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Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greenville fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.6%. 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 April 2020 at 11.8% and is now 9.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Greenville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
South Carolina 2.9% -0.1 -0.4
Greenville 2.6% -0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October 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 37,817 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Greenville 11,955 -333 -635

Number of Unemployed Persons

Greenville, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
South Carolina
Unemployment Rate
Greenville
Unemployment Rate
Greenville
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 2.9%
September
2023
3.8% 2.9% 2.6% 11,955
August
2023
3.8% 3.0% 2.7% 12,288
July
2023
3.5% 3.1% 3.0% 13,344
June
2023
3.6% 3.1% 3.0% 13,280
May
2023
3.7% 3.1% 2.9% 13,204
April
2023
3.4% 3.1% 3.0% 13,206
March
2023
3.5% 3.2% 3.0% 13,235
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

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.