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 |
Unemployment Rate: Greenville, South Carolina, National
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. ↩
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