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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

Sumter, South Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

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

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.