Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Spartanburg fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Spartanburg peaked in July 2009 at 12.5% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Spartanburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.2% | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| South Carolina | 8.9% | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| Spartanburg | 8.9% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Spartanburg, South Carolina, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Spartanburg peaked in August 2009 at 17,174. There are now 5,272 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Spartanburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Spartanburg, South Carolina) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg | 11,902 | -167 | -1,278 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Spartanburg, South Carolina Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
South Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Spartanburg Unemployment Rate |
Spartanburg Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 8.8% | — | — |
|
March 2012 |
8.2% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 11,902 |
|
February 2012 |
8.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 12,069 |
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | 9.3% | 9.2% | 12,326 |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 12,925 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 9.8% | 10.0% | 13,439 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 14,309 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 14,897 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 15,069 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 14,863 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 10.5% | 10.6% | 14,227 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 10.4% | 10.0% | 13,476 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 10.4% | 9.7% | 13,026 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
