Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hilton Head Island fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Hilton Head Island peaked in December 2009 at 9.3% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hilton Head Island unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
South Carolina	3.2%	0.0	-0.6
Hilton Head Island	2.8%	-0.2	-1.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hilton Head Island peaked in February 2010 at 7,121. There are now 4,564 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,523 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 34.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hilton Head Island	2,557	-93	-1,124

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	South Carolina Unemployment Rate	Hilton Head Island Unemployment Rate	Hilton Head Island Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	2.8%	2,557
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	3.0%	2,650
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.1%	2,697
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.0%	2,666
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.1%	2,675
September 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.1%	2,639
August 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.1%	2,724
July 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.1%	2,669
June 2018	4.0%	3.3%	3.0%	2,630
May 2018	3.8%	3.4%	2.9%	2,523
April 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.2%	2,779