Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charleston fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate for Charleston in April 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Charleston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
South Carolina	12.4%	-0.4	+9.3
Charleston	12.3%	0.0	+9.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Charleston, South Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Charleston, South Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Charleston in May 2020 is at a new high of 48,356. Charleston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Charleston, South Carolina) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Charleston	48,356	+626	+38,247

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charleston, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Charleston Unemployment Rate	Charleston Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.7%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.4%	12.3%	48,356
April 2020	14.7%	12.8%	12.3%	47,730
March 2020	4.4%	3.2%	2.3%	9,153
February 2020	3.5%	2.5%	2.1%	8,560
January 2020	3.6%	2.4%	2.0%	8,161
December 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.0%	7,917
November 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.0%	7,839
October 2019	3.6%	2.4%	2.0%	7,861
September 2019	3.5%	2.4%	2.0%	7,972
August 2019	3.7%	2.5%	2.1%	8,224