Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, South Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greenville fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2022 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greenville peaked in April 2020 at 11.7% and is now 8.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in September 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Greenville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| South Carolina | 3.3% | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Greenville | 2.8% | 0.0 | -0.3 |
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 49,309. There are now 36,979 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,057 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 273.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 12,330 | -183 | -1,129 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Greenville, South Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
South Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Greenville Unemployment Rate |
Greenville Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 12,330 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 12,513 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 12,057 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 12,102 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 12,553 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 13,028 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 13,301 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 13,331 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 13,533 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 13,577 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 13,238 |
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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