Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greenville fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Greenville peaked in January 2010 at 11.4% and is now 8.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Greenville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
South Carolina	3.3%	0.0	-0.9
Greenville	3.0%	0.0	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 44,083. There are now 31,168 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,900 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,015.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Greenville	12,915	+386	-3,015

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greenville, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Greenville Unemployment Rate	Greenville Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.0%	12,915
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.0%	12,529
August 2018	3.9%	3.4%	3.0%	12,546
July 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.0%	12,544
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	2.9%	12,169
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	2.8%	11,900
April 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.1%	13,366
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	3.9%	16,721
February 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.0%	17,150
January 2018	4.1%	4.3%	4.2%	18,074
December 2017	4.1%	4.2%	3.9%	16,426