Sumter, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sumter fell 0.4 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Sumter peaked in June 2009 at 12.7% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Sumter unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
South Carolina	9.5%	-0.4	-1.4
Sumter	10.4%	-0.4	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sumter, South Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sumter, South Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sumter peaked in July 2009 at 5,784. There are now 1,079 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Sumter employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sumter, South Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sumter	4,705	-185	-576

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sumter, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Sumter Unemployment Rate	Sumter Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.5%	10.4%	4,705
November 2011	8.7%	9.9%	10.8%	4,890
October 2011	8.9%	10.5%	11.5%	5,205
September 2011	9.0%	10.9%	11.9%	5,426
August 2011	9.1%	11.1%	12.1%	5,533
July 2011	9.1%	10.9%	12.0%	5,496
June 2011	9.1%	10.5%	11.6%	5,298
May 2011	9.0%	10.0%	11.0%	5,032
April 2011	9.0%	9.8%	10.6%	4,818
March 2011	8.9%	9.9%	10.7%	4,821
February 2011	9.0%	10.2%	10.9%	4,927
January 2011	9.1%	10.5%	11.2%	5,070