Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greenville fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greenville peaked in January 2010 at 11.2% and is now 8.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Greenville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
South Carolina	3.4%	-0.1	+0.1
Greenville	3.0%	-0.1	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Greenville, South Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Greenville, South Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Greenville peaked in January 2010 at 43,482. There are now 30,401 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,473 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 608.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Greenville	13,081	-372	+608

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greenville, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Greenville Unemployment Rate	Greenville Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.0%	13,081
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.1%	13,453
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.1%	13,530
April 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.1%	13,168
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	12,927
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	2.9%	12,590
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	3.0%	12,775
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.0%	12,759
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.0%	12,747
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	12,703