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Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greenville rose 0.1 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greenville peaked in April 2020 at 11.8% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Greenville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
South Carolina 3.2% 0.0 0.0
Greenville 3.0% +0.1 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Greenville, South Carolina, National

Greenville, South Carolina monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greenville, South Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greenville peaked in April 2020 at 49,772. There are now 36,532 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,505 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 735.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Greenville 13,240 +349 +26

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greenville, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
South Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Greenville
Unemployment Rate
Greenville
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 3.2% 3.0% 13,240
February
2023
3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 12,891
January
2023
3.4% 3.2% 2.8% 12,505
December
2022
3.5% 3.3% 2.9% 12,524
November
2022
3.6% 3.3% 2.9% 12,535
October
2022
3.7% 3.3% 2.9% 12,568
September
2022
3.5% 3.3% 2.9% 12,590
August
2022
3.7% 3.3% 2.9% 12,568
July
2022
3.5% 3.2% 2.9% 12,533
June
2022
3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 12,583
May
2022
3.6% 3.2% 2.9% 12,743

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.