Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, South Carolina Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Greenville fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2022 to 2.9%. 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 11.7% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Greenville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| South Carolina | 3.2% | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| Greenville | 2.9% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
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 36,751 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 12,558 | -470 | -2,427 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Greenville, South Carolina Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
South Carolina Unemployment Rate |
Greenville Unemployment Rate |
Greenville Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 12,558 |
| 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 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 13,519 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 13,459 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 13,456 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 13,809 |
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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