Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hilton Head Island fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the South Carolina rate. The unemployment rate in Hilton Head Island peaked in December 2009 at 9.4% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Hilton Head Island unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
South Carolina	3.2%	-0.2	0.0
Hilton Head Island	3.0%	-0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 June 2011 at 7,034. There are now 4,335 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,630 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 69.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hilton Head Island	2,699	-136	+69

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
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.0%	2,699
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.1%	2,835
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	2,893
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.2%	2,885
April 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.1%	2,783
March 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	2,715
February 2019	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	2,637
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	3.0%	2,653
December 2018	3.9%	3.2%	3.0%	2,658
November 2018	3.7%	3.2%	3.0%	2,656
October 2018	3.8%	3.2%	3.0%	2,648