5.6%
12/1995	5.2%	5.6%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1994	7.6%	6.6%
2/1994	7.4%	6.6%
3/1994	6.8%	6.5%
4/1994	6.5%	6.4%
5/1994	6.1%	6.1%
6/1994	6.6%	6.1%
7/1994	6.2%	6.1%
8/1994	6.3%	6.0%
9/1994	5.8%	5.9%
10/1994	5.5%	5.8%
11/1994	5.2%	5.6%
12/1994	4.9%	5.5%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1993	7.6%	7.3%
2/1993	7.8%	7.1%
3/1993	7.3%	7.0%
4/1993	7.1%	7.1%
5/1993	7.3%	7.1%
6/1993	8.0%	7.0%
7/1993	7.6%	6.9%
8/1993	7.5%	6.8%
9/1993	7.1%	6.7%
10/1993	6.9%	6.8%
11/1993	6.5%	6.6%
12/1993	6.5%	6.5%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1992	7.4%	7.3%
2/1992	7.4%	7.4%
3/1992	6.6%	7.4%
4/1992	6.2%	7.4%
5/1992	6.3%	7.6%
6/1992	7.3%	7.8%
7/1992	6.8%	7.7%
8/1992	6.8%	7.6%
9/1992	6.6%	7.6%
10/1992	6.4%	7.3%
11/1992	6.4%	7.4%
12/1992	6.6%	7.4%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1991	6.0%	6.4%
2/1991	6.5%	6.6%
3/1991	5.9%	6.8%
4/1991	5.3%	6.7%
5/1991	5.7%	6.9%
6/1991	6.5%	6.9%
7/1991	6.1%	6.8%
8/1991	6.4%	6.9%
9/1991	6.3%	6.9%
10/1991	6.2%	7.0%
11/1991	6.2%	7.0%
12/1991	6.5%	7.3%

Month/Year	SC %	National %
1/1990	5.0%	5.4%
2/1990	5.0%	5.3%
3/1990	4.1%	5.2%
4/1990	4.2%	5.4%
5/1990	4.3%	5.4%
6/1990	5.0%	5.2%
7/1990	4.9%	5.5%
8/1990	5.1%	5.7%
9/1990	5.1%	5.9%
10/1990	4.7%	5.9%
11/1990	5.0%	6.2%
12/1990	5.1%	6.3%